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Most offices closed for Memorial Day

Most offices closed for Memorial Day All Pearl River County government offices will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday. All Picayune and Poplarville city offices will be closed, also.

Temporary employees arrested for trailer thefts

Temporary employees arrested for trailer thefts Two temporary workers from Alabama were recently arrested for allegedly embezzling camper trailers.

“The Largest Cleanup Effort in U.S. History”

“The Largest Cleanup Effort in U.S. History” Following up on his press conference discussing the BP oil spill , the President travelled to the Gulf Coast to get another first-hand look at the progress and to be briefed by those on the ground. At the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Grande Isle, Louisiana , the President [...]

Garda Signs $25 Million Cash Logistics Contract With a Major Financial Institution

Garda Signs $25 Million Cash Logistics Contract With a Major Financial Institution MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA–(Marketwire – 05/27/10) – Garda Cash Logistics, America’s premium provider and a subsidiary of Garda World Security Corporation, (TSX: GW – News ) (Garda), one of the most trusted Cash logistics, Physical Security and Global Risk Consulting firms in the world, today [...]

Where’s our outrage at Jim Crow revivalists?

Where’s our outrage at Jim Crow revivalists? Where are my post-racial friends when I need them? Last week, Rand Paul, the son of U.S. Rep. and former presidential candidate Ron Paul, said that while he supported the portion of the Civil Rights Act that banned discrimination in public places and institutions, he also thought that private [...]

Obama Extends Moratorium on Offshore Drilling

Obama Extends Moratorium on Offshore Drilling President Announces 6-Month Block on Drilling at News Conference Addressing Gulf Spill

Condolences Offered

Condolences Offered China, North Korea’s chief ally, expressed condolences at a summit between South Korea, China and Japan over the sinking of a South Korean warship

New movie focuses on Clinton-Blair years

New movie focuses on Clinton-Blair years New movie, The Special Relationship, focuses on Bill Clinton and then-British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Japan’s Bonds Post Weekly Loss on Recovery Signs, Stock Gains

Japan’s Bonds Post Weekly Loss on Recovery Signs, Stock Gains May 29 (Bloomberg) — Japanese bonds completed a weekly loss as signs the global economy is recovering and a rally in stocks around the world damped demand for government debt.

AP News in Brief

AP News in Brief Obama visits Gulf, confronts spill damage _ and rising anger over failure to stop gushing oil GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) _ Kneeling to pick up tar balls on an oil-fouled beach and listening to “heartbreaking stories” of loss, President Barack Obama personally… Drilling fluid – BP – Gulf of Mexico – Oil [...]