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General Dynamics IT to locate call center in Hattiesburg

Clay Chandler — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:01:15 +0000

Less than two weeks after a tornado tore through Hattiesburg, state and local officials gathered to announce that General Dynamics Information Technology will open a call center in the city. The call center will create 225 jobs by this summer, and 250 by April 2014. The new location, set for the 17,000 square-foot Cloverleaf Building [...]

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MBJ EDITORIAL: Bryant, others should concentrate on issues, not media

MBJ Staff — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:01:12 +0000

Gov. Phil Bryant was quick to lay blame at the feet of the national and statewide media for Mississippi’s poor race-relations image at the recent Mission Mississippi Governor’s Prayer Luncheon. Bryant said that the national media must have been champing at the bit to see if he, a white Republican, and Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree, [...]

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Cartoon – October 31, 2011

Ricky Nobile — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 06:00:24 +0000

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Mississippi GOP: “Gov. Race Not A Done Deal”

Stephen McDill — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:51:22 +0000

MBJ-TV talks politics with Mississippi Republican Party executive director Tim Saler.

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2011 Mississippi Governors Debate

Stephen McDill — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:21:05 +0000

Democratic candidates Bill Luckett and Johnny Dupree face to face with Republican candidates Phil Bryant, Dave Dennis, James Broadwater, Hudson Holliday and Ron Williams.

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Cartoon – August 29, 2011

For the MBJ — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 06:00:50 +0000

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Speed sues Hosemann to keep eminent domain off ballot

Clay Chandler — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:44:26 +0000

Mississippi Development Authority interim executive director Leland Speed has sued Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, in an attempt to keep the eminent domain petition off November’s ballot. ••• READ THE COMPLETE STORY HERE ••• If you’ll recall, the petition seeks to prevent the taking of private land for private development. It keeps in place the [...]

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Johnny DuPree, Part 2

Stephen McDill — Thu, 05 May 2011 13:11:41 +0000

JACKSON- Hattiesburg mayor and 2011 gubernatorial candidate Johnny DuPree shares his education platform with MBJ-TV, including his thoughts on early childhood and workforce development classes

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DuPree for Governor

Stephen McDill — Tue, 03 May 2011 14:36:55 +0000

JACKSON- Hattiesburg mayor Johnny DuPree on why he is running for the Democratic nomination for governor of Mississippi.

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Will Barbour Run?

Stephen McDill — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:35:13 +0000

JACKSON- Mississippi Center for Public Policy president Forest Thigpen thinks Gov. Barbour will launch a bid for the White House soon. He also describes the first 100 days in office of the next Governor of Mississippi and a few of the key issues the winning candidate would face.

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