Gov. worries $500 million for Port in danger
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Gov. Phil Bryant says he wants quicker action on issues stalling development at the Port of Gulfport.
Bryant says the project needs to move forward and produces 1,200 new jobs in order for officials to avoid the chance of losing $500 million in federal money.
The governor is worried the project's unused funds could be taken
...DMR taking bids to tear down boat storage shed
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) - The state Department of Marine Resources is going to tear down and remove the large boat storage shed it owns in Ocean Springs Harbor.
The Sun Herald reports (http://bit.ly/RGX0W8 ) it will not be swapped for land on Back Bay in Biloxi.
Bill Walker, head of the DMR, said Wednesday they couldn't work out the legalities of
...State budget hearings continue in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Department of Children's Services is 1 of the agencies that will be meeting with administrative leaders to discuss its budget.
Gov. Bill Haslam, Finance and Administration Commissioner Mark Emkes and David Thurman, the state budget director, are presiding over the annual budget hearings that began Tuesday and
...Key road being improved near industrial facilities
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Delta Regional Authority says officials are scheduled to check on improvements to a key road at a Memphis industrial park.
Delta Regional Authority Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill is expected to join Memphis Mayors A C Wharton Jr. and Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell during a visit to the site of the Paul Lowry Road
...Nonprofit chief in Tipton Co. charged with theft
COVINGTON, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says it has arrested the administrator of a nonprofit organization in Tipton County on theft charges.
The TBI says 57-year-old Allen Parnelle Brown was arrested Wednesday on charges of theft over $1,000 and theft over $10,000. Brown is the administrator of the Tipton Cares nonprofit
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