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No Trump brand, but 4-star Cleveland hotel will open in fall The Chawlas invested the capital and qualified for a $6 million state tax rebate upon completion and approval of the project.

The Trump Organization has been quoted as saying In case you missed it, Trump Hotels announced last Thursday that it was parting ways with a Mississippi hotel that there were a number of hotels across the country to chain with which it had planned to open a four-star lodg- be forthcoming from the two new chains to go with its worldwide array of elite hotels, golf courses and resorts. ing in Cleveland.

President Donald Trump and his administration have Chawla Hotels Inc., headed by brothers been the subject of an intense investigation under SpeSuresh and Dinesh Chawla, were working cial Counsel Robert Mueller for two years over possible toward adding what they were calling the Russian government interference in the 2016 presidential Lyric to their chain of 18 hotels in the election.

Delta.

The New York Times quoted Trump son Eric as saying in a Enter the Trump organization after a prepared statement: chance encounter 30 years ago and the “We live in a climate where everything will be used Trumps and Chawlas were headed headagainst us, whether by the fake news or by Democrats who ing toward launching two hotel chains, D. Chawla are only interested in presidential harassment and wasting the Scion and American Idea. everyone’s time, barraging us with nonsense letters. We alThen the bump in the road. ready have the greatest properties in the world and if we The Trump Organization announced have to slow down our growth for the time being, we are that it was “suspending its expansion happy to do it.” plans for the Scion and American Idea The company said in March 2017 that nearly two dozen hotel brands in Mississippi.” developers had already signed letters of intent to open SciBut this is not the end of the $20 milon hotels, and was enthusiastic about the future prospects, lion multi-faceted complex with upscale according to the Associated Press. lodging, dining and entertainment venBut the deals never materialized, as was the case for its ues. according to the Chawla brothers.

S. Chawla budget-priced American Idea.

Dinesh Chawla cleared the air with a The only developer that struck a deal was Chawla HoFacebook posting in which he said “we’re fine financially” and “we’re on schedule to open [the Sci- tels.

The Trump Organization said in a release that “we have on] this fall.”

The Chawlas are the investors in the now-former Sci- enjoyed our time working together and know that when on; the Trump organization was to manage and brand the complete, under the leadership of Dinesh and Suresh, their hotel in Cleveland will be an absolutely spectacular lodging, Suresh said.

The Trumps “have been a godsend to us in terms of project.”

“We have great respect and admiration for the Chawla ideas, whether it be marketing or anything to help us improve our operations and design,” he said in the telecon- Family and their father, the late Dr. V.K. Chawla. They are truly exceptional developers with an amazing vision.” ference. We’ve never built a four-star hotel before.”

Things were moving toward a completion in late 2017, Three existing hotels in the Chawla chain were to be the first of the American Idea lodgings, revamped from two when the Chawla brothers signed a deal with the Trump Rodeway Inns. The hotels were shut down and under- Organization in June 2017, and an extensive revision of going a remodeling that was already needed, so there is the Scion plan was undertaken.

The Chawla brothers in the release remarked, “Don, no loss there, Suresh Chawla said. They will be rebranded.

The third, a Comfort Inn in Cleveland will stay as it is, Eric and the entire Trump Hotels Team are fantastic people, and their family helped launch our path to the Amerhe said. ican Dream 30 years ago.

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to us. We understand their position completely and are grateful for their professionalism. We hope that when the time is right, we can work with Trump Hotels again.”

The release from the Trump Organization alluded to an incident in 1988 when the brothers’ father, V.K. Chawla, reached out to Donald Trump’s real estate empire and said he wanted to build a hotel in Greenwood.

To Chawla’s surprise, he got a return phone call one day from Trump himself.

Trump told the elder Chawla that he should apply for a Small Business Administration minority loan. He got the loan and built the first of what is now a chain of 18 hotels in the Delta, run by his sons since his death in May 2015.

Fast forward to December 2016 and the sons announced plans for a full-service hotel in Cleveland costing $8 million. Suresh Chawla that will be 19 hotels come June with the opening of a Tru by Hilton in Greenville.

The collaboration between the two families came as happenstance, or fate perhaps.

An article in the Mississippi Business Journal in 2016 about a chance connection between Donald Trump Sr. and Dr. V.K. Chawla in 1988 caught the eye of the Trump family,.

Trump was planning a 2016 campaign stop in Jackson, and Gov. Phil Bryant, an ardent Trump supporter, urged Suresh to be there.

The governor introduced Suresh to Trump, who listened to the Chawlas’ story from 1988 and their latest project and encouraged him to to “think grand.”

The Chawlas nearly doubled the scope of the plan to $15 million, though they said they had been already considering an expansion.

Donald Trump Jr. made the announcement in June 2017 in the Trump Tower in Manhattan of the project and the Trumps’ American Idea chain.

The Thursday release quoted the Chawlas as saying that “Don, Eric and the entire Trump Hotels Team are fantastic people, and their family helped launch our path to the American Dream 30 years ago.”

“Our product is far superior today to when we started and that is because of the time and expertise that Trump Hotels dedicated to us. We understand their position completely and are grateful for their professionalism. We hope that when the time is right, we can work with Trump Hotels again.”

Donald Jr. said in the teleconference that “this is not a slight on Mississippi, but there is a bigger picture that we have to be cognizant of.”

Chawla said that the input from the Trumps enabled them to “design a far superior product,” even with an extended delay in completion.

Trump said there will come a time “when we’d certainly love to get back in that market, and certainly with the [Chawla] brothers. . . . That time will come.”

Suresh said that the bottom line of the experience is that it will be for “the betterment” of the Delta, through jobs creation and building up the tourism industry.

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MDA voids deal with shipbuilder at Gulfport port

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A Louisiana-based shipbuilder failed to meet a Dec. 31 deadline on investments and hiring at the Port of Gulfport and thus Mississippi officials voided an incentive deal.

Mississippi Development Authority spokeswoman Melissa Scallan told the Biloxi Sun Herald that the agency never paid any of the $36 million it promised, according to the Associated Press.

The MDA turned down a proposal by Edison Chouest Offshore to cut in half its commitment of an investment of $68 million and creation of 1,000 jobs.

The deal was approved in 2016 by the Legislature on the same day in February 2016 that Gov. Phil Bryant announced that Continental Tire AG agreed to invest $1.45 billion and create 2,500 jobs in Hinds County.

The state borrowed hundreds of millions of dollars and committed to extensive breaks for the companies.

The joint announcement was touted as the biggest single day in economic development in Mississippi history.

The completion of the restoration and expansion of the port after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was celebrated in December.

Nearly $570 million was shifted for that purpose from federal Housing and Urban Development money set aside to restore housing for low- to middle income residents who lost shelter during the storm.

In return, the MDA agreed that the port would create 1,300 jobs, 51 percent of which were to be targeted for low- to middle-income individuals.

Scallan said the MDA never paid any of the $36 million it promised, which would have included $11 million in borrowed money and $25 million from the HUD money.

Efforts to reach port Executive Director and CEO Jonathan Daniels this week seeking to get the latest figures on the total jobs created were unsuccessful.

As of May 2018, a total of 557 jobs had been created and verified.

The Port Authority bought 116 acres on the 250-acre port for $32 million for Edison Chouest subsidiary Topship, which has paid for half of that and is making monthly lease payments of

$85,000, not including interest, according to the AP report.

Topship planned to build vessels to service offshore drilling platforms in the Gulf of Mexico but oil extraction has slowed in the past few years because of low commodity prices and increasing

production on land due the increased use of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.

Topship is using the land, Daniels said, which includes 350,000 square feet of covered space and rail-mounted cranes.

“The project or projects certainly haven’t developed the way we had hoped,”

Daniels said, “but we are willing to work with them so that they can maximize use of the site for job creation and business development. It’s a very flexible facility.

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ne of the most impactful ways for Mississippi to position itself for future growth is by having the highest quality teacher work force as possible. The more it can attract its best-and-brightest citizens to prepare its future generation, the stronger its outlook will be. Drawing people into the profession – and retaining top teachers in Mississippi classrooms – involves a variety of strategies, including efforts to increase the prestige and respect given to teachers. But there is no denying that pay is an important part of the equation.

Mississippi ranks last in the nation for average teacher salary, according to a 2018 survey by the National Education Association. The state’s average of $42,925 was well behind Oklahoma, which ranked 49th at $45,292. The national average was $59,660, and New York had the highest average salary at $81,902.

When state lawmakers convened in Jackson in January, there was much buzz that a teacher pay raise would be among their top priorities. Last week, the Senate passed a bill to give Mississippi educators a $1,000 raise phased-in over two years. That bill now goes to House for more work. Meanwhile, a similar bill in the House that would have included a $2,000 pay raise died during the legislative process.

Senate Bill 2770 would provide the raise as a one-time payment each year. Teachers would get an extra $500 added to their December check in 2019, and then would get $1,000 added each December after that. It will cost the state $50 million annually when the raise is fully phased-in, as reported by Mississippi Today.

The raise is a step in the right direction, although it’s a small one that is not likely to make a significant impact in terms of attracting and retaining educators. We urge lawmakers to increase the amount as this bill continues through the legislative process.

More important, we call on legislators to remain focused on this issue for the long term. Regardless of what gets passed during the current legislative session, Mississippi has much work to do to make its teaching profession attractive.

Teacher pay raises should not merely be an election-year red herring designed to sway voters to keep lawmakers in office.

Legislators need to continually return to this goal, keep pushing educator salaries upward, and constantly remain focused on making the teaching profession more attractive.

Senate Bill 2770 is a long way from solving the problem.

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More than Presidents Day has morphed into the mundane

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stablished in 1885 on Feb. 22 to venerate George Washington’s birthday, Presidents Day in 1971 was moved to the third Monday in February to accommodate three-day weekends for federal employees. It then morphed into a celebration of all presidents. Today it has morphed again into just another day when the Post Office and banks are closed.

Much else our nation used to venerate has morphed into the mundane since that day in 1776 when the Second Continental Congress formally declared our independence from England. In so doing these forefathers adopted a Declaration that laid down a principled creed to guide new nation that was to stand the test of time.

It began, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”

By 1789 our founding fathers had drafted, and states ratified, an extraordinary constitution based on these principles that established a radical government “of the people” designed to forever secure those Creator-endowed rights.

In writing the Declaration, Thomas Jefferson drew heavily from John Locke’s “Second Treatise of Government” wherein the EnBill Crawford glish physician turned political philosopher cited God-made natural law to assert that all men are created equal, the only legitimate governments are those that have the consent of the people, and “no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.”

Our founding fathers recognized the favor of Providence in the founding of our special nation. The Continental Congress put on the Great Seal of the United States that they adopted in 1782 the inscription Annuit Coeptis, meaning he (God) has favored our undertakings.

In 1789, George Washington, our first president, gave his First Inaugural Address, saying therein, “No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the Invisible Hand which conducts the affairs of men more than those of the United States.”

Today, those ties, that creed, that bound us together as one nation, under God, have morphed into bones See CRAWFORD, Page 5

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of contention and dissent.

Many reject the notion of a creator, wiping “God” and “Creator” from school textbooks, ousting religious expressions from public places, and belittling biblical concepts of morality.

Indeed, it has become politically incorrect to side with the Bible.

Hmmm.

If we the people now reject the notion of a creator, do we not also reject the notion of creator-endowed rights? What then are the underlying principles of our precious constitution?

Some say liberty, alone, is a sufficient principle. But, as Locke asserted and Alexis de Tocqueville researched, “liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.” Indeed, history shows liberty unconstrained by morality decays into indulgence and depravity.

Perhaps we have already morphed to that point with our rampant pornography, predatory abuse, sex trafficking, senseless murders, epidemic lawlessness, unbridled greed, drug culture, and so on.

Martin Luther King dreamed that one day we the people would rise up together and live out the true meaning of our national creed. To accomplish this dream, he said, “Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.”

As belief in a creator who favors America’s undertakings dims, shadows abound, cast by the dividers, takers, abusers, and naysayers whom more and more of us tolerate and some exalt. It will take an uprising of men and women of goodwill walking in the light to morph back toward our founders vision. » Bill Crawford (crawfolk@gmail.com) is a syndicated columnist from Meridian.

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Analysis: Mississippi abortion bills invite more litigation

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ississippi lawmakers acknowledge they are inviting a new court fight over banning most abortions at about six weeks into pregnancy, even as the state remains enmeshed in a fight over a 15-week ban.

Soon after Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signed the 15week ban into law in 2018, the only abortion clinic in the state filed a lawsuit. A federal judge put the law on hold and ruled months later that the law was unconstitutional. Mississippi is asking an appeals court to overturn that ruling.

Now, emboldened by two new conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, abortion opponents in Mississippi and other states are trying to enact laws that would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected.

That is about six weeks into pregnancy, when some women still may not know they are pregnant.

Bryant promises to sign a heartbeat bill into law, and that will bring two immediate effects: more litigation and more election-year speeches by politicians running for legislative and statewide seats.

Abortion-rights supporters are guaranteed to file another lawsuit if Mississippi puts the six-week ban into law.

Abortion opponents are preparing for the legal fight.

They are looking for a case that could make its way up to the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to either reverse Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that established a nationwide right to abortion, or uphold specific state laws that would undermine Roe. When U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves blocked Mississippi’s 15-week ban in November, he wrote: “The record is clear: States may not ban abortions prior to viability.”

Reeves wrote that viability must be determined by

Abortion-rights supporters are guaranteed to file another lawsuit if Mississippi puts the six-week ban into law.

Abortion opponents are preparing for the legal fight. trained medical professionals, and the “established medical consensus” is that viability typically begins at 23 to 24 weeks after the pregnant woman’s last menstrual period. A full-term pregnancy is 40 weeks.

The Mississippi House and Senate passed separate heartbeat bills last week, House Bill 723 and Senate Bill 2116 . They must agree on a single bill to send Bryant, who is term-limited and cannot seek re-election this year.

The two candidates who have raised the most money in the governor’s race, Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood, both say they oppose abortion.

“A beating heart means life has begun and should be protected,” Reeves said in a statement after the Senate voted Wednesday. “This bill is another step in our work to make Mississippi the safest place in America for an unborn

child.”

The attorney general’s office is defending Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban, and Hood says it would also defend the “heartbeat” bill if it becomes law.

“I’ve defended every bill that the Legislature has passed on abortion.

That’s my duty as attorney general. I Emily Wagster Pettus don’t personally believe that abortion is right,” Hood said at a public affairs forum Feb. 11. He said, however, that some politicians try to “dupe” people into thinking the state can enact abortion restrictions unchecked.

“It’s awful to try to mislead good, churchgoing people who vote on one issue, to mislead them and tell them, ‘I’m going to stop it,’” Hood said.

He said the U.S. Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether abortion laws passed by Mississippi and other states are constitutional.

Heartbeat bills have been filed in previous years but have died in committees in the Mississippi Legislature.

Republican state Rep. Robert Foster of Hernando, who is now running for governor, filed one in 2018.

“It shouldn’t have taken an election year to get this desperate piece of legislation out,” Foster wrote Wednesday on Twitter. “Imagine the head start we could have had if they would have let this bill out of committee in years past.” » Emily Wagster Pettus covers Capitol matters for the Mississippi Associated Press in Jackson.

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Business Woman of the Year

The 2019 Business Woman of the Year event was held at the Old Capitol Inn in Jackson on February 14.

Congratulations, Kelli Dowell.

2019 Top 10 Business Women in Mississippi Entergy proudly recognizes Kelli for this high honor. Through hard work and dedication, she is an integral part of the Entergy team and an inspiration to the next generation of Mississippi women.

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Phyllis Polk Johnson, 2019 Business Woman of the Year (right) with her husband Clint Johnson.

Phyllis Polk Johnson, executive director of the Mississippi Board of Nursing, was named Mississippi’s Business Woman of the Year for 2018 Thursday by the Mississippi Business Journal.

Johnson was joined by 10 finalists and 39 other honorees at an event at the Old Capitol Inn in Downtown Jackson.

At the Mississippi Board of Nursing, Johnson is responsible for the oversight of approximately 68,000 nurses (RNs, LPNs, and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses). Prior to this role, Phyllis was the Director of Advanced Practice and Licensure where she was responsible for the regulation of licensure, compliance, and discipline for the more than 5,000 Advanced Practice Nurses (Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Midwives, and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthe-

KELLI M. DOWELL

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Entergy

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Kelli Dowell has been a senior manager for environmental strategy and policy for Entergy Mississippi since 2015. In her capacity, Dowell manages cross-company coordination of federal environmental regulatory issues and coordinated compliance efforts; acts as nuclear environmental liaison, supporting nuclear management and nuclear environmental subject matter experts on strategy and policy issues; supports investor relations on environmental matters and develops earnings call briefings and quarterly point of view documents Previously, Dowell was the assistant general counsel for environmental issues for Entergy, managing regulatory compliance and enforcement including complex litigation involving Entergy’s nuclear fleet.

Dowell has a Master of Business Administration in 2017 from Millsaps College, a juris doctorate from Mississippi College School of Law in 1998 and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 1995 from the University of West Florida.

Dowell has two daughters, one at Southern Miss and one at Madison Ridgeland Academy. She also enjoys numerous outdoor activities, including running, sailing, water skiing, and mountain biking, Having said that, CrossFit is her passion.

Fran Flood is vice president of Account Services Group Insurance, where she had worked since 2001. She specializes in the administration of health, life and dental insurance plans for individuals and groups.

Flood is a native of Georgia but has been a resident of Mississippi since 1967, Prior to her current position with Account Services Group, Flood was the Marketing Director for Group Insurance Company.

Flood is an active member of many local organizations including Madison/Ridgeland Rotary, Professional Woman’s Association, Jackson Association of Health Underwriters, Reservoir Career Women’s Association and Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership.

Flood resides in Madison and attends St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. She enjoys spending time with her two sons and her four grandchildren.

LISA MCDANIELE HAWKINS Room to Room

Lisa Hawkins is president of Room to Room Inc., a family owned and operated retail furniture store founded in 2003.

Lisa is a graduate of Tupelo High School and received a Bachelors of Science in Nursing and a Masters of Science in Nursing from Mississippi University for Women, and was a Nursing Instructor at Itawamba Community College from 1982-1986. From 1986-2002 she was the owner of The Velveteen Rabbit.

Lisa is very active in the community serving in the following areas: Past President of Tupelo Junior Auxiliary, National Junior Auxiliary Volunteer of the Year, Past President of Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Miss., United Way Campaign Chairman, Board Member, Executive Board, North Mississippi Medical Center Corporate Board, Past Board Member of Create Foundation, Past Board Chairperson and Founding Board Member of Sanctuary Hospice House, Founding Chairman of Celebration Village, Tupelo Housing Authority Commissioner, Current Board Member of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Memphis, Tenn. Branch She lives in Tupelo with her husband, Jim. They have two children and three grandchildren. She is an active member of Harrisburg Baptist Church where she has taught second and third grade Sunday school for 30 years.

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Leslie Kelley began her banking career with Community Bank in 2003. Having had the opportunity to work in every area of the Bank, Leslie has the knowledge and understanding needed to effectively assist customers with their financial needs, whether personal or business. Currently, she is the vice president of business development.

Leslie concentrates on servicing Business and Commercial Banking as well as Personal Banking customers. She is an expert in the Treasury Management field and can address customers’ needs to ensure their business runs efficiently while assuring cost effectiveness. Leslie is a 2013 graduate of the Mississippi School of Banking at the University of Mississippi in Oxford and a 2018 graduate of Leadership Gulf Coast.

Leslie also volunteers in various community organizations along the Gulf Coast: Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce, Biloxi Kiwanis Club, Salvation Army Advisory Board, Boys and Girls Club of the Gulf Coast, Ocean Springs Education Foundation and United Way.

Sandy Middleton is executive director of The Center for Violence Prevention.

She has served as the legislative director for the Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and she works to pass legislation to improve victim safety and to hold offenders accountable. Middleton has served as Chair and Vice-Chair of Mississippi’s Domestic Violence Task Force. Middleton also chaired the Victims Services Committee on Gov. Bryant’s Human Trafficking Task Force. Middleton trains law enforcement and other service providers across the state.

Middleton is married to Fred Middleton of Natchez and together, they have four grown children, along with 4 dogs, two of which are Service Dogs for The Center for Violence Prevention. Sandy received her B.A. in English Language and Literature from Millsaps College and her Master’s in Public Policy and Administration from Mississippi State University. Her background is political and non-profit development and consulting.

Her motivational Bible verse is: Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked. — Psalm 82:4

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Jane Moss is a native of Greenwood and ha worked at Viking Range for the past 24 years.

Starting at Viking as accounting manager in 1994, Jane has held many important positions throughout the organization which have led to her current position of Chief Financial Officer, which she assumed in 2013. Jane is one of two corporate officers currently serving on the executive team at Viking.

Jane attended both Mississippi State and Delta State, where she received her Bachelors of Business Administration degree, and Masters of Professional Accountancy degree from Delta State. Jane passed the CPA examination on her first sitting in 1992.

She was the first woman to serve on the Greenwood Country Club’s board of governors and served as their first female president. Jane is the past president of the Rotary Club of Greenwood and served as a member of Mississippi State’s Adkerson School of Accountancy Adviso ry Council from 2008-2012. She is currently serving on the President’s Circle advisory council for the Greenwood-Leflore County Chamber of Commerce.

She has been married to her husband, Randy Moss, for 32 years, an they have two adult children, Jason and Valerie.

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the state. She has held numerous clinical and manesponsibilities in her more than 30 years of nursing. ve of Carthage, Johnson attended South Leake hool in Walnut Grove, where she graduated as ian of her class. She received her BSN (Cum nd MSN degrees from the Mississippi University men. n is known for her tireless work ethic and ather drive and desire to excel to her parents. She her culture for excellence as always striving to do he best. Married to Clinton Johnson, Jr., she is her of two sons, William and Trey, and the grandof seven adoring grandchildren.

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Lane Purvis joined the team at Capitol Staffing in 2007. Not quite knowing her life’s direction, Purvis was hired by the company’s s president as a staff assistant at the end of a o temporary assignment and quickly earned the roles of recruiter and then senior recruiter. She o was selected Capitol Staffing’s Top Recruiter in 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2014 and ultimately purchased the company in 2015. s As President of Capitol Staffing, Purvis capably leads a staff of recruiters, works with the Mississippi Department of Employment Services on employment verifications and unemployment claims and oversees the company’s marketing, business development and networking.

A hands-on recruiter of upper-level management candidates, Purvis maintains proficiency in employment law as a dedicated advocate for - her clients and competently manages the company’s operating budget. s Purvis earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Mississippi State University.

In her spare time, Purvis enjoys spending time with her husband and d 2 children.

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SHIRLEY D. HENDRIX Shirley Hendrix has been the owner and operator of R & B Specialty Printing since 2001. I started this business while working at a printing company, Adcom Graphics, as Scheduling Manager. She has always been a hard-working, competent, dependable team player — passionate about her co-workers.

The company allowed her to be part of the Big Brothers/ Big Sisters program, that gave her the opportunity to mentor a young lady at Milam School for 2 years.

Her children Reggie & Britney, help run the store, along with other associates. R & B was at the Mall at Barnes Crossing for 8 years. This was where customers got that one-day service experience. During this time, she got her children involved in community work.

Hendrix went to the Renasant Center for Ideas in 2012, after Daybrite went through downsizing. After moving in, She immediately became a member of CDF where she became involved with CDF’s Ambassador Program to become connected to my community, community leaders, and other small business owners. Hendrix was named Ambassador of the Year in 2017 and became a CDF Board member in 2016-2018, CDF Executive Board member 2017-2018 and CDF Governance Board in 2017-2018. She is a graduate of the Jim Ingram CLI 2017 program.

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As director of Talent Management for Ingalls Shipbuilding, Denise Jones is responsible for strategy and execution of leadership development, organizational development and effectiveness, work-force training and diversity and inclusion.

Denise has extensive HR experience in leadership development, organizational development, performance management, succession planning and diversity. After joining Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula in 1979, Denise worked as a line manger of the Graphic Arts group and later transferred to the Management Development and OD function for the organization.

Denise holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi. Her Bachelors degree is in Business Administration and her Masters degree is in Systems Management. She is a member of the Workforce Development Committee for both AIA and the Shipbuilding Council of America. She is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources. She also holds several certifications including Instructional Design, Myers Briggs Temperance Inventory, Strengths Deployment Inventory, and Seven Habits for Highly Effective People delivery.

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Gold Strike Casino Resort

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Madison County Board of Supervisors

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Taylor is a native of Mound Bayou and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Spelman College in Atlanta and her DMD from the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry.

Taylor completed a one-year general practice residency and a two-year residency specializing in pediatric dentistry at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital in Bronx, New York.

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Bay attorney helps put new restaurant group together

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A Coast attorney is shuttling between Bay St. Louis, Louisiana and Philadelphia, Penn., where he is helping to restructure a restaurant group founded by celebrity chef Jose Garces.

Ronnie Artigues is one of the new owners who bought the Garces Restaurant Group out of bankruptcy in July and is serving as

CEO of the new venture.

Garces, a James Beard winner and one of a few Iron Chef title holders, is a cookbook author who appears on television regularly.

He is credited with amping up Philadelphia’s restaurant scene as a culinary destination.

Artigues came to his new role by way of being general counsel to Ballard Brands, a hospitality company in Louisiana that owns PJ’s Coffee, Wow Cafe, New Orleans Roast

Coffee & Tea and several other restaurants with 150 locations throughout the Southeast.

Artigues and the three Ballard brothers have connections through Tulane University, mutual friends, business ventures and Republican national politics.

When the Garces group filed for bankruptcy last year, David Maser, a Philadelphia investor who knew the Ballards and Artigues, reached out to them, Artigues said.

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Maser, the Ballards and Artigues formed 3BM1 and paid $5.5 million in cash plus assumed liabilities of the hospitality group.

They now own eight restaurants and manage and operate six others in Philadelphia, New York and Atlantic City. There’s also a large catering division in the group, which combined has a total of about 750 employees.

As CEO Artigues said, “I’m helping the new ownership group restructure and reorganize at the corporate level to make it more streamlined and efficient.” He’s piecing together the owners’ input on finances, operations and personnel as a “liaison between the operations in Louisiana and Philadelphia.”

Garces, who Artigues called a culinary genius and an artist, is the chief culinary officer of the new company, which is keeping its headquarters in Philadelphia. His restaurants feature Mexican, Spanish, Basque and American cuisine in various venues including food trucks.

Artigues spends about half of his time in Philadelphia and half in Bay St. Louis.

In the past six months, Artigues has been focused upon stabilizing and restructuring the new company, but he and the other owners also are looking at expanding.

“We’re looking at bringing some of the concepts outside Philadelphia, New York and Atlantic City,” he said. New Orleans and the Coast are possible locations, given the owners’ connections. The Ballard’s company is headquartered in Covington, La. “We’ve got a concept or two that could work on the coast but not right away,” Artigues said.

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WDAM-TV reports that Arnold Line Water Association’s board and membership agreed last week on new leaders, with the new choices taking over immediately.

Public Service Commissioner Sam Britton is a Republican representing the state’s southern district. He announced a new president and two new board members accepted roles managing the 2,400-customer utility in the Lamar County suburbs of Hattiesburg.

The utility regulator has been investigating Arnold Line for years, motivated by complaints from customers. For example, the utility previously demanded customers had to produce copies of their bills or recite their account number to pay bills.

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Cantina Laredo will close on Feb. 25, to be replaced with an independent restaurant concept that will open later this year, according to the District at Eastover.

The Mexican-fare restaurant opened in late July of 2017.

The new restaurant will be owned and operated by MH Ventures of Jackson, the restaurant group behind Fine & Dandy, which is across the mixed-use development’s green space from the Mexican-fare restaurant.

District co-developer Breck Hines said in a release that “despite Cantina Laredo’s success, we’ve come to understand that independent, local restaurant concepts are better for this market and more closely aligned with our vision for The District at Eastover.”

Under the direction of MH Venture’s owner Ray-Scott Miller and chef Jesse Houston, the new restaurant will offer the same quality of food and service as Fine & Dandy, according to the release.

“We will release details on the restaurant shortly and in the meantime, can say that much of our focus will be on highlighting the star of our soon-to-be sister restaurant, which is the patio,” said Miller.

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Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. on Tuesday reported earnings of $77 million for all of 2018, a 19 percent drop from the $95 million it earned a year earlier. Sales totaled $2.81 billion, down from $2.85 billion.

The results included a $34 million goodwill impairment charge.

The Findlay, Ohio-based company said consolidated unit volume fell 2.4 percent.

Cooper employs some 1,400 at its plant in Tupelo, where it has operated since 1984. Last year, the facility rolled out its 375 millionth tire.

Earlier this week, Cooper said that members of United Steelworkers Local 556L in Clarksdale ratified a new four-year labor agreement, which covers more than 40 USW members.

The Tupelo plant is not unionized, and attempts in the past to organize the plant have been unsuccessful.

For the fourth quarter, sales increased 1.8 percent to $770 million. Operating making for $25 million; without the goodwill charge, operating profit would have been $59 million.

Cooper President and CEO Brad Hughes said, “As projected, in the fourth quarter we drove unit volume growth in the U.S., which was offset by volume declines in our other regions, reflecting economic and political factors. Raw material costs improved sequentially, but were up on a year-over-year basis by nearly 8 percent.”

Hughes also said the company expects growth in tire demand, particularly in the U.S. Ahead of the earnings report, last week the company announced a quarterly dividend of 10.5 cents per share on common stock, payable March 29 to stockholders of record at the close of business March 1, 2019. It will be Cooper’s 188th consecutive quarterly dividend.

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Hines said at the time the Cantina was announced that “we asked Cantina’s parent company if we could be partners with them in this restaurant and they obliged.”

The first Cantina Laredo opened in 1984 in Addison, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. There are currently 34 locations in the United States, with additional locations in Abu Dhabi and London.

The Jackson location marked Cantina Laredo’s first in Mississippi. It has been co-operated by Consolidated Restaurant Operations Inc. Hines said in an interview that the closing had nothing to do with the opening of the Cultivation Food Hall across the street in the District on Jan. 10, which features eight eateries operated by locals.

“This has been in the works for several months,” Hines said. In fact, sales have been up at both the Cantina Laredo and Fine & Dandy, which, with the food hall, create a dining destination, he said.

Hines said he expects the new restaurant to be open in the spring.

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This report is based on the month the tax is collected at the Tax Commission (Month 2).

January January Year to date YTD CITY 2019 2018 2019 2018 Abbeville 4385.7 4114.96 32883.91 32428.28 Aberdeen 71,737.17 74322.79 489020.14 482215.7 Ackerman 24,861.96 26530.1 171448.64 168517.85 Alcorn State University 0 4443.32 0 7566.82 Algoma 3,999.94 2464.68 20405.25 16271.52 Alligator 274.07 341.49 2282.78 2597.63 Amory 186,499.71 187496.9 1181377.03 1137114.04 Anguilla 1,618.00 1224.64 12219.74 15005.48 Arcola 693.61 1223.79 5342.26 9051.89 Artesia 954.76 761.21 5200.68 5472.09 Ashland 15,968.24 13047.09 90902.91 93232.46 Baldwyn 41,532.82 45915.81 301544.24 310572.68 Bassfield 13,691.66 14275.11 93813.48 92603.96 Batesville 419,358.17 426359.33 2688477.31 2704498.66 Bay Springs 64,880.45 59368.55 404719.93 394510.58 Bay St. Louis 134,605.78 121667.55 971064.47 925105.45 Beaumont 10,861.82 9900.2 65946.38 63528.32 Beauregard 216.99 185.6 1577.37 1378.75 Belmont 28,326.55 27577.32 194118.19 188788.28 Belzoni 35,766.23 37268.8 240877.54 253571.79 Benoit 2,244.72 2043.41 16871.86 16109.89 Bentonia 11,141.19 11374.95 81163.92 95709.28 Beulah 299.92 346.87 2286.71 2406.42 Big Creek 396.85 375.65 2229.85 2371.42 Biloxi 1,121,986.05 1077334.64 7642499.31 7166368.58 Blue Mountain 11,253.73 10034.52 72101.72 74668.87 Blue Springs 1,929.79 2085.49 14160.53 15716.93 Bolton 11,233.35 10806.57 95146.21 93114.82 Booneville 170,923.88 175244.85 1138118.34 1117055.75 Boyle 20,216.98 13153.36 151985.45 114578.4 Brandon 542,079.99 540718.3 3532057.78 3420286.56 Braxton 1,499.16 1469.61 10069.43 10780.33 Brookhaven 520,211.12 520535.84 3377658.82 3363142.72 Brooksville 10,371.28 10139.48 64792.76 69745.85 Bruce 43,063.69 42110.88 278726.94 299181.53 Bude 10,376.82 14867.6 78617.24 89769.43 Burnsville 14,004.56 15477.4 102176.21 102885.91 Byhalia 64,325.42 59148.41 456040.83 434473.35 Byram 728,168.53 279211.28 2137117.1 1550320.23 Caledonia 16,374.81 16205.6 106677.44 104764.09 Calhoun City 22,610.48 23630.89 160797.43 170037.69 Canton 249,431.15 267085.74 1767664.27 1796257.04 Carrollton 6,848.66 7576.22 46255.01 46836.81 Carthage 158,638.76 158498.38 1026333.44 1011190.36 Cary 1,171.93 1192.48 10314.75 7786.08 Centreville 23,239.56 22787.54 136075.6 136586.58 Charleston 32,081.83 32888.27 208938.88 202280.58 Chunky 806.48 535.37 4937.62 5049.85 Clarksdale 218,940.32 250964.4 1482807.19 1543402.19 Cleveland 367,804.66 355329.32 2222104.11 2223344.01 Clinton 475,341.91 473262.71 2796540.12 2711552.02 Coahoma 541.59 481.2 3337.98 4248.86 Coahoma Community College 19.01 7.99 1040.5 1241.89 Coffeeville 11,033.73 11045.79 74310.63 72102.28 Coldwater 20,798.79 19391.55 147689.01 131524.72 Collins 151,263.82 139608.93 999594.44 947994.06 Columbia 304,325.00 294994.45 1895265.37 1851525.64 Columbus 976,495.00 953451.76 5698034.26 5720287.28 Como 22,627.26 16934.41 120157.74 114583.69 Corinth 617,040.72 623955.82 3697275.6 3615963.69 Courtland 1,332.47 1413.19 9334.84 10453.8 Crawford 1,502.41 1458.49 10293.56 10470.75 Crenshaw 6,556.46 5848.06 38084.9 34879.88 Crosby 816.51 830.43 6603.38 8661.54 Crowder 2,373.93 1762.83 14621.03 13329.05 Cruger 330.51 349.85 2518.14 2821.85 Crystal Springs 68,190.73 73552.96 455431.94 462218.24 D’Iberville 829,243.06 819427.93 4713366.44 4424842.18 D’Lo 1,561.90 1461.97 46970.66 11473.96 Decatur 12,683.88 13039.17 90478.83 82915.38 Dekalb 19,310.67 18540.89 129347.2 141566.74 Derma 8,883.76 8946.15 62162.43 61220.2 Diamondhead 56,846.69 53322.68 407108.99 347828.53 Doddsville 577.33 447.91 4756.57 4703.45 Drew 6,354.91 6793.67 46220.96 52124.59 Duck Hill 4,215.63 4439.35 29125.26 28347.29 Dumas 923.13 990.15 6676.08 7528.46 Duncan 809.33 481.36 5813.91 3572.81 Durant 34,338.01 36602.96 265146.47 249982.96 East Mississippi Community College 32.91 38.6 1506.92 1639.4 Ecru 13,038.12 11086.99 75281.07 72314.58 Eden 75.97 67.59 573.08 531.28 Edwards 6,512.29 7144.23 44199.06 47004.44 Ellisville 86,096.42 79532.16 566628.37 541706.2 Enterprise 6,275.56 6962.7 38355.73 42320.99 Ethel 2,463.11 2516.79 16178.65 16960.54 Eupora 34,642.26 34661.01 244945.17 251740.56 Falcon 130.13 238.74 1117.03 1689.52 Falkner 6,308.75 5787.42 38679.92 39835.25 Farmington 4,676.91 2431.81 38457.65 17053.21 Fayette 16,559.96 17313.7 110614.9 120619.32 Flora 32,309.82 37051.1 220984.57 218139.87 Florence 74,627.86 74006.65 515688.52 496464.23 Flowood 1,287,144.61 1415276.45 7210555.38 7090189.67 Forest 199,446.08 210161.82 1334657.98 1342870.13 French Camp 1,461.09 1069.41 9099.61 8574.12 Friars Point 6,689.57 1975.97 28045.06 19466.12

Fulton 139,350.73 Gattman 148.12 Gautier 197,787.95 Georgetown 4,440.38 Glen 4,699.41 Glendora 408.32 Gloster 14,873.33 Golden 3,689.02 Goodman 3,220.66 Greenville 573,188.10 Greenwood 413,270.36 Grenada 418,441.49 Gulfport 2,112,029.34 Gunnison 709.35 Guntown 17,952.72 Hatley 1,870.11 Hattiesburg 2,274,043.46 Hazlehurst 131,840.22 Heidelberg 17,177.49 Hernando 382,651.72 Hickory 9,074.62 Hickory Flat 6,855.68 Hinds Community College 253.88 Hollandale 13,211.61 Holly Springs 121,772.32 Horn Lake 537,203.25 Houlka 7,767.10 Houston 91,361.48 Indianola 169,959.76 Inverness 3,781.02 Isola 1,833.44 Itta Bena 11,289.11 Iuka 82,169.88 Jackson 2,546,950.89 Jonestown 3,755.30 Jumpertown 1,904.08 Kilmichael 6,648.13 Kosciusko 201,751.94 Kossuth 5,328.18 Lake 22,964.74 Lambert 2,452.26 Laurel 876,051.31 Leakesville 28,124.51 Learned 1,344.54 Leland 45,689.50 Lena 2,295.64 Lexington 32,006.89 Liberty 22,345.78 Long Beach 126,404.04 Louin 3,206.30 Louise 1,815.61 Louisville 155,052.27 Lucedale 229,104.60 Lula 956.76 Lumberton 15,335.78 Lyon 2,836.60 Maben 8,905.62 Macon 47,197.29 Madison 996,272.44 Magee 209,620.70 Magnolia 42,684.06 Mantachie 18,633.98 Mantee 1,956.81 Marietta 4,729.20 Marion 22,367.93 Marks 16,729.74 Mathiston 16,897.39 Mayersville 616.07 McComb 555,378.84 McCool 506.74 McLain 3,960.73 Meadville 12,495.54 Mendenhall 53,295.72 Meridian 1,330,294.51 Merigold 9,921.27 Metcalfe 1,011.75 MS Gulf Coast Community College 0.00 Mississippi State University 37,779.95 MS Valley State University 154.77 Mize 10,931.27 Monticello 47,004.58 Montrose 127.71 Moorhead 7,503.57 Morgan City 414.33 Morton 39,918.34 Moss Point 163,295.03 Mound Bayou 5,201.37 Mt. Olive 8,881.71 Myrtle 4,403.90 Natchez 483,162.39 Nettleton 32,586.19 New Albany 321,722.86 New Augusta 11,698.71 New Hebron 6,838.07 Newton 94,615.62 North Carrollton 3,106.55 Noxapater 8,226.78 Oakland 7,184.95 Ocean Springs 487,799.88 Okolona 24,646.47 Olive Branch 1,065,783.16 Osyka 5,292.79 Oxford 933,029.64 Pace 441.24 Pachuta 3,774.73 Paden 70.76

142890.83 150.08 189074.41 4491.39 4074.47 317.28 12392.4 4203.85 3202.84 581625.79 423497.77 419828.41 1991297.62 843.49 17397.38 1595.12 2304209.76 131500.46 15908.41 373069.81 7680.96 7244.54 598.84 14977.86 122301.65 502167.86 8530.7 92218.46 158232.58 8697.99 1890.77 11944.89 79281.18 2730086.77 1942.14 321.13 6088.08 229451.37 4881.92 19455.08 2770.37 809598.68 28087.08 581.59 37946.88 2155.81 37105.95 21789.22 131363.61 1878.09 940.46 161664.97 215890.45 629.79 16376.85 2808.38 11788.52 49916.77 947017.03 205733.24 45733.96 18187.58 2227.35 4737.85 19200.55 17182.61 15663.8 865.9 573366.64 647.63 4012.14 12973.21 52577.03 1326553.77 9153.82 851.77 153.5 24981.87 308.94 9298.02 45024.76 128.37 6844.09 476.78 37766.95 174935.3 5268.58 9617.59 4655.33 498826.41 34282.34 314758.36 10970.33 6704.03 92609.57 3269.06 8144.7 6701.59 487583.96 26372.29 1042797.31 13134.46 886111.75 454.94 1355.47 49.58

914073.27 925.31 1310375.11 26745.74 37233.82 2701.97 85522.63 27367.92 23358.08 3525837.47 2668815.03 2625227.53 13308338.43 5332.91 121455.82 12063.74 13552043.15 811624.31 119200.72 2222822.53 57707.24 46707.71 4686.74 101588.09 805597.43 3154806.29 57242.91 626380.86 1071366.93 30566.92 13214.94 81312.74 546931.98 16981971.27 21272.06 11841.3 42110.54 1281792.2 34108.66 155836.19 14774.46 5367057.51 186686.09 6204.99 345417.88 15773.36 218661.93 149707.09 868976.82 17878.72 11138.64 1042441.16 1357143.11 7625.06 96909.81 13942.26 54472.94 332692.94 5320290.64 1301409.3 298895.59 126876.99 14771.61 31890.33 137145.32 110077.75 149042.15 4813.02 3306380.67 3860.68 27009.02 78540.59 387348.05 8254937.94 51851.51 6723.39 3275.02 231174.95 5037.82 77524.6 290442 1200.1 51259.28 3568.82 277671.33 1220889.75 30209.42 60000.17 29740.64 3062197.81 215618.17 2086204.36 81432 43179.1 580242.89 21812.92 57206.28 48156.57 3067368.24 168798.49 6402383.64 36221.24 5898690.63 3040.8 23807.05 458.27

912646.27 969.02 1269735.72 27283.99 23823.22 2560.84 83306.95 30695.82 23735.87 3527905.09 2667618.69 2596863.82 12742589.55 6081.85 118058.84 11113.37 13265920.71 793466.03 119134.02 2131653.97 49452.66 46325.55 5162.53 105342.68 796355.96 2919569.81 59746.08 628414.7 1073952.65 33863.02 14635.54 79090.29 489265.03 17060752.73 13295.75 2409.28 40128.69 1265204.19 28778.5 130485.44 17516.11 5101605.03 179953.99 4299.77 284113.98 14860.65 235108.23 150795.05 850530.12 9728.84 7729.21 1067817.14 1295102.12 7466.79 97182.08 15575.88 57911.53 339667.34 4924147.26 1252883.31 294046.82 132737.32 13853.66 32110.62 132464.82 109858.05 108877.31 5397.4 3366058.69 4886.67 27261.65 83650.74 369199.39 8083750.53 50095.3 6093.59 3430.07 313868.08 4913.79 65822.26 284665.18 5067.95 52143.84 3682.34 272706.55 1152704.51 27339.97 64190.21 32382.38 3076868.93 218139.64 1997090.52 81136.55 46313.42 577498.12 22540.26 51966.82 47041.19 2959460.67 165222.8 6223310.23 41577.51 5831778.94 3172.19 12595.36 521.26

Pascagoula 481,921.37 508353.82 Pass Christian 133,128.48 125795.73 Paulding 95.13 137.65 Pearl 846,979.25 933731.28 Pelahatchie 28,317.07 33226.7 Petal 257,563.48 246789.66 Philadelphia 411,171.84 409527.31 Picayune 432,683.58 453742.04 Pickens 7,923.12 6403.75 Pittsboro 1,866.61 1838.35 Plantersville 8,398.27 5017.51 Polkville 1,560.17 1577.52 Pontotoc 230,738.32 231001.45 Pope 5,210.97 3014.47 Poplarville 82,419.14 73003.02 Port Gibson 27,929.29 28856.54 Potts Camp 7,060.63 6939.07 Prentiss 34,529.36 33745.1 Puckett 8,063.74 8856.33 Purvis 74,356.95 76364.54 Quitman 49,482.88 47656.67 Raleigh 20,299.21 18307.85 Raymond 18,970.58 18811.22 Renova 7,054.36 1503.29 Richland 503,779.12 514931.83 Richton 31,896.72 32258.43 Ridgeland 1,422,994.79 1406579.47 Rienzi 4,275.85 4434.21 Ripley 127,723.82 130552.55 Rolling Fork 34,943.08 34118.62 Rosedale 11,103.69 10952.47 Roxie 3,608.11 1599.15 Ruleville 20,627.59 20101.34 Sallis 1,364.93 1529.99 Saltillo 73,064.71 75025.5 Sandersville 25,719.89 13155.04 Sardis 33,641.04 25892.22 Satartia 436.79 333.19 Schlater 856.93 857.7 Scooba 6,877.20 7492.5 Sebastopol 15,416.23 15740.25 Seminary 15,412.11 15099.77 Senatobia 207,111.91 203673.01 Shannon 12,278.37 11063.51 Shaw 6,338.68 6094.09 Shelby 9,433.39 9982.03 Sherman 34,144.71 36513.04 Shubuta 4,152.94 3954.33 Shuqualak 1,793.86 1950.01 Sidon 468.97 480.94 Silver City 360.82 413.22 Silver Creek 2,419.41 2744.22 Slate Springs 167.48 178.73 Sledge 1,711.37 1477.71 Smithville 6,224.33 6040.26 Snow Lake Shores 168.22 118.23 Soso 11,963.01 11066.35 Southaven 1,547,108.67 1552054.58 SW Mississippi Community College 25.48 25.79 Starkville 658,691.64 653482.48 State Line 10,555.58 10288.53 Stonewall 6,270.80 6180.91 Sturgis 2,035.14 3760 Summit 30,809.47 34547.94 Sumner 2,156.82 4014.84 Sumrall 47,702.54 47292.63 Sunflower 2,773.20 3277.48 Sylvarena 166.55 158.86 Taylor 2,116.70 1904.37 Taylorsville 25,648.21 26905.12 Tchula 6,668.52 5595.05 Terry 25,888.52 28269.03 Thaxton 3,934.67 3551.64 Tishomingo 15,274.41 0 Toccopola 633.54 665.97 Tremont 2,554.61 787.26 Tunica 36,813.59 35323.31 Tupelo 2,182,600.58 2174259.03 Tutwiler 5,394.94 3990.18 Tylertown 54,251.99 57316.31 Union 26,497.49 25721.48 University Of Mississippi 4,008.82 6315.79 Utica 7,401.26 7463.35 Vaiden 10,335.30 9400.23 Vardaman 11,347.60 11089.32 Verona 19,757.90 19200.45 Vicksburg 732,628.05 760730.51 Walls 7,687.55 6899.12 Walnut 22,158.15 21023.41 Walnut Grove 5,154.17 5395.75 Walthall 3,190.92 1255.8 Water Valley 43,512.03 45675.09 Waveland 229,241.76 225130.9 Waynesboro 212,447.23 190217.29 Webb 5,348.47 6167.01 Weir 3,644.28 3880.29 Wesson 14,538.30 13858.7 West 938.77 1023.71 West Point 185,286.72 185230.57 Wiggins 173,656.26 172963.37 Winona 81,356.90 97722.62 Winstonville 348.18 257.18 Woodland 6,730.23 5500.18 Woodville 31,019.07 50161.45 Yazoo City 181,521.55 186817.29 Total

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3159800.97 897802.63 756.99 5932859.76 223293.51 1612026.7 2496851.21 2835709.04 47583.68 12184.9 51864.35 9539.91 1463845.51 34347.68 569154.28 210095.03 49277.99 228216.92 58671.28 482488.35 327982.81 126320.7 138844.44 32384.31 3519152.33 202343.74 7972408.61 28060.41 859874.34 230267.18 70703.48 25648.66 141772.47 9781.72 508988.89 134182.07 196884.2 1880.65 7572.46 53546.79 113896.95 99395.39 1351780.43 77550.43 44908.22 68414.01 267660.16 24693.14 12620.72 4524.53 2489.74 17124.32 1601.34 10788.71 41280.5 1005.43 74240.78 9008124.6 665.08 4356961.18 68799.93 39442.33 23237.75 250685.49 22328.03 346145.05 18879.18 1709.22 15709.94 168718.44 44926.44 184876.63 27516.01 97555.04 4799.05 14361.73 241580.35 12658224.89 34225.86 377616.51 167446.13 73386.8 54749.88 62019.31 80801 139037.09 4617191.98 56741.88 150562.93 35808.73 25660.14 303874.33 1510459.39 1307469.26 47588.29 23933.96 96616.04 6658.39 1200771.38 1123657.91 542520.36 1715.38 40949.97 204940.62 1209719.23

3125973.37 812692.07 930.2 5888117.22 225065 1528875.85 2593560.83 2799243.04 42287.37 11739.52 38782.91 9136.16 1453543.9 21481.12 516600.71 198642.12 51043.62 236614.85 58195.54 515516.6 320705.36 117440.38 135688.96 13871.65 3392825.17 203760.36 7983344.57 29149.03 818329.37 228695.2 74047.87 11282.52 136381.51 11628.91 503271.9 132963.7 180224.04 2250.84 7318.89 57674.73 107290.34 94897.02 1294492.96 79622.57 46469.3 66287.59 255385.97 26825.91 16184.23 3523.95 2703.21 18551.75 1070.5 10079.72 40820.99 712.19 65818.26 8561043.2 686.61 4125928.22 74644.57 41444.51 19948.26 263343.91 27546.29 336554.19 21488.09 1485.76 16025.74 181436.54 40466.95 191424.45 24494.62 118594.47 14882 8894.14 252479.42 12259302.42 28857.36 389386.68 175509.55 167925 57588.87 68212.91 79414.69 200080.17 4667699.73 56283.69 141373.21 36354.71 8414.96 308711.51 1396949.41 1197241.29 50573.82 24191.95 95488.93 6936.06 1178669.47 1116236.93 653730.03 1623.82 41157.11 229969.44 1137602.04

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