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Jefferson Davis County Sports in Jeopardy

Monday, November 14 by Caston Countz

There will be a rally held by the Jefferson Davis County School Preservation Action Group at the Superintendent of Education office in Prentiss on Monday, November 14th at 4:00pm. The Superintendent and the School Board have been sued by the JDC School Preservation Action... Read More.

Local Election Results from Lawrence County

Wednesday, November 9 by Caston Countz

Unofficial Report:3rd Congressional District Gregg Harper 3,697Dennis Quinn 1,688 Election Commissioner District 1 Ken Bellande 536 Sammie Henry 590Election Commissioner District 2Pamela J. Douglas 647Nellie M. Smith 172Laura K. Young 429School Board District 1Dr. Mark Herbert 870Jessica Rogers 306School Board District 2Curtis Alexander 655Dr. Tim Lea 647Results are... Read More.

Local Election Results from Jefferson Davis County

Wednesday, November 9 by Caston Countz

Unofficial Report:3rd Congressional DistrictGregg Harper 2,760Dennis Quinn 2,990 Supreme Court District 02Dawn Beam 2,885Michael Shareef 2,134 Election Commissioner District 01Linda Speights 924 Election Commissioner District 02Ralph Hanegan 1,052 Election Commissioner... Read More.

Election Results from Marion County

Wednesday, November 9 by Caston Countz

All 22 precincts reporting with absentee votes included.Unofficial Report 4th Congressional DistrictSteven Palazzo 166,238Mark Gladney 77,651 Tax Assessor CollectorTeresa Terrell 3,409Alisha Watts 2,599Baxter I. White Jr. 2,182Deanna Martino 876Chris Jones 797 County School Board 1Richard Culliver 1,060 County School Board 2H. Keith Stuckey 1,151 Election Commissioner District 1Mike Bennett ... Read More.

Secretary Hosemann Reminds Voters of Laws Governing Conduct at Polls

Wednesday, November 2 by Caston Countz

Jackson, Miss.—One week remains before Election Day. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann is asking voters to follow laws governing conduct in precincts, thereby ensuring ballots are cast in an efficient and orderly manner on November 8. “Our statutes are designed to balance preventing interference... Read More.

Election Registration Deadline Approaching

Monday, October 3 by Caston Countz

If you are not already registered to vote, the deadline for the November election is noon on Saturday, October 8th. The Marion County Circuit Clerk's Office will be open from 8am to noon on Saturday. If you are registered but need to update your... Read More.

Governor Phil Bryant Appoints John Dowdy Director of Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics

Wednesday, September 21 by Caston Countz

Jackson, Miss. – Gov. Phil Bryant announced today that he has appointed John Dowdy director of the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics. Dowdy replaces Sam Owens, who is retiring. Dowdy comes to MBN from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Mississippi, where he... Read More.

U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Taps Mississippi to Improve Emergency Responses

Wednesday, September 21 by Caston Countz

WASHINGTON, D.C – The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) has been awarded a $2.0 million federal grant to carry out a demonstration project to improve emergency medical communications, U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today reported. UMMC will use the U.S. Department of Homeland Security... Read More.