There are things that endure that are measured in hundreds of years. Other things last long enough to be measured in decades. ...more

January 15, 2009

Research the origins of the proposed new department facilities. You will find that the county commissioners suggested that all government departments bring forth their projected needs for the future and submit expansion possibilities. You will find Susan Benton complied with that request with energy and foresight. Unlike other department heads that will also need expansion for their departments, but haven't taken the time (i.e. extra work,) or used imagination to submit a plan, she did as requested. ...more

September 12, 2008

Union bosses in this region of rural Mississippi long have grumbled that the largest factories here hire illegal immigrants, and the immigrants have been starting to get more overtime and supervisory positions. ...more

August 28, 2008

The largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history has caused panic among Hispanic families in this small southern Mississippi town, where federal agents rounded up nearly 600 plant workers suspected of being in the country illegally. ...more

August 27, 2008

Richard Paul Hunt had a knack for names, and made a point of treating everyone on the same level, no matter what their status or station in life. ...more

January 23, 2008

The county's code of conduct explicitly states that employees will not discredit Hernando County government, its public officials or fellow workers. ...more

January 9, 2008

New details surface about how candidate cards were found. ...more

January 8, 2008