List of Attendees

Mississippi Newspaper Delegates
Registered As of June 18

Amory-Aberdeen/Monroe Journal
Chris Wilson
Brandon Speck

Batesville/The Panolian
John Howell Sr.
Rupert Howell
Rita Howell
Billy Davis
Myra Bean
Terri Howard
Madison Drake
Margaret Buntin
Shannon Davis

Bay St. Louis/Sea Coast Echo
Randy Ponder
Sherry Ponder

Brandon/Rankin County News
Marcus Bowers
Clint Ferrara

Brandon/Buckley Newspapers
Mary Carole Bowers
Melissa Ferrara

Belzoni Banner
Julian Toney
Tootie Toney

Brookhaven/Daily Leader
Bill Jacobs
Amy Jacobs

Bruce/Calhoun County Journal
Joel McNeece
Lisa McNeece

The Carthaginian
John Keith
Lucy Keith

Charleston/Sun-Sentinel
Clay McFerrin
Krista McFerrin

Clarksdale Press-Register
Jay Strasner
Melissa Strasner

Cleveland/Bolivar Commercial
Mark Williams
Beverly Williams

Cleveland Current
Michael Simmons
Scott Coopwood
Cindy Coopwood
Melissa Townsend

Columbian-Progress
Julie Johnson
C.J. Johnson
Mark Rogers
Lori Watts

Columbus/Commercial Dispatch
Peter Imes

Daily Corinthian
Reece Terry

Forest/Scott County Times
Tim Beeland

Greenwood Commonwealth
Tim Kalich
Betty Gail Kalich
Charles Corder

Grenada Star
Joe Lee III
Brenda Lee
Arnold Dyre
Leann McCoy

Hattiesburg American
Dan Davis
Martha Davis

Hattiesburg/The Lamar Times & The Petal News
David Gustafson
Hope Gustafson
Bynum Gustafson
Matthias Gustafson
Graham Gustafson
Solomon Gustafson

Holly Springs/South Reporter
Barry Burleson
Pam Burleson

Indianola/Enterprise-Tocsin
Wayne Parham
Sasha Heller
Robyn Parham

Iuka/Tishomingo County News
Charlotte McVay
Pamela McRae
Michelle Johnson

Jackson/The Clarion-Ledger
David Hampton
Peggy Hampton
Sid Salter
Leilani Salter
Ronnie Agnew
Don Hudson
Larry Whitaker

Jackson/Emmerich Newspapers
Dan Strack
Pam Strack

Jackson/Mississippi Link
Jackie Hampton
Carolyn Amerson
Othor Cain
Gail Brown

Jackson/Northside Sun
Wyatt Emmerich
Ginny Emmerich
Anthony Warren

Kosciusko/The Star-Herald
Cindi Compton
Leslie Dees
Nancy Green

Laurel Leader-Call
Skippy Haik
Rob Sigler
Charlotte Graham
Erma Graham

Laurel/ReView of Jones County
Jim Cegielski
Mark Thornton
Kassie Rowell

Leland Progress
Gaila Oliver

Louisville/Winston County Journal
Joseph McCain

Lucedale/George County Times
Buddy Sellers
Sheila Sellers
Garnett Colburn

Magee Courier
Pat Brown
Nancy Brown

McComb/Enterprise-Journal
Jack Ryan
Mary Ann Ryan

The Meridian Star
Fredie Carmichael
Susan Carmichael

Natchez Democrat
Kevin Cooper
Julie Cooper
Ben Hillyer
Cassandra Mickens

New Albany Gazette
Wayne Mitchell
David Johnson
Angie Barmer
Elizabeth Barmer

Oxford Eagle
Jesse Phillips
Jeanette Phillips
Tim Phillips
Terri Phillips
Susan Phillips
Mary Goodwyn Phillips
Jonathan Scott
Martha Scott
Alyssa Schnugg

Pascagoula/Mississippi Press
Gareth Clary

Philadelphia/Neshoba Democrat
Jim Prince
Debbie Myers
Garry Myers

Picayune Item
Tom Andrews
Dee Andrews

Pontotoc Progress
Brenda Owen
James Owen

Ridgeland/Madison County Journal
Ed Darling
Julie Darling
Steven G. Watson

Ripley/Southern Sentinel
Hank Wiesner
Sandra Wiesner

Rolling Fork/Deer Creek Pilot
Ray Mosby
Logan Mosby
Frank Gresham

Starkville Daily News
Don Norman
Byron Norman
Brian Hawkins
Peggy Norman

Tunica Times
Brooks Taylor
Meg Coker
John Coker
Gloria Hailey
Charles Hailey

Tupelo/Journal Publishing
Charlotte Wolfe

Tupelo/Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Lloyd Gray

Vicksburg Post
Jimmy Clark
Joanne Clark

Water Valley/North Mississippi Herald
David Howell
Charlotte Howell
Jack Gurner
Jessie Gurner

Waynesboro/Wayne County News
Paul Keane

Winona Times & The Conservative
Amanda Sexton
Keith Ferguson

Yazoo City/Yazoo Herald
Gary Andrews
Jason Patterson
Jamie Patterson
Linda Andrews
Grant Andrews

Associates & Guests

Alcorn State University
Clara Ross Stamps

Atmos Energy
Robert Lesley

AT&T
Mike Walker
Gunner Goad

Broadcast Media Group
Robbie Coblentz

Capstone Public Affairs
Bryan Perry

East Central Community College
Gennie Phillips
Karen Robertson

Entergy
Checky Herrington

Daniel Gardner

Hayes Dent Public Strategies
Hayes Dent
Steve Browning

Mississippi Center for Freedom of Information
Jeanni Atkins

Mississippi College
Andy Kanengiser

Mississippi State University
Department of Communications
Frances McDavid

MSU University Relations
Sammy McDavid

Ricky Nobile

Signature Offset
Mike Coppedge
Kevin A. Craig

Reedy Advertising Services
Bill Reedy
Linda Reedy

Ronda Rich

Tunica County
Larry Liddell

University of Mississippi
School of Journalism & New Media
Will Norton
Bill Rose
Warner Alford
Jim Lumpp

U.S. Senator Cochran’s Office
Brad Davis

Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis
Leonard Van Slyke

MPA Staff
Layne Bruce
Kimberly Haydu
George Haydu
David Gillis
Monica Gilmer