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Redistricting 2012
Hattiesburg Historic Neighborhood Association President Andrea Saffle Denies “Purposfully Excluding” Councilwoman Delgado from Meeting. READER POLL Do you think she was...
Councilwoman Deborah Delgado accused president Andrea Saffle and the neighborhood association she lives in of being, "exclusionary to me" and, "I was specifically excluded"...
Public Hearings
REDISTRICTING Public Hearing Thursday, June 28, 2012, at C.E. Roy Community Center, 6:00 pm
Redistricting public hearing on redistricting Thursday, June 28, 2012, at C.E. Roy Community Center, 300 East 5th Street.
The hearing will begin at 6 p.m....
Redistricting 2012
Redistricting Public Hearing #3 at Danny Hinton Community Center Full Video (HD)
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Part 1
This video includes Chris Watkins giving an overview of the redistricting process.
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Part 2
This video...
Redistricting 2012
Reverend Ken Fairley presented his redistricting plan on May 29th, 2012
Reverend Ken Fairley stood before a mostly white audience and gave a heartfelt presentation about the fairness of three minority-majority wards. His plan would...
Public Hearings
Hattiesburg city council redistricting public hearing Jackie Dole Community Center May 17th video (PART 2 HD)
This part two begins in the middle of Reverend Ken Fairley's presentation to the council. His plan creates a 3rd majority-minority district. Hattiesburg is...
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The Repartitioning of Hattiesburg
It has been recently discovered from the latest 2010 Census that our legislative districts are out of balance. When the state, a political subdivision,...
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University of Southern Mississippi’s president announced a pay increase for hourly employees on Wednesday, two weeks after United Campus...
Microsoft launches program in Jackson to grow tech job opportunities, workers skills
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Rising costs, contract work exacerbate nursing shortage for state’s safety net hospital
As part of efforts to address a shortage of...
‘A huge victory’: Minimum wage workers at USM get pay raise after protest
University of Southern Mississippi’s president announced a pay increase...