Press Room
Secretary of State brings approx. $7 Million Dollars to the Coast
- posted December 16, 2009
Biloxi, MS - Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann presented the Department of Marine Resources with a check today for $7,046,853. The dollars ...
Nevada, Kentucky, and Mississippi Secretaries of State Release Stanford Report and Executive Recommendations
- posted December 15, 2009
In response to the Stanford financial debacle that affected many states across the nation, Secretaries of State Trey Grayson of Kentucky, ...
Secretary of State releases New Blue Book
- posted December 01, 2009
Jackson, MS-Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann is pleased to unveil the 2008-2012 edition of the Official and Statistical Register of the State of ...
Secretary of State Releases 2009 Charities Report
- posted November 16, 2009
Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, along with Mark McCrary, Executive Director of the Mississippi Center for Nonprofits, are pleased to kick off the ...
Keeping His Word is Keeping Hosemann Busy
Vicksburg Post, Northeast MS Daily Journal, Sun Herald, Clarion Ledger - posted October 14, 2009
Remember Gilbert Hosemann, the soft-spoken man that sweet lady on TV wanted us to elect as Mississippi's secretary of state?
After much coaching, she learned his name wasn't Gilbert or Wilbert or Engbert or Philbert. It was Delbert.
And he did win.
But Delbert Hosemann might wish to revisit that peaceful park bench where the TV commercial was taped and spend some time ...
Editorial: Hosemann Getting More for Schools
Greenwood Commonwealth - posted August 04, 2009
Delbert Hosemann’s efforts to help Mississippi school districts maximize their revenue from 16th Section land is not going to generate much attention from voters.
This initiative by the secretary of state is an unsexy, workmanlike endeavor, but it can make a huge difference in improving the finances and the educational offerings of the public schools.
Hosemann, a Republican, ...
16th Section: Schoolchildren Benefit
David Hampton-Clarion Ledger - posted August 03, 2009
Revenues for 16th Section land leases are up and that is good news for Mississippi's schoolchildren.
Sixteenth Section land is set aside for the benefit of schools in Mississippi. The land is leased out by local school boards and watched over by the sectary of state. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann has increased the "watching" part and it is paying ...
Land Deal a Boon for Simpson Co.
Clarion Ledger - posted June 20, 2009
Simpson County public schools stands to gain millions of dollars in property tax revenue from a recent 16th Section land transaction.
On Friday, the school district swapped 99.6 acres of 16th Section land for a one-time payment of $2 million and 373 acres from a company called Earth Station Communication LLC, according to a news release from the secretary of state's office. The land the ...
Elections Cheats Don't Care What Legislature Does
Vicksburg Post - posted June 08, 2009
Tupelo has 35,000 people. In this year’s Democratic municipal primary, 33 absentee ballots were tallied. That was 2 percent of the votes cast.
Macon has 2,330 people. In this year’s primary there, 541 absentee ballots were tallied. That was 40 percent of the votes cast.
Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, not a guy to go off half-cocked, said there could be a ...
Hosemann Making Progress - Secretary of State pleased with passage of recent legislation
Laurel Leader Call - posted May 28, 2009
The first year in office has been “a wild ride,” according to Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, who was in Laurel Wednesday as the guest speaker for the Laurel Kiwanis Club. Prior to his noon engagement, Hosemann discussed several different subjects with the Laurel Leader-Call editorial board. Topics ranged from 16th Section land leases to the establishment of ...
