Health officials trying to save jobs
JACKSON — Top officials at the Mississippi State Department of Health say they’re trying to prevent layoffs for 41 employees and 41 contract workers who were part of a program to help women with...
View ArticleNew USM president raises mininum annual salary
HATTIESBURG — University of Southern Mississippi President Rodney Bennett has announced a new minimum salary of $21,000 a year to go into effect July 1. Currently 194 employees, many of them in...
View ArticleMore than 200 employees take early retirement from BancorpSouth
TUPELO — BancorpSouth Inc. has released the final results of the company’s previously announced voluntary early retirement program, which was offered to certain employees as a part of ongoing efforts...
View ArticleCity's first responders earn more than $600K in overtime
VICKSBURG — Overtime to firefighter, police officer and paramedics has cost the city of Vicksburg $632,176 with three months remaining in the 2013 fiscal year. The fiscal year ends Sept. 30. Accounting...
View ArticleCity to take out loan in anticipation of tax collections
NATCHEZ — The Natchez Board of Aldermen voted to take out up to $600,000 in tax-anticipation loan funds to cover mainly payroll expenses until expected tax revenue is collected. The Natchez Democrat...
View ArticleConservator: Schools had too many employees
GREENWOOD — The conservator of the Leflore County School District had almost twice as many employees as it should have. Robert Strebeck, sent by the state to bring the failing district back into shape,...
View ArticleState's jobless rate remains highest in U.S.
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The state’s unemployment rate continued to go in the wrong direction in July, remaining the highest in the nation. The jobless rate rose to 8 percent in July, the third straight...
View ArticleMississippi no longer has highest unemployment rate in nation
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi no longer has the highest unemployment rate in the nation in August, according to figures released Friday by the U.S. Labor Department. The Mississippi unemployment...
View ArticleEmployers added 6,000 jobs in September; unemployment rate falls
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The state’s employers added 6,000 jobs to their payrolls in September and the state’s unemployment rate fell again, although it remains the second-highest in the nation. The...
View ArticleEASI hires Eric Sokolsky
Eric Sokolsky has joined Employee Administrative Services, Inc. (EASI) as vice president of sales. Eric has been a sales executive and customer service/operations manager for more than 30 years. He has...
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