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Police want tighter controls on vehicle-for-hire companies

Associated Press — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:56:50 +0000

VICKSBURG — The Public Transportation Board is reviewing a proposal from the Vicksburg police department for penalizing companies offering vehicles for hire for violations of the local cab ordinance. The Vicksburg Post reports the transportation board got a first look at the proposal this week and will review it again June 11. “This came about [...]

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Coast city to nearly double in size this weekend

Associated Press — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:35:49 +0000

D’IBERVILLE — D’Iberville will nearly double in size Sunday when area it has annexed officially becomes part of the city. Police Chief Wayne Payne tells The Sun Herald his department has been working with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office and will assume full law enforcement in the annexed area north of the city beginning at [...]

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Seven city officials, including mayor, switch to GOP

Associated Press — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:50:21 +0000

FARMINGTON — Farmington’s mayor, five-member board of aldermen and chief of police are now Republicans. Mayor Dale Fortenberry tells the Daily Corinthian he and the aldermen — who Fortenberry says were all elected as independents — had talked about joining the Republican Party for a long time. There is no party registration in Mississippi. During [...]

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City going after unauthorized vending, including yard sales

Associated Press — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:53:53 +0000

WEST POINT — The West Point Police Department plans to crack down on unauthorized vendors. Police Chief Tim Brinkley tells the Daily Times Leader people who continue to set up shops to sell their goods without a permit will first be issued a warning and asked to move along. If unauthorized sells continue, Brinkley says [...]

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Housing organization’s funding cuts could cost police jobs

Associated Press — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:36:22 +0000

NATCHEZ — Dramatic funding cuts for the Natchez Housing Authority have caused the authority to cut spending, which could include $60,000 for salaries of two Natchez police officers. Director Alan Ingram tells The Natchez Democrat the authority has paid the city $60,000 for several years for two extra patrol officers to provide security at the [...]

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Bryant baffled by opposition to immigration-enforcement bill

Associated Press — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:59:00 +0000

JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant said he doesn’t understand some of the opposition that’s developed to an immigration-enforcement bill, particularly from businesses that say they don’t hire illegal immigrants, anyway. “If they’re not hiring illegal immigrants I am baffled as to why they think this law would be detrimental to their work,” Bryant told reporters [...]

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Groups voice opposition to immigration enforcement legislation

Associated Press — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:22:58 +0000

JACKSON — Four influential groups in Mississippi say they’re opposing an immigration enforcement bill because of unanswered questions about how it would affect police agencies and local government. The Associated Press obtained a letter sent to senators yesterday by the heads of the Mississippi Municipal League and the associations of sheriffs, police chiefs and county [...]

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