by Clay Chandler Published: April 5,2013
Tags: Golf, Mississippi, Old Waverly Golf Club, tourism, West Point
What started as a dream 30 years ago has become one of Mississippi’s unique treasures. Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point will mark its 25th anniversary this year. There will be a long list of things to celebrate. Near the top will be what introduced Old Waverly to the rest of the world — [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 5,2013
Tags: beach, environment, lawmaker, legislative, legislator, Legislature, marine, nomination, nominee, resources, state agency, state government, water, wildlife
BILOXI — Senators have confirmed Jamie Miller of Gulfport as executive director of the Biloxi-based Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. Senate Ports and Marine Resources Committee members on Wednesday quizzed Miller about how he’ll manage the agency that has had financial problems in recent months. The agency’s former executive director, Bill Walker of Ocean Springs, [...]
by Bill Crawford Published: March 29,2013
Tags: balanced budgets, Bill Crawford, Haley Barbour, Politics, state legislature
“Figures often beguile me,” wrote Mark Twain, “particularly when I have the arranging of them myself; in which case the remark attributed to Disraeli would often apply with justice and force: ‘There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.’” These days he might have added another with regard to the public sector [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 18,2013
Tags: board, college, education, executive, executive search, higher education, post-secondary education, postgraduate education, President, trustee, university
ITTA BENA— It appears Mississippi Valley State University is likely to lack a permanent leader for the foreseeable future, even though the College Board has recently named new presidents for two other state universities. The College Board decided not to renew Donna Oliver’s contract at the Itta Bena institution in October, four years after she [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 8,2013
Tags: insurance & employee benefits, rate increases, tort reform
>>TORT REFORM Damages cap ruling could invite another challenge- by Clay Chandler Also in this week’s paper: >> CONVENTIONS Face-lift sought for Coliseum in Jackson, Trade Mart must soldier on without upgrades- by Ted Carter >> GULF COAST Gulfport engineer Frank Wilem hosts TV show, fishes, writes techno-thriller >>KEEPING OUR EYE ON Jordan Downs, policy adviser to [...]
by Marty Wiseman Published: March 8,2013
Tags: elections, electoral law, Haley Barbour, Marty Wiseman, Mississippi, U.S. Constitution, voting rights, Voting Rights Amendment
Here we go again. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is on stage once more. This time a case emanating from Shelby County, Ala., serves as the vehicle for challenging the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. This section requires that any change in any aspect of voting procedures of a jurisdiction [...]
by Lisa Monti Published: March 1,2013
Tags: Defense Department, Gulf Coast, Ingalls, manufacturing, Pascagoula, Pentagon, shipbuilding
Ingalls Shipbuilding marks its 75th anniversary of building ships in Jackson County this year. Over the years workers have produced and made repairs to countless ships and the company remains a pioneer in the production of warships for the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps. Starting in 1938 as Ingalls Iron Works, the yard [...]
by Bill Crawford Published: February 22,2013
Republicans coined the term “RINO” (Republicans in Name Only) to denigrate other Republicans who didn’t toe the conservative line These days, I’m having trouble seeing the line. Thought it had to do with cutting the cost and size of government, reducing public and corporate welfare, and such. Must be a different line, though, with top [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 22,2013
Tags: appropriation, budget, election, law, lawmaker, legal, legislative, Politics, poll, state agency, state government, vote, voter, voter identification, Voting
JACKSON — Mississippi senators rejected the secretary of state’s budget yesterday over an argument about paying lawyers to defend a proposed voter identification law. It’s probably just a temporary setback in setting an overall state spending plan for fiscal 2014, which begins July 1. Appropriations Chairman Eugene “Buck” Clarke, R-Hollandale, said he’ll bring the secretary [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 20,2013
Tags: attorney, Business, contract, executive, government, governor, law firm, lawyer, politician, Politics, state government
JACKSON — Former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove is starting a new business. He and George Shelton, a former aide, are launching Company.Politics, which Shelton says aims to help businesses improve reputations and links to government. Shelton helped Democrat Musgrove get elected in 1999, but left to become a consultant and then head of reputation management for [...]
