JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Friday named an attorney who leads a conservative legal group to be the new state auditor.

Shad White, 32, has been Mississippi Justice Institute director since December. He has also been involved in Republican politics for years, including working as a policy adviser in 2011 for then-Lt. Gov. Bryant and running Bryant's campaign for a second term as governor in 2015.

2. Last Word: The Clean-Up, Strickland On Security and Memphis Urbanism - Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Clean up from weekend storms was the first order of business at the top of the work week and that continues into Tuesday around the city. As Monday became Tuesday, MLGW reported 123 power outages it was working on affecting 2,121 customers.

3. Mississippi auditor to resign, run state veterans agency - Tuesday, June 26, 2018

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi state Auditor Stacey Pickering is resigning his statewide elected post to become head of the state's Veterans Affairs Board.

4. Last Word: Vince Carter Leaves, Fairgrounds and Pulling the Plug on Green Tech - Friday, July 7, 2017

Vince Carter joins Zach Randolph with the Sacramento Kings next NBA season with an $8 million one-year pact for Carter. Still no word on Tony Allen’s free agency status as we put this up. The Grizz plan to retire Randolph’s jersey.

5. Mississippi Demands $6.4M Back From Electric Car Maker, CEO - Friday, July 7, 2017

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi's state auditor on Wednesday demanded that a troubled electric car maker or its leader repay $4.9 million in state and local aid the company received, plus $1.5 million of interest.

6. Southaven Mayor Won't Run for Re-Election - Saturday, January 19, 2013

Southaven Mayor Greg Davis says he will not run for re-election.

Davis has served as mayor of the Northwest Mississippi city for 16 years.

7. Southaven Mayor Won’t Run for Re-Election - Friday, January 18, 2013

Southaven Mayor Greg Davis says he will not run for re-election.

Davis has served as mayor of the Northwest Mississippi city for 16 years.

8. Miss. High Court Rules Legal Fees are Public Funds - Monday, May 28, 2012

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled Thursday in two cases that legal fees paid to private lawyers to represent the state are public funds.

Justices said because the money belongs to the public, it should've been paid out to the lawyers from the attorney general's contingent fund or from other money appropriated to the attorney general.

9. Miss. Auditor: Davis Owes $170,000 To Southaven - Friday, November 4, 2011

Southaven Mayor Greg Davis has been ordered by Mississippi Auditor Stacey Pickering to pay back $170,782 the city paid him for what the report terms “personal travel and expenses.”

10. Analysis: Fundraising Questions for Down Races - Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Competitive races for governor and lieutenant governor in Mississippi in 2011 could be expected to impact fundraising by down ballot statewide candidates.

The last time there was no incumbent running for governor and lieutenant governor was 1999. The sitting lieutenant governor, Ronnie Musgrove was elected governor. Gov. Kirk Fordice could not run again. Amy Tuck succeeded Musgrove as lieutenant governor.

11. Miss. Auditor Announces Auction of Contraband Cigarettes - Thursday, October 15, 2009

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - State Auditor Stacey Pickering says nearly 1 million cartons of contraband cigarettes will be auctioned off on Oct. 27.