Posts Tagged ‘Rickey Cole’

Former Gov. Bill Waller dies

by Amy McCullough Published: November 30,2011

Tags: agriculture, banking and finance, construction, disaster, disaster recovery, education, energy, environment, federal government, Gov. Biller Waller, Gov. Haley Barbour, Gov. William Winter, healthcare, higher education, manufacturing, Medgar Evars, Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, oil and gas, real estate, recession, Rickey Cole, state government

JACKSON — Former Mississippi Gov. William Waller Sr., 85, died Wednesday. On Tuesday Waller was admitted to St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, his law office confirmed. Waller served as governor from 1972-76 — a time when Mississippi governors were limited to one term. He ran unsuccessfully for the state’s highest office in 1967, but went [...] [...]

Dema appoint Cole

by MBJ Staff Published: September 11,2011

Tags: Mississippi Democratic Party, Rickey Cole

The Mississippi Democratic Party has appointed Rickey Cole as its new executive director. Cole replaces Travis Brock, who held the job the past several months. Cole, 45, has homes in Jackson and Ovett. He was the state Democratic Party chairman from 2001 through 2004 and ran unsuccessfully for state agriculture commissioner in 2007 and U.S. [...] [...]

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