Mississippi

July 10, 2007 -- (JACKSON, Mississippi) – Once ranked among the five worst states for liability climate, Mississippi has moved up in position – from 49th in the Harris poll to 33rd in Directorship Magazine’s annual composite standings – and is forecasted to move even higher.    » read more »

Company Will Deploy Mobile Response Equipment for 2007 Hurricane Season

July 9, 2007 -- (JACKSON, Mississippi) – Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour announced today the State of Mississippi and Motorola, Inc. have signed a contract for the development and deployment of a statewide interoperable emergency communications voice and radio network.    » read more »

June 27, 2007 -- BILOXI, MS—Speaking to a group of emergency management officials, law enforcement, and first responders at the Second Annual Alabama/Mississippi Hurricane Conference on Wednesday, Alabama Governor Bob Riley stressed the importance of preparation in the event of a major hurricane.    » read more »

Update Upper Mississippi Locks

June 29, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee approved his funding requests to protect the Great Lakes from invasive species and to update the Mississippi’s locks:    » read more »

June 28, 2007 -- (JACKSON, Mississippi) – For the first time, Mississippi’s official state Election Board has gone on record supporting a requirement that Mississippi voters show some form of identification at the polls.    » read more »

June 20, 2007 -- (Jackson, Mississippi) – A $5 million federal grant to plan, design and create centers for excellence in advanced manufacturing and help Mississippi workers attain higher job skills has been approved, it was announced today by Sens. Thad Cochran and Trent Lott, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour.    » read more »

15 June 2007 -- A former policeman in the southern U.S. state of Mississippi has been convicted of kidnapping and conspiracy in the brutal murders of two black teenagers more than 40 years ago.

A jury deliberated two hours Thursday in a federal court in Jackson, Mississippi before finding 71-year-old James Seale guilty.

Seale, who could be sentenced to life in prison, was tried for the 1964 kidnappings of Henry Dee and Charles Moore, who were both 19 at the time.    » read more »

Mississippi Ranks Worst, Alaska Is Best in Disciplining Doctors

June 6, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Public Citizen today released its annual report ranking how effective state medical boards are at disciplining doctors, with Mississippi ranked worst and Alaska best.    » read more »

Leaders Urge The Senate to Approve Funding for the Katrina Zone

CHICAGO (June 3, 2007) – Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., president and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, announced today that he will meet with Senators from Louisiana and the Senators running for the U.S. presidency to get their position on federal funding for the Katrina Zone.    » read more »

31 May 2007 -- Hurricane season officially begins on June first and runs until November and residents of the U.S. Gulf coast areas are anticipating the coming months with a certain degree of dread. Hurricane Katrina devastated the area less than two years ago. As VOA's Greg Flakus reports from Bayou La Batre, Alabama, many communities along the coast are still struggling to recover from Katrina.    » read more »

May 29, 2007 -- BATESVILLE, Mississippi — General Electric Company (GE) will break ground this summer on a new jet engine component factory near Batesville in northwest Mississippi.

GE Aviation, a GE division and world-leading producer of jet engines, is creating a 200,000 square-foot facility to specialize in advanced composite engine components. Groundbreaking is planned in August; the plant is expected to become operational by early 2009.    » read more »

600 new jobs created serving advanced product customers across the Southeast Region

Jackson, MS (May 17, 2007) – Comcast, the nation’s leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services today announced plans for a new advanced solutions center to be located at 384 Galleria Parkway in Madison County, Mississippi, part of the greater metropolitan Jackson area.    » read more »

May 15, 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Staff Sgt. John T. Self, 29, of Pontotoc, Miss., died May 14 as result of enemy action near Baghdad, Iraq.

He was assigned to the 314th Security Forces Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.

Source: DoD

Plant Will Employ 500 People

May 11, 2007 -- (Columbus, Mississippi) – Governor Haley Barbour announced today that PACCAR, a global leader in the design and manufacture of premium light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks, will construct its newest engine manufacturing and assembly plant on a 394-acre site in Lowndes County.    » read more »

May 11, 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sgt. Jason W. Vaughn, 29, of Iuka, Miss., died May 10 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Vaughn was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

Source: DoD