by Associated Press Published: September 30,2012
Tags: arrest, bank, banker, banking, drugs, embezzlement, finance, financial institution, money, steal, theft
GULFPORT — A former teller for Hancock Bank has been denied bond on a federal criminal complaint alleging she stole more than $80,000 from the bank. The Sun Herald reports 29-year-old Ashley Keel was denied bond Wednesday in U.S. District Court. Court records show that in an interview with the FBI, Keel admitted taking money [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 26,2012
Tags: bank, banker, banking, finance, financial institution, fund, invest, investing, investment, investor, launch, money, net worth, portfolio, product, retirement, saving
GULFPORT — Hancock Holding Company has launched the Hancock Horizon Diversified Income Fund as a new addition to the company’s $1.5-billion family of investment funds. The fund seeks to generate steady income from a combination of financial investments. Hancock Horizon Funds senior vice president and chief investment strategist John Portwood, CFA, said, “This will be [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 21,2012
Tags: appropriation, budget, community college, education, fund, funding, higher education, junior college, lawmaker, legislative, legislator, Legislature, money, state budget, train, trainer, training, two-year college
JACKSON — Mississippi’s 15 community and junior colleges are seeking an additional $101.7 million in the 2014 budget year, again arguing that they’ve been particularly ill-treated in recent state spending plans. Eric Clark, executive director of the Community College Board, told lawmakers yesterday money would go to expand worker training, buy new equipment to train [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 20,2012
Tags: earnings, employee, federal government, home, house, household, income, job, money, pay, poverty, salary, worker
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — Households in South Mississippi are continuing to earn less. That’s according to figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Elaine G. Wilkinson, executive director of the Gulf Regional Planning Commission, tells the Sun Herald it isn’t surprising to families living from paycheck to paycheck. According to the 2011 American Community Survey, the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 18,2012
Tags: appropriation, budget, city, city council, councilman, executive, mayor, money, municipal government, municipality, veto, vote
GULFPORT — Mayor George Schloegel has vetoed the 2012-2013 budget adopted by the Gulfport City Council last week. Schloegel urged the council yesterday to take another look at “right sizing” the city staff and cutting expenses. Council president Ricky Dombrowski told The Sun Herald a small group of council members would meet to consider the [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 18,2012
Tags: bill, budget, fund, law, law enforcement, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, legislator, Legislature, money, prsecutor, settlement, state agency, state government, state law, Treasury
JACKSON — Attorney General Jim Hood has delivered a check to lawmakers for over $35 million in monies recovered by his office. As part of the Average Wholesale Price (AWP) litigation, the $35 million returned to the state includes more than $12 million from a settlement with Barr Laboratories Inc., IVAX Pharmaceuticals Inc., Sicor Pharmaceuticals [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 19,2012
Tags: campaign, campaign finance, election, fundraiser, fundraising, money, Politics, vote, voter, Voting
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Democratic U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson’s campaign war chest tops $1.2 million, far more than his Republican and independent opponents, according to recent filings with the Federal Election Commission. The FEC reports cover the period ending June 30. Thompson is running for an 11th term in Mississippi’s 2nd District. Thompson’s Republican opponent Bill [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 7,2012
Tags: arrest, beg, begging, city council, councilman, fine, jail, money, municipal government, panhandle, panhandler, panhanling
JACKSON — Jackson City Councilman Quentin Whitwell wants to make it more costly to panhandle in downtown Jackson by increasing fines and possible jail sentences for repeat offenses. Whitwell tells The Clarion-Ledger residents have complained more and more lately of being accosted when they go downtown. While acknowledging the ordinance won’t solve the problem on [...] [...]
LONG BEACH — State Auditor Stacey Pickering has ordered the former director of the South Mississippi Regional Center in Long Beach repay the state $424,000 for improper payments to employees. The Sun Herald reports the auditor has also turned the case over to the district attorney. Last year, the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 29,2012
Tags: county government, fiunds, funding, money, outdoors, recreation, swimming, tourism, tourists, visitors, water, water park, waterway district
PURVIS — Lamar County’s ongoing money dispute with the Pat Harrison Waterway District has resulted in the closing of the area’s line water park for the summer. The Hattiesburg American reports Little Black Creek Water Park will be closed from July 1 to Sept. 1. PHWD said the 42-year-old Little Black Creek drew 150,000 to [...] [...]
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