10-8 REPORT

Administration Update

03.05.11

As the MSTA Board and a large number of troopers know… the MSTA, for the last two months, has been busy preparing to UNVEIL OUR NEW WEBSITE in the next couple of weeks.  We made a cognitive decision not to update the current website like we would normally be doing as we are incredibly busy [...]

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Convention Schedule is Out!!!

03.01.11

The MSTA convention schedule is now official.  So, here’s the schedule of events:  June 2: MSTA Board registration and check-in after 3pm.  The board dinner will be at Mary Mahoney’s at 6:30 pm.  June 3: member registration begins with check-in after 3pm. Check-in for golf at The Preserve Golf Club will be at 11:00 am [...]

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Special Operations Group

02.13.11
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You can hear the thunderous sound of boots on the ground pounding, pounding, pounding the pavement as if in one loud step. It’s almost deafening, and when those boots hit the pavement, the unmistakable sound is extremely intimidating. Then you hear the low roar of a cadence as they march closer and closer to their target. [...]

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MSTA Convention Registration

02.01.11

The MSTA Convention is just around the corner!  We’ll be in Gulfport this year from June 3-5.  You must register for the convention NO LATER THAN May 2, 2011.  This year, you can find a copy of your MSTA Convention registration form in the back of the Mississippi Trooper magazine on page 87.  Just make [...]

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Scholarship Topic and Deadline

01.30.11

The MSTA scholarship competition deadline will be March 15, 2011.  The completed scholarship application and essay are due on this date – there are no exceptions! We are pleased to announce that the topic for this year’s essays will be:  “The purpose of life is a life of purpose,” a quote from Robert Byrne.  Explore [...]

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AG Jim Hood Visits with Troopers

01.20.11
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Mississippi’s Attorney General Jim Hood dropped by at lunch today with the MSTA Board and other troopers. We visited with him about hunting, college football stories, and shared many laughs about our experiences from Trooper School. He expressed gratitude and thanks to all Troopers for the tough jobs that you do everyday. Thank you General [...]

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Legislators Lunch with Board

01.20.11

The MSTA Board treated House Appropriations Sub-Committee Chair George Flaggs and House Appropriations Chairman Johnny Stringer to lunch today. We thank them for their continued support! Our Senate leaders were still in session and unable to attend today. However, we look forward to having them at the next lunch.

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TROOPER SCHOOL on the way!!!!

01.11.11

During tonight’s state-of-the-state address, Governor Barbour said, “to keep law enforcement where we want it, I’m announcing tonight that I will dedicate $7.3 million of the governor’s discretionary funds to hold a trooper school this calendar year. If you will join me in moving motor carrier enforcement from MDOT to the Department of Public Safety, [...]

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Baby Holloway Here for Christmas

01.07.11

We are thrilled to let you know that baby Lyndi Kaylyn Holloway was born on December 15, 2010 weighing 9 pounds and 4 ounces.  She was 21 inches long. Baby Holloway is the daughter of Blake Holloway, our “lifeline” dispatcher in Troop F.  On behalf of the Mississippi State Trooper’s Association, we congratulate you on [...]

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Merry Christmas!

12.21.10

On behalf of the MSTA Board of Directors, we wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas!  Enjoy this photograph of our holiday ornament that showcases one of the tools-of-the-trade items that was selected to carry by Mississippi Troopers – a Glock.  Please remember to thank a Mississippi State Trooper when you see them [...]

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