Mayor enters plea in federal bribery case
VICKSBURG — Mayor Paul Winfield pleaded not guilty yesterday to a federal bribery charge that accuses him of seeking $10,000 in cash in exchange for a city contract. Winfield, wearing a dark suit and...
View ArticleGlove manufacturer losses contract, laying off workers
EUPORA — A Eupora manufacturer says the loss of a military contract will lead to layoffs. Officials with Ansell Hawkeye Inc. tell WTVA-TV in Tupelo the layoffs will begin May 9. The company, which...
View ArticleShipbuilder wins contract to build sixth Coast Guard cutter
PASCAGOULA — The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $487-million, fixed-price-incentive-fee contract to Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division to build the sixth national security...
View ArticleCourt to heal appeal of breach of contract ruling
JACKSON — The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear oral arguments June 5 in a Jackson hospital’s appeal of a $2.27 million judgment for a doctor in a breach of contract lawsuit. Dr. Adolfo Morales, an...
View ArticleSupervisors want county out of fine-collecting business
GREENWOOD — The Leflore County Board of Supervisors wants out of a two-year contract it signed with Judicial Corrections Services Inc. to collect justice court fines. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports...
View ArticlePort lets dredging contract, clearing way for wood pellets
PASCAGOULA — Port of Pascagoula commissioners have approved a $1.5-million dredging project to prepare a Bayou Casotte berth for a specialized wood pellet exporting facility. The board awarded the...
View ArticleSouthern Miss to start massive student residence complex
HATTIESBURG — Construction is scheduled to begin soon on a massive student housing project on the University of Southern Mississippi’s Hattiesburg campus. Century Park South will bring residence halls...
View ArticleIngalls lands $3.3B Navy contract for five destroyers
PASCAGOULA — The Navy says Huntington Ingalls Inc. has been awarded a $3.3-billion contract to build five Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in five years at the company’s Pascagoula shipyard. One of the...
View ArticleRunway construction at Columbus air base running ahead of schedule
COLUMBUS — Columbus Air Force Base officials say construction of a center runway is ahead of its projected late-August completion target. The Commercial Dispatch reports the work began in March and...
View ArticleC Spire signs contract extension with NBA’s Grizzlies
RIDGELAND — The Memphis Grizzlies and C Spire Wireless have entered into a multi-year extension of an agreement involving the NBA Western Conference team and FedExForum. Terms were not disclosed. As...
View ArticleCity to spend $774M on damaged schools; Collins lands contract
GREENVILLE — The Greenville school system will spend $774,000 for repairs at two storm-damaged local schools. The Delta Democrat Times reports that the school board awarded the contract this week to...
View ArticleCity launching shuttle service; Columbus company wins contract
ABERDEEN — The city of Aberdeen has contracted with a Columbus firm to provide shuttle service to local residents. Riders will pay a fee for the service. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports...
View ArticleUMMC releases statement concerning Blue Cross contract
JACKSON — The University of Mississippi Medical Center has extended its contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi through August 28 as officials from both entities work toward a new agreement...
View ArticleNorthrop Grumman lands destroyer contract worth $14.4M
PASCAGOULA — Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded contracts totaling $14.4 million by prime contractors General Dynamics Bath Iron Works and Huntington Ingalls Industries to supply the...
View ArticleSupervisors award infrastructure contracts for steel plant expansion
COLUMBUS — Lowndes County supervisors have awarded contracts for an access road, rail spur and loading pad portions of the expansion for the local Mississippi Steel Processing plant. The Commercial...
View ArticleGolden lands contract to make insect-repelling coats for Army
GOLDEN — A Tishomingo County company has won a $36.5-million one-year contract to make insect-repelling combat uniform coats for the Army. The Pentagon said in a news release that Golden Manufacturing...
View ArticleContract awarded to demolish flood-damaged homes on lake
GREENVILLE — The Washington County Board of Supervisors has awarded a contract for $33,455 to demolish five Lake Ferguson houses acquired this summer. The Delta Democrat Times reports that the work is...
View ArticleCommission votes to retain Louisiana firm for bridge inspections
VICKSBURG — A Louisiana company will continue to do annual inspections of the old U.S. 80 Mississippi River bridge in Vicksburg. The Vicksburg Bridge Commission voted Wednesday to keep Baton...
View ArticleCalStar renovation project bids come in over estimates
COLUMBUS — Lowndes County will rebid a contract for renovation of a building to house a Wisconsin-based masonry firm. Officials tell WCBI-TV in Columbus that bids on the renovation and expansion of the...
View ArticleShipbuilder lands Crowley contract for roll-on/roll-off vessels
PASCAGOULA — VT Halter Marine, Inc. has secured an approximately $350-million contract with Crowley Maritime Corporation to build two container roll-on/roll-off ships. The company says the vessels will...
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