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Downtown Biloxi seeing new development and businesses...Katrina destroyed 40 percent of South Mississippi's tree canopy...Attorney Dickie Scruggs to serve prison in Kentucky... ATM maker Triton in Long Beach for sale...Second trial of former Jackson County supervisor Frank Leach found guilty of disorderly conduct stemming from two  year old incident at Cruisin' the Coast...Volunteer funds for Katrina relief withering...Oil spill near New Orleans closes portion of the Mississippi River...Long Beach aldermen to go to trial against former utility provider...Gulfport City Council pressured to approve Warr appointees... Construction on Margaritaville casino slows... Bay Village issue tabled again by Biloxi City Council...Group files papers to incorporate the Diamondhead community...Governor announces $88 million in reimbursements to hospitals in state...GCN publishes OpEd article by Sen. John McCain that the New York Times refused to publish...Gaming Commission denies RW Development casino plan...Gulfport Mayor promises work to begin on empty harbor...As of June 27, there were 4,593 FEMA trailers and mobile homes in use in South Mississippi... 7/24/08 3:27 PM.

GCN Special Reports:

GCN Recovery News Report - Updated 7/23/08

Warr's Creation of the Gulfport Development Commission Opens a Can of Worms - GCN

FEMA Money for Gulfport and Biloxi: A Study in Contrast - GCN Special Report

Still No Official Word on Status of Warr Investigation - GCN updated

Keesler A.F.B. Open to Talks on a New Bridge Across Back Bay at Rodenberg Ave. - GCN

MEMA/FEMA Latest Katrina Updates and News
 

GCN Opinions and Special Features

GCN OpEd: GCN Publishes McCain Article that the New York Times Refused to Print

The Mind of Obama - GCN Special Report

Presidential Race: The Obamanation of Faith - GCN Opinion

Biloxi Needs a New Bridge, Not a Bigger Popps Ferry Bridge - GCN Opinion

Letters to the Editor - GCN

Read What People are Talking About on GCN's Message Board - GCN

Area News Links

Downtown Biloxi Seeing New Development and Businesses - WLOX

Secretary of State Announces Participants in Corporate Study Group - GCN

Trees Focus of Conference, Katrina Took 40 Percent of South Mississippi's Canopy - Hattiesburg American

Katrina Relief Slows, Agencies Out of Funds - Kathleen Johnson - Katrina Relief

Oil Spill Near New Orleans Closes Portion of the Mississippi River - Times Picayune

ATM Maker Triton in Long Beach for Sale - Sun Herald

Lawyer Dickie Scruggs to Serve Time in Kentucky - Clarion Ledger

Frank Leach Found Guilty of Disorderly Conduct Fined $500 in 2-Year Old Incident - Sun Herald

Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader to Campaign in Mississippi this Weekend - Clarion Ledger

Long Beach Aldermen Decide to Go to Trial with Former Utility Provider - Sun Herald

Pascagoula State. Representative Forms Committee to Craft Voter ID Bill - Mississippi Press

Governor Announces $88 Million in Hospital Reimbursements - GCN

Biloxi City Council Tables Bay Village Rezoning Issue Again - Sun Herald

Wicker Files FEC Complaint Over Musgrove Ad - GCN

Gulfport Council Pressured to Approve Warr Appointees - Sun Herald

New Flood Map Hit St. Martin Area Rebuilding, Puts Much of the Area in Velocity Zone - Mississippi Press

Group Files Papers to Incorporate Diamondhead Community - Sun Herald

State Gaming Commission Rejects RW Development South Beach Casino Proposal - GCN

Construction at Margaritaville Casino Slows - Sun Herald

Gulfport Mayor Promise Work to Begin on Small Craft Harbor - WLOX