Hattiesburg-Laurel director tapped as Mississippi Airports Association president

Thomas Heanue, executive director of Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport, was selected as president of the Mississippi Airports Association.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20120522/NEWS01/120522010/-1/rss01

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 18:20:17 -0700

Pascagoula native George Blair named to MAC Hall of Fame

Former Ole Miss star coached several seasons at Laurel
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-sports/2012/05/pascagoula_native_george_blair.html

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 12:22:38 -0700

Laurel School District to buy 5 new school buses

The Laurel School District will purchase five new air-conditioned 2013 school buses.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20120524/NEWS01/205240322/-1/rss01

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 00:04:24 -0700

Mississippi briefs

Flowers, of Southaven, resigning from Senate
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/05/24/3969527/mississippi-briefs.html

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 21:58:42 -0700

Free State of Jones

Jones County is a study in duality. It has two courthouses in two county seats: Ellisville and Laurel. During the Civil War, the county supposedly seceded from the state of Mississippi and the Confederacy, a contested historical legend.
http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/free_state_of_jones_05092012/

Published: Wed, 09 May 2012 10:36:55 -0700

Three airports getting connection change from Memphis to Atlanta

AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Three Mississippi cities that are losing their federally-subsidized air connections to Memphis will now be served through Atlanta.
http://msbusiness.com/2012/05/three-airports-getting-connection-change-from-memphis-to-atlanta/

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 06:13:13 -0700

Laurel inches closer to completing redistricting

Chinn said Laurel has gain a few hundred residents since 2000 and new redistricting lines had to be drawn.
http://www.wdam.com/story/18267884/laurel-is-one-closer-to-completing-redistricting

Published: Thu, 10 May 2012 15:27:06 -0700

3 Miss. cities to be served by Silver Airways

3 Miss. cities to be served by Silver Airways
http://www.canadianbusiness.com/article/85072--3-miss-cities-to-be-served-by-silver-airways

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 14:38:57 -0700

Library to show free movies

The Laurel-Jones County Library will host a summer movie series in June and July.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20120524/NEWS01/205240328/-1/rss01

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 00:04:35 -0700

Silver Airways picked to provide air service in Tupelo

It will take 90 to 120 days, but Silver Airways will begin providing commercial air service for Tupelo, Greenville and Hattiesburg/Laurel in Mississippi; Muscle Shoals, Ala.; and Greenbrier/White Sulphur Springs (also referred to as Lewisburg) W. Va.
http://nems360.com/view/full_story/18686367/article-Silver-Airways-picked-to-provide-air-service-in-Tupelo?instance=secondary_stories_left_column

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 13:09:45 -0700