Whitney closing eight branches in three La. cities
GULFPORT — Eight Whitney Bank branches in Louisiana are set to close at the end of August. Hancock Holding Co., the Gulfport-based parent company of Whitney Bank, announced it would close the Baton...
View ArticleRepairs to closed bridge due to lack of MDOT funding
OXFORD — Repairs to the Taylor Creek Bridge on Mississippi Highway 328 in Lafayette County may not begin until October 2014 because of funding reductions to the Mississippi Department of...
View ArticleNonprofit health center in Delta to close when funds are exhausted
GREENVILLE — The Good Samaritan Health Center will be closing its doors by the end of the year or as soon as federal funds run out. The Greenville nonprofit opened in 2006 as a part-time clinic and...
View ArticleGeorges-damaged museum to reopen after 15 years
PASCAGOULA — The Scranton Museum will reopen the weekend of June 21, after being closed for 15 years. The museum, set up on a shrimp boat, has been closed since Hurricane Georges hit in 1998, causing...
View ArticleNavistar shuttering plant; 80 workers left jobless
WEST POINT — Navistar Defense is suspending production at its plant in West Point. Navistar spokeswoman Lauren McFarland said in a statement that the 80 workers at the plant were notified today....
View ArticleKmart to close two Coast stores in November
WAVELAND and GULFPORT — Kmart has announced that it will be closing stores in Waveland and Gulfport in south Mississippi. The closings are scheduled for mid-November. The closings mean the only...
View ArticleBottle top plant to stop after nearly 30 years; 100 laid off
OLIVE BRANCH — Closure Systems International Inc. will shutter its Olive Branch factory in December, laying off 100 people. Human resources director Jeanette Vaughn said today the factory will close...
View ArticleDMR opens oyster reefs that were closed due to T.S. Karen
GULF OF MEXICO — Oyster reefs that were closed Oct. 3 due to the threat of Tropical Storm Karen will reopen today, according to officials with the Department of Marine Resources. Those areas include: •...
View ArticlePepsiCo beverage warehouse to close next month
CORINTH — PepsiCo is closing Corinth beverages warehouse by the end of February. PepsiCo said the operations are moving to its Tupelo warehouse. Of the 31 employees affected by the closure, the...
View ArticleDelta casino to close; laying off as many as 1,300 workers
While there have been plenty figures released of late showing how the state’s casinos are struggling, there is now tangible proof as the largest casino in the Mississippi Delta has announced it will...
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