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John R. Smith, chairman of Transportation for America, on Monday spoke to the Hancock County Board of Supervisors about Gov. Phil Bryant's recent request for matching funds from the three coastal counties for restoring passenger rail service to the Gulf Coast. Smith said that he provides policy advice to the Southern Rail Commission, which was created by Congress to support freight and passenger rail issues in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
Polls will be open in Hancock County from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. next Tuesday, June 26, when Mississippi Rep. David Baria will square off against Howard Sherman in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate. Baria and Sherman ran neck-and-neck in the June 5 primary election, which saw a crowded field of six candidates.
Several local residents will represent Hancock County-area women at the "Ready to Run Mississippi" conference on Aug. 19 in Jackson. According to event host the Stennis Center, "Ready to Run is a non-partisan campaign training program to encourage women to run for elective office, position themselves for appointive office, work on a campaign, or get involved in public life in other ways.
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. - A Mississippi police chief killed himself soon after learning that authorities were investigating allegations he illegally sold city-owned firearms, including an assault rifle, a sheriff's official said Friday.