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Andre' challenges Gulfport Ward 2 City Council results

GULFPORT -- Ward 2 City Council candidate David Andre' is challenging the results of the Republican primary, which he officially lost by two votes to incumbent Councilman Ricky Dombrowski. 3 hours ago

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Gulfport's state port awards $55.8 million contract

GULFPORT - The state port awarded a $55.8 million construction contract to a L & A Contracting of Hattiesburg, the low bidder among half a dozen firms to upgrade the West Pier wharf.
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Former Picayune bank teller gets prison, must repay money stolen

GULFPORT -- Former Picayune bank teller Vonetta Jordan was sentenced Thursday to 17 months in prison for bank fraud and ordered to repay $117,883.25.
GRADUATIONS

Gulfport High graduates prepared for future

Gulfport High School graduates walked two by two, 355 strong, Wednesday down the aisle of the Coast Coliseum and toward their futures.
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Gulfport hires urban-development director, comptroller

GULFPORT -- Incoming Mayor Billy Hewes has selected Greg Pietrangelo, who has management and construction sales experience, as urban-development director, an appointment the City Council unanimously approved Tuesday.
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Gulfport to consider museum for Courthouse Road building

GULFPORT -- The Historical Society of Gulfport hopes to open a museum in the reconstructed Mississippi City Courthouse on Courthouse Road, along with a visitor center that would be run in cooperation with local chambers of commerce.
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Meeting brings out supporters of deeper Gulfport ship channel

GULFPORT -- Speakers at a public meeting Tuesday night generally supported the addition of a deeper ship channel to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study of state port expansion, but some want to make sure environmental impacts are dealt with.
ELECTIONS

Gulfport Ward 2 vote count called into question, but no challenge filed

GULFPORT -- Candidate David André wants the Republican Municipal Executive Committee to recount votes in the Ward 2 City Council race, which he lost to incumbent Ricky Dombrowski by two votes.
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Carriere man wants money for snakes seized in child porn raid

GULFPORT -- A man imprisoned for enticing a teenager to pose in pornographic pictures with venomous snakes has filed a lawsuit asking the government to compensate him for his reptiles.
ELECTIONS

Gulfport Ward 2 election results called into question, but no challenge filed

GULFPORT -- Inspection of Ward 2 ballots by candidate David Andre' shows a dead tie in the City Council race, his campaign says.
HEALTH

Food irradiation business at airport expected to increase trade through Gulfport

GULFPORT -- A $5 million food-irradiation facility at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport is expected to increase business by officials who say it increases food safety and extends shelf life of perishable foods.