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Attorney for Favre in MS welfare scandal lawsuit removed from case
An attorney representing former NFL quarterback Brett Favre in a civil lawsuit against the Mississippi Department of Human Services has been removed from Favre's legal team by a Hinds County circuit judge. Judge Faye Peterson in a Thursday filing removed one of Favre's New York-based attorneys, Daniel Koevary, for violating...
Tannehill president-elect of Mississippi Bar
J. Rhea Tannehill, Jr. of Oxford became president-elect of The Mississippi Bar on July 12. He will serve as the Bar’s 120th President beginning next July. The Mississippi Bar is composed of nearly 9,000 active members who are licensed to practice law in Mississippi. Tannehill has been practicing law in Oxford since he graduated from […] The post Tannehill president-elect of Mississippi Bar appeared first on The Oxford Eagle.
Mississippi Highway Patrol hosted job fair this weekend
This weekend, Mississippi Highway Patrol kick started the recruiting process for its next cadet class. Troop K held a job fair Saturday afternoon at its offices north of Biloxi, with troopers talking to potential recruits about what the job entails and new benefits for Mississippi troopers. One new selling point...
Emergency medical services return to Smith County good for healthcare delivery, economy
This article first appeared on the Magnolia Tribune. (Photo provided by Covington County Hospital) The new facility is projected to have an economic impact of nearly $30 million per year and create upwards of 80 new local jobs. For nearly a decade, some 14,000 Smith County residents have been without...
New memorial jersey at Perry Central honors late football star Alec Knight
NEW AUGUSTA, Miss. (WDAM) - A Perry Central High School football player will wear a new number on his jersey this year in honor of a former Perry Central star athlete who died 17 years ago. That athlete’s number has not been worn on the football field since his death....
2 people hospitalized after shooting, Gulfport PD says
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Two people are in the hospital after a Tuesday evening shooting. According to Gulfport Police, the shooting happened at the Riverchase Apartments on Highland Avenue around 5:38 p.m. GPD says a male and a female were both taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The female...
Mississippi business community mourns death of James Biglane — banker, preservationist, founder of annual Natchez balloon festival
The Mississippi business community is mourning the death of James Biglane, the co-founder of United Mississippi Bank and the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race, one of Mississippi’s treasured annual events since it started more than 30 years ago. “He was one of those human landmarks, a people landmark,” Mimi...
River City town hall part 1: Flaggs, Kimble address city government, public safety
Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. hosted a town hall-style meeting Tuesday night, using the forum to address a number of citywide issues and opening the floor to discussion from a packed house at the Robert M. Walker Building. Among concerns addressed at Tuesday’s meeting were public safety, employee pay raises, progress on the city’s animal […]
Ocean Springs looking to add pirate, Native American historical landmarks in city
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - The Ocean Springs Board of Aldermen voted Tuesday evening to consider adding historical landmarks in the city for two figures who played a role in shaping the Gulf Coast. The two figures are Laurens de Graaf and Jean Baptiste Baudreau II. De Graff was the...
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