
by Ross Reily Published: June 17,2011
Tags: capitalism, economic development, economy, energy, Gov. Haley Barbour, healthcare, immigration, local government, Politics, Social Issues, state government, Stupidity
Mississippians are fat, stupid and doomed to low-wage, menial careers, according to a Ball State University report.
However, officials at the Mississippi Economic Council scoff at the findings, leading MEC president Blake Wilson to say, “I’m glad (they are) very safe behind (their) internet research perch.”
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GEORGE COUNTY and LAMAR COUNTY — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) announced approval of more than $4.83 million in federal funding to support the construction of community saferoom facilities in George and Lamar counties in South Mississippi.
The grant funding, provided through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, [...] [...]

JACKSON — Simpson County’s Republican contingent got a bit bigger today.
At a press conference at the Mississippi Republican Party building in Jackson, chairman Brad White announced that seven of the county’s elected officials were switching their party affiliations from Democrat to Republican.
They are:
• District 13 District Attorney Eddie Bowen
• Sheriff Kenneth Lewis
• Supervisor [...] [...]
TUNICA — The Southeast Tourism Society honored the best and brightest in the tourism industry at its annual Shining Example Awards ceremony, naming the Tunica Convention & Visitors Bureau the “CVB of the Year” for the Southeast.
“Shining Example Awards highlight some of the best work in travel and tourism, and winners truly set examples [...] [...]