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Hancock County, Diamondhead POA request permit to dredge Devil's Elbow

Hancock County supervisors and the Diamondhead Property Owners Association are asking the Department of Marine Resources for permission to dredge Devil's Elbow, the DMR said Monday in press release.

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DMR's marine patrol chief retiring

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Thursday that Marine Patrol Chief Walter "Tiny" Chataginer is retiring May 31, taking with him more than 34 years of law enforcement experience.
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Two DMR public relations workers let go

BILOXI -- Two more employees will be leaving the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources.
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McKay to take deep-sea fishing trip issue to state auditor

BILOXI -- Jackson County Supervisor John McKay said Thursday the deep-sea fishing trips he took in 2012 with the state Department of Marine Resources have become an issue in his race for mayor of Ocean Springs.
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Lucas named chief scientific officer at DMR

Kelly Lucas was named on Monday by the Department of Marine Resources as their Chief Scientific Officer.
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DMR hires firm to review agency finances, structure

BILOXI -- The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has an agreement with a firm to conduct a 60-day review of the troubled agency's finances, structure, staffing, work flow and government program compliance.
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Judge finds DMR unable to give newspaper records in state auditor's possession

GULFPORT -- Chancery Judge Jennifer Schloegel concluded at the end of a hearing Tuesday she could not force the Mississippi Department of Resources to provide the Sun Herald records the agency no longer possesses.
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Danny Guice latest to exit DMR

BILOXI -- Another top official at the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has announced he's leaving.
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Miller confirmed as DMR head

JACKSON -- Senators on Thursday confirmed Jamie Miller of Gulfport as executive director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources.
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Miller nomination for DMR director moves to full Senate

A Mississippi Senate committee has voted unanimously to recommend the confirmation of Jamie Miller of Gulfport as director of the state Department of Marine Resources.
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Jamie Miller is Bryant's choice for DMR director

BILOXI -- Jamie Miller's name was announced Tuesday as Gov. Phil Bryant's choice to head the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources -- an agency under a cloud of state and federal investigations.