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Mississippi City to Cut 25 Municipal Jobs
By Erik Even | Dated: 05-30-2009
The City of Petal, Mississippi will cut 25 city jobs.Next week, department heads will submit the names of the employees who will be laid off. The city’s accountant recommended a total of 50 job cuts.
The police department will lose five officers and two staff. Four firefighters have joined or return to the military to avoid being laid off.
Petal is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, along the Leaf River. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population is 10,617 per the US Census estimates performed in July 2007.
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