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Stone County Enterprise publisher Heather Freret, with the Wiggins newspaper since 1994, retired July 27. She has served as publisher since 2000, and previously was an ad rep and later news editor for the weekly paper. In announcing her departure, Freret, whose husband David died in April, said she will spend more time with her family…Meanwhile, John Waterman, 24, of Bay St. Louis, has been named the new editor of the Enterprise. He has been reporting for the Sea Coast Echo since 2004, following a summer internship through his journalism studies at Ole Miss. While in school, he was a correspondent for the Daily Mississippian…You can go home again, it seems. Jenny Humphryes, managing editor of the Greenwood Commonwealth from 1999-2005, is returning to the Delta daily in August. She succeeds Pat Kelly and since her departure from Greenwood has served as news editor for The Clarion-Ledger and as editor for The Troy (AL) Messenger…Edward A. Nichols, a one-time Mississippi newspaperman, has been named publisher of the Sulphur Southwest Daily News in Louisiana for Gatehouse Media.

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal has put some fresh faces on its blog page, with expanded offerings and a greater focus by the site on breaking news and updated reports throughout the day.

The Sun-Herald gives a primary nod to Charlie Ross for lieutenant governor.

The Clarion-Ledger picks Democratic incumbent George Dale and Republican Mike Chaney for insurance commissioner.

More ink on “The Race Beat,” which we have discussed previously here and here. The Sun News in Myrtle Beach offers this recent review.

The Clarion-Ledger reports on the boom in business for Mexican restaurants and other Hispanic-owned-and-operated ventures, including La Noticia of Mississippi, a Spanish-language newspaper.