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Pascagoula Port pursues alternate markets
The Clarion-Ledger Business
Jan 06Port of Pascagoula leaders will focus on finding alternate cargoes to replace those not expected to rebound this year and sparking activity at the redeveloped South Terminal, Port Director Mark McAndrews said. »
Texas fugitive captured
The Clarion-Ledger Local News
Jan 03A Texas man who may be responsible for more than half a dozen Dallas-area bank holdups was arrested Tuesday in Jackson County. »
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The Clarion-Ledger Business
Dec 28The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Pascagoula shipyard for 50 safety violations and has proposed penalties of $176,444. »
Flood codes for hunting camps problematic
The Clarion-Ledger Local News
Dec 26Pascagoula officials are asking lawmakers to amend a state law and allow local governments to enforce federal floodplain codes at hunting and fishing camps so they can qualify for the National Flood Insurance Program. »
High court tosses wind-water judgment for insurance firm
The Clarion-Ledger Local News
Dec 23The Mississippi Supreme Court has overturned a judgment for an insurance company in a wind vs. water case involving a Pascagoula home hit by a 6.3-foot storm surge during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. »
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Coast is well represented in state house
Yall Politics
Jan 25Coast is well represented in state house SOUTH MISSISSIPPI'S star is on the rise with the naming of several of the region's representatives to key positions on state House committees. These recent appointments can ensure that the interests of coastal a... »
Lt Gov Reeves Picks Senate Committee Chiefs
Y'all Politics
Jan 18Lt Gov Reeves Picks Senate Committee Chiefs — Accountability Efficiency and Transparency: Nancy Collins, R-Tupelo; J.P. Wilemon, D-Belmont. — Agriculture: Billy Hudson, R-Hattiesburg; Russell Jolly, D-Houston. — Appropriations: Buck Clarke, R-Hollandal... »
Mississippi Democratic Trust ‘starts work in earnest,’ plans to name key staffers
Yall Politics
Jan 17Mississippi Democratic Trust 'starts work in earnest,' plans to name key staffers PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- The Mississippi Democratic Trust, an organization formed more than a year ago by a pair of Jackson attorneys and chaired by local attorney Bran... »
Sun-Herald reports that one of Barbour's clemency recipients has already violated his early release *IMPORTANT UPDATE*
Cotton Mouth
Jan 11The Sun-Herald is reporting that Joseph Goff, who was cut lose early from prison by Gov. Haley Barbour (R), is back in jail after being arrested for driving drunk. Goff was sentenced to 20 years for killing 19 year-old Kyle Todd of Gautier. According t... »
Pardon = Right to carry a gun for a convicted murderer
Cotton Mouth
Jan 11According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, a governor's pardon makes you eligible to carry a firearm under federal law: Q: Are there any alternatives for relief from firearms disabilities? A person is not considered convicted for Gun Co... »