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Oktibbeha County is claiming it did not violate the state Open Meetings Act when it held multiple non-quorum meetings with engineers earlier this month to discuss potential improvements to the Oktibbeha County Lake dam.
The Dispatch has filed an official complaint to the Mississippi Ethics Commission against Oktibbeha County for violating the Open Meetings Act.
Every weekday morning, and late each Saturday night, a Goss Urbanite 500 Series press cranks up to produce another 13,000 or so editions of The Dispatch. Jamie Morrison is usually there, adjusting ink, replenishing paper rolls and troubleshooting problems as they arise.
Dispatch wins top award at state contest By Dispatch Staff Report 11 hours ago From left, Slim Smith, Stella Yu, Theo DeRosa, Tess Vrbin, Claire Hassler, Birney Imes and Matt Garner BILOXI — The Dispatch won the General Excellence category for medium-sized dailies at the annual Mississippi Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. It was one of 26 total awards, including 10 for first place, the newspaper received in a ceremony Saturday afternoon for work completed in 2020. The General Excellence category considers the entire newspaper product, including editorial content and desig...
Letter: Remembering Jan Swoope By Frances Hairston 13 hours ago Thank you Slim Smith and Peter Imes for the beautiful tributes you wrote in Thursday’s paper about a very special lady, Jan Swoope. Jan came to my house in 2015 to interview and take pictures of my art for an upcoming art exhibit. Jan was right there at the military museum in 2018 when I asked her to write an article about the museum and the task the Daughters of the American Revolution had undertaken. Always, Jan was very attentive and concerned. You could expect she would take the questions she asked and weave that infor...