November 2009

Col. Bill Glasgow, Commander, of the 155th Brigade Combat Team, who lives in Brookhaven; Governor Haley Barbour; Lt. Col. Jeff Van; and Command Sergeant Major Johnny Marlow of the 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, who lives in Wathall. The 1st Battalion, 155 Infantry, has members from McComb, Natchez, Tylertown, Biloxi, Polarville, Columbia, and Pacagoula. Behind them is a mural painted by a member of the unit depicting the Mississippi Rifles (or 1st Regiment of Mississippi Volunteer Riflemen, commanded by Jefferson Davis) in action at the Battle of Buena Vista, during the Mexican War. (Photo courtesy of Col. David Smith of the Mississippi Army National Guard)

November 10, 2009

Governors Haley Barbour of Mississippi, Ted Kulongoski of Oregon, and Dave Freudenthal of Wyoming met with Airmen during a brief stop in Iraq. (Photo courtesy of Staff Sgt. Misty D. Slater)

November 10, 2009

Governors Haley Barbour of Mississippi and Ted Kulongoski of Oregon met with Airmen during a stop in Iraq. (Photo courtesy of Staff Sgt. Misty D. Slater)

November 11, 2009

Governor Haley Barbour and Governors Sonny Perdue of Georgia, Ted Kulongoski of Oregon and David Freudenthal of Wyoming join soldiers to visit the 4,000-year-old Ziggurat of Ur, a monument outside Camp Adder in Iraq.

November 2009

Governor Haley Barbour with Lt. Col. Jeff Van, Commander 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, in Iraq. Lt. Col. Van is originally from McComb and currently resides in Atlanta. They are standing in front of an MRAP Armored Vehicle made in West Point. (Photo courtesy of Col. David Smith of the Mississippi Army National Guard)

November 10, 2009

Governor Haley Barbour meets Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on November 9, 2009, at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. for a briefing prior to joining three other governors in a visit to American troops in Iraq.

March 12, 2009

Governor Haley Barbour welcomes N.E.W. Customer Service Companies Inc. to Meridian.

March 4, 2009

Governor Haley Barbour discusses Hurricane Katrina recovery issues with the Gulf Coast Business Council.

February 25, 2009

Governor Haley Barbour announces free e-filing tax services for low-income taxpayers and Mississippians in the military.

February 13, 2009

Governor Haley Barbour welcomes Handy Hardware to Meridian. The Houston, Texas company plans to employ up to 150 people in a new distribution center.

February 12, 2009

Governor Haley Barbour shares a laugh with country singer Marty Stuart at the New Capitol.