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Alderman take action against advisor who told Davis to not answer questions

Associated Press — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:45:46 +0000

SOUTHAVEN — Southaven aldermen have stripped Mark Sorrell of his role as the city’s legal adviser and said he would serve only as prosecutor in the future. Sorrell has been serving in both capacities, but aldermen said the dual roles were too much. The Commercial Appeal reports Sorrell came under fire from some aldermen earlier [...]

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Pickering revises amount owed by Davis on credit card charges

Associated Press — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:05:49 +0000

SOUTHAVEN — The office of Mississippi Auditor Stacey Pickering is revising the amount that Southaven Mayor Greg Davis must repay to taxpayers after aldermen determined that about $6,000 in charges to the mayor’s city-issued credit card were not city-related expenses. “We didn’t have enough documentation to justify approximately $6,000 as city expenses,” Aldermen Ronnie Hale [...]

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Embattled mayor surrenders to authorities, charged with passing school bus

Associated Press — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:39:47 +0000

SOUTHAVEN — Southaven Mayor Greg Davis has surrendered to authorities after he was charged with passing a school bus in a private vehicle that displayed blue police-type lights. The Commercial Appeal reports the misdemeanor charge, stemming from an incident last week. The embattled mayor was already the target of state auditors and the FBI investigating [...]

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Aldermen quiet on outcome of closed-door meeting about Davis’ credit card

Associated Press — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:23:53 +0000

SOUTHAVEN — The Southaven Board of Aldermen unanimously voted to take action on the state auditor’s request that they review Mayor Greg Davis’ city-issued credit card. But only the dozen or so people in a two-hour closed-door meeting know exactly what that action was because city officials refused to release any information on the matter. [...]

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Report: Davis used campaign funds for car, treatment, credit card payments

Associated Press — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:33:08 +0000

SOUTHAVEN — Southaven Mayor Greg Davis used campaign money for a $30,000 car, treatment at an Arizona stress clinic and $75,000 in personal credit card payments. The spending, legal in Mississippi, showed up in campaign finance reports, The Commercial Appeal said. Nothing in Mississippi law forbids personal use of campaign money — a loophole that [...]

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Aldermen ‘chastised’ for failure to review Davis’ credit card charges

Associated Press — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:28:51 +0000

SOUTHAVEN — The Mississippi auditor’s office warned Southaven aldermen in a March 16 letter that they were running the risk of being held liable for charges made by Mayor Greg Davis if they did not immediately review the items in question. The Commercial Appeal reports Special Asst. Atty. Gen. Melissa C. Patterson chastised board members [...]

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Newspaper reports Davis double-billed for entertainment, travel

Associated Press — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:48:27 +0000

SOUTHAVEN — A $700 restaurant tab was among 26 entertainment and travel bills that Southaven Mayor Greg Davis asked both the city and the local Chamber of Commerce to pay during three months in 2010, The Commercial Appeal of Memphis reported yesterday. Davis told the newspaper that not having to send either the city or [...]

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Auditors investigating Davis’ stipend; wants another review of credit card use

Associated Press — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:05:28 +0000

SOUTHAVEN — The Mississippi Auditor’s Office is investigating the $35,000 utility fund stipend that Southaven Mayor Greg Davis until recently received as part of his salary. The Commercial Appeal reports auditors also plan to ask city officials for a second review of charges by Davis on his city-issued credit card. Davis started receiving the $35,000 [...]

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Pickering subpoenas owner of Georgia-based education company

Associated Press — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:43:41 +0000

GREENVILLE — The Mississippi auditor’s has served a subpoena on the owner of a Georgia company that provides training and supplies to schools for a reading program. Lisa Shoemaker, spokeswoman for Mississippi Auditor Stacey Pickering, said the subpoena seeks financial information and was served on Edna Goble, who owns Teach Them To Read in Conyers, [...]

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Aldermen question stipends received by Davis; petition Hood

Associated Press — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:25:36 +0000

SOUTHAVEN — The Southaven Board of Alderman has asked the attorney general’s office whether two stipends received by Mayor Greg Davis are legal. The Commercial Appeal reports a $5,000 educational stipend and a $2,700 longevity stipend are added to the mayor’s $145,000 annual salary. A seven-month investigation by the state auditor’s office revealed that Davis [...]

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