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Sun Herald publisher Rickey Mathews figures prominently in a recent Chicago Tribune feature on the coast recovery and the annual Fouth of July deep sea fishing tournament.

According to the story: Mathews’ house suffered $150,000 of uninsured damage and nine of 11 of his family members lost homes, but his newspaper never missed a day of publication and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for public service.

“There was no champagne cracked,” Mathews said. “Personally, it felt very empty to me. Professionally, it was great.”

From clarionledger.com:  Jackson Council members approved on Thursday offering The Clarion-Ledger a settlement in its lawsuit against the city regarding public records.

On May 30, the paper sued the city, including the City Council and mayor, citing overdue requests for public records. The mayor and paper reached a settlement on June 20.

Council members and the city clerk are the remaining defendants. Their settlement states they will “make a good faith effort” to follow the state’s Public Records Law.

“We are not ready to sign off on the settlement offer, but we are going to look at it,” said Clarion-Ledger Executive Editor Ronnie Agnew.