SOUTHAVEN — Southaven Mayor Greg Davis has attended his first board of aldermen meeting since he became a target of an investigation into his alleged misuse of city money.
A number of people who spoke urged the embattled mayor to step down, but that’s something the city’s board of aldermen already failed to get him to [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 8,2012
Tags: disaster, disaster recovery, federal government, homeowners, homes, houses, hurricanes, severe weather, tropical weather, Weather
WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has developed a plan to waive recoupment of improper disaster assistance payments that were disbursed due to government error, according to U.S. Senators Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss.
Next week, FEMA will send letters to 90,000 affected individuals and households informing them [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 8,2012
Tags: constitutionality, convicts, courts, eexecutive branch, jails, judges, judicial, judiciary, pardons, prisons, separation of power, trusties
JACKSON — The freedom of 10 people is at stake and dozens of others could lose their hopes for a cleansed record in the legal battle over former Gov. Haley Barbour’s pardons.
The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case tomorrow.
Five inmates remain jailed because Attorney General Jim Hood persuaded a judge to hold [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 8,2012
Tags: colleges, education, environment, higher education, hurricanes, hydrology, rivers, severe weather, tropical weather, universities, water quality, Weather
HATTIESBURG — An article in a recent issue of the “Journal of Hydrology” details how a team of scientists headed by researchers from the University of Southern Mississippi found that Hurricane Katrina had minimal long-term impact on the water quality of the East Pearl River in southwest Mississippi.
Led by Alan Shiller, professor of marine science [...] [...]
JACKSON — The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) will lead a delegation of state business leaders on a business development mission to Tel Aviv, Haifa and Jerusalem, Israel from March 17-22. The trip is designed to connect Mississippi businesses looking to expand trade and create business relationships with opportunities in Israeli markets.
During the business development mission, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 8,2012
Tags: commissioning
PASCAGOULA — Navy Secretary Ray Mabus says the commissioning for the submarine USS Mississippi will be in Pascagoula rather than Gulfport.
“Due to concerns about insufficient channel depths in Gulfport … the new commissioning site for USS Mississippi is Pascagoula with a scheduled date of June 2,” Mabus, a former Mississippi governor, said in a statement.
The [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 8,2012
Tags: banking, Banks, colleges, consumer confidence, economy, education, electricity, energy, financial institutions, higher education, power, universities, utilities
STARKVILLE — Mississippians’ optimism about the economy jumped 10 percent from the third to fourth quarter of 2011, according to the latest Mississippi Index of Consumer Sentiment featured in the current edition of “Economy Watch.”
Based at Mississippi State University’s College of Business, “Economy Watch” is published in cooperation with BankPlus and Entergy. More than 500 [...] [...]
JACKSON — The Jackson City Council has approved a deal that will allow 300 employees to relocate to the Metrocenter mall within 45 days.
The Clarion-Ledger reports the new terms proposed by Councilman Quentin Whitwell passed 3-2 yesterday, ending a stalemate over a wiring issue.
The city now will pay $50,000 up front for wiring needs that [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 8,2012
Tags: athletics, city government, colleges, construction, county government, education, expansion, higher education, physical education, recreation, schools, sports, tennis, universities
OXFORD — Lafayette County will partner with the city of Oxford and the University of Mississippi in an expansion of the John Leslie Tennis Facility.
The city and Ole Miss each committed $550,000 to a scaled-down project, which eliminates a viewing deck and clubhouse. The plan now calls for 12 new courts and a building to [...] [...]
HARRISON COUNTY — Harrison County supervisors have denied an appeal by a business to open a dirt pit on Mississippi 53.
Chris Fore of Gulf Coast Land Holding, LLC, wanted a conditional-use permit for a 70-acre dirt pit on the state road but was turned down by the county’s Planning Commission.
The Sun Herald reports supervisors voted [...] [...]
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