Bryant stops at steel mill as part of Jobs Tour
Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, spoke at Severstal Thursday as part of his Jobs Tour, a multi-city jaunt which has led him from furniture factories to solar panel plants to chemical companies across the state.
Two candidates out of governor’s race
JACKSON — The Mississippi governor’s race on Friday was narrowed from four candidates to two, with only the major-party nominees remaining on the Nov. 8 general election ballot.
Johnny DuPree: ‘I’m the only candidate who has worked in every branch of government’
Johnny DuPree doesn’t need to be overly charismatic or wow crowds with eloquent speeches about how he plans to change the state of Mississippi. He’s done it, albeit at a local level.
Bill Luckett: ‘I love this state and want to make it better’
Not being a career politician is a quality Bill Luckett thinks Mississippi needs in its next governor.
Luckett slams Bryant, DuPree runs on own record
JACKSON — One of the Democrats running for Mississippi governor is sharpening his criticism of the Republican nominee, while the other says he’s running on his own record and not talking about other candidates.
Governor Candidate Profile: Bill Luckett
CLARKSDALE — Bill Luckett still vividly remembers his first work in helping renovate buildings. He was a ninth grader, and he sanded walls for house painters in his hometown of Clarksdale.
“That whole summer, I had no fingerprints.
Governor Candidate Profile: Johnny Dupree
HATTIESBURG — Democrat Johnny DuPree points to his record as Hattiesburg mayor to show what he’d like to do if he’s elected governor of Mississippi.