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Cities going in different directions on public transit system

Associated Press — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:34:36 +0000

STARKVILLE and VICKSBURG — One city is preparing to open a new public transportation system while another city is struggling to keep its system running. A proposed public transportation system linking the entire Starkville community is on track and should help lower traffic congestion, aid economic development efforts and strengthen the bond between Starkville and [...]

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Utility Authority board not appointing interim director

Associated Press — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:00:07 +0000

BILOXI — The Harrison County Utility Authority will move quickly to hire a new executive director. The authority’s board met yesterday for the first time since last week’s firing of longtime director Kamran Pahlavan. He was dismissed because of conflict of interest concerns involving a car purchase and financing the deal through a utility authority [...]

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Supreme Court declines to hear forester’s appeal

Associated Press — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:26:46 +0000

FRANKLIN COUNTY — The Mississippi Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from a Franklin County forester fired for opposing a logging plan pushed by the state. The Supreme Court let stand a ruling by the Court of Appeals which last year sided with the Mississippi Forestry Commission. The Appeals Court decision overturned a [...]

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Commissioners terminate state agency’s executive director

Associated Press — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:50:43 +0000

BILOXI — Bill Walker has been dismissed as the executive director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. The decision came today in a unanimous vote from members of the Commission on Marine Resources. CMR vice chairman Jimmy Taylor made the motion to terminate Walker “for cause.” There was no additional discussion before the vote. [...]

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Clerks fires four deputies; fifth leaves with others

Associated Press — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:04:36 +0000

PONTOTOC — Pontotoc County Chancery Court Clerk Gary Moorman has fired four of the five deputy clerks that work directly under him. Moorman tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal the four deputies clerks were told Monday to clear their desks. He says a fifth clerk walked out with the others. Moorman did not discuss why [...]

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Court upholds firing of forester who opposed state logging plan

Associated Press — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:59:25 +0000

FRANKLIN COUNTY — The Mississippi Court of Appeals has upheld the firing of a Franklin County forester who opposed a logging plan pushed by the state. The decision overturned a 2010 order by Franklin County judge who found the Mississippi Forestry Commission’s firing of Stephen Oglesby was wrong. According to court records, Oglesby was at [...]

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State’s joblessness rate falls to single digits, lowest since July 2009

Associated Press — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:59:24 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi’s unemployment rate fell to 9.5 percent in February, the lowest level since July 2009. Jobless figures for January had first appeared to dip to 9.9 percent in preliminary numbers, but later were revised up to 10 percent. The state recorded a 10.2 percent unemployment rate in February 2011. The number of [...]

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Keesler AFB slashing another 38 civilian jobs

Associated Press — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:23:56 +0000

BILOXI — Keesler Air Force Base is scheduled to lose another 38 civilian jobs in 2012 as the Air Force continues it move toward eliminating about 9,000 such workers. The announcement comes two months after Keesler said it would eliminate 68 positions from the civilian work force in the 81st Training Wing and 403rd Wing. [...]

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Former city manager drops lawsuit over firing

Associated Press — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:14:20 +0000

GAUTIER — Former Gautier city manager Sidney Runnels has dropped the court challenge to his firing by the city council. Runnels tells The Mississippi Press his health is one of the reasons for dropping the case. Runnels says he had triple bypass surgery within a week after the 4-3 vote to fire him by the [...]

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Commission appeals ruling in wrongful firing case

Associated Press — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:32:53 +0000

FRANKLIN COUNTY — The Mississippi Forestry Commission has appealed a judge’s ruling that it wrongly fired a Franklin County forester who opposed logging plan pushed by the state. The state Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in the case on Jan. 18. A Franklin County judge ruled for Stephen Oglesby in 2010. According to [...]

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