Friday, October 11, 2013

More on the RCSB/State Auditor scrum

WLBT reported on a Rankin County School Board matter:

RANKIN COUNTY, MS (Mississippi News Now) -

The Mississippi Office of the State Auditor is investigating whether a Rankin County School District employee was getting paid while not at work.

On Wednesday morning, the Rankin County School Board met and voted 3-2 to hire Phelps-Dunbar to represent them in the matter. Board President Cecil McCrory and board member Grumpy Farmer were the two dissenting votes.

The employee works in the district office. The name of the employee has not been released.

All of the court documents pertaining to the investigation are sealed.

JJ has learned the name of the employee. She is the daughter of board attorney Fred Harrell.


27 comments:

Anonymous said...

so many could go to jail over this

Anonymous said...


this is the same Fred Harrell who supplied the fill dirt for the new Brandon High School, when questioned about the conflict of interest he replied it was in a blind trust.
this school was not built on 16th section land, but on private land!

Anonymous said...

Harrell's daughter making nice high 5-figure salary. Don't think she is only person on payroll but not working.

Anonymous said...

Well hell, she is a nurse practioner, she should be making 6 figure salary. The county is getting a deal. I know her, and this is the biggest bunch of junk. She worked and will be exonerated. She does not have the personality or intuition to just sit at home and get paid by school district.
Go find something or someone else to vilify, Grumpy.
That dude has to be the biggest waste of space, he is going bankrupt and yet he is fit to sit there and look down his nose and judge everyone and everything. Whatever, get your house in order Humpty Farmer. He is what is wrong with the school board.

Anonymous said...

7:45 Everything you say may very well be true with the exception of your last sentence, "He is what is wrong with the school board." No, No, not by a long shot! What is wrong with your school board is your leadership (and I use the term loosely) at the top. That has been allowed to go on way to long and is completely out of control. I have no idea who you are or what your connection to this issue might be; however, if I were you and did have any connection, I would distance myself as quickly as possible. The honest people of Rankin County are beginning to see this for what it is and have had enough! Heads are about to roll and it can not come quickly enough!

Anonymous said...

4:19; Please explain in some detail how you thing people 'might go to jail' over this. Thanks.

Anonymous said...

I know her, too, and she's one of the sweetest, most kind-hearted girls you'd ever know. I'll also add that she's not the type to collect a check and not work. Having said that, she's very trusting (even a little naïve), and if daddy set her up with this gig, I could easily see her taking nice salary with an easy schedule and not asking any questions because daddy set it all up.

Whatever happened, the truth should come out and justice must be served. I truly hope that means she is exonerated, but no one is above the law. I've got a bad feeling, though, since her dad is involved.

To the poster who asked, yes this is the same Freddy Harrell who profited from selling fill dirt for the new Brandon High School. As a refresher, the district passed on a few parcels of land that would require little prep work (it seems like one may have been free or at least very cheap) and instead bought a parcel from someone connected to the district administration. The one yet bought was in the flood plain, if memory serves, and was basically a big hole. Since you can't build in a hole, they need fill dirt and Fred Harrell's family trust (which he claimed to have no day-to-day operational knowledge of) just happened to be the choice for the provider of the dirt.

Anonymous said...

A Nurse Practitioner in private practice likely does and should make a 5-6 figure income. Pray tell, why does a school district need a NP? To administer flu shots to employees, to check/verify head lice, to take temperature? No. Does a school NP give physicals or write scripts for students? Sure hope not!

It's 'old' Brandon families and politics still going strong. These families and politics have hindered the growth of Brandon for years. The only growth they are apparently interested in is the size of their pocketbooks.

Anonymous said...

A likely scenario is that she was working elsewhere while collecting a salary from the school during the same time.

Anonymous said...

Who cares what happens to Pickering and his office? He doesn't matter anymore.

Anonymous said...

Another case of Pickering "picking" low hanging fruit. Too hard for him to clean up DMR or chase down the Bad Lieutenant for double dipping.

Anonymous said...

Is Red Hydrick anywhere in this?

Anonymous said...

I live in Rankin County and am sooo tired of RCSD's shenanigans. If someone even thinks about running against Weathersby they are approached for a 'little talk' to change their mind.

Now let's hope and pray the state auditors stay on the case and do their job. PLEASE.

Anonymous said...

She had opened a business in downtown Brandon while getting the $85,000.

I believe there are others

Anonymous said...

Name of business? And, yeah, there are others.

Anonymous said...

Why doesnt someone INVESTIGATE Pickering about his dealings with Howard Industries--Come on that is a loaded gun waiting to go off on him--Worked for them then audited them!!!!! Give me a break--That is the BIG Story!!

Anonymous said...

4:53 If I did not know better I would think you are trying to change the subject!

Anonymous said...

@4:53, when did Pickering audit Howard Industries? The state auditor's office doesn't have the authority to audit non-public entities. To my knowledge, Howard Industries is a private company and hasn't received any state money, so I don't believe Pickering would have ever audited them.

Anonymous said...

You are so wrong!! Howard received a 30 million dollar grant and Pickering audited it!!! Check the records!!

Anonymous said...

Daughter = wolf in sheep's clothing

Anonymous said...

Questions hopefully someone can answer.

Is Harrell's NP daughter still employed by RCSD? Recently heard that 'nurse' position was open, but position apparently filled quickly - no advertising of position to my knowledge. (Surprise, surprise?)

Who is now RCSD nurse and what is salary? Kin to anyone at Taj?

What is Phelps-Dunbar hourly rate that RCSD will be paying?

If state auditors are truly auditing situation, are they only looking at Harrell's daughter or will they be able to audit other employees/positions that look suspicious?

Anonymous said...

3:40
I heard it was the the old office of Judge Younger downtown Brandon

Anonymous said...

You people need to get a life!!!!! The "pot stirrers" that is! I mean.... REALLY!!!! What's in it for you to sit around and gossip ....!? Do any of u actually have any cold hard facts? The only thing cold and hard that is truthful is the blood running through your veins! Must be little man syndrome, I guess. Or, maybe you didn't make it in the big world of careers? It maybe you were the target of "I'm 16 and angry at my father syndrome!" Surely there is something more important to be doing! Good luck with that, whatever it is! ... Taking out the garbage, maybe!?...,???

Anonymous said...

4:38

I'm tired of the people you are defending stealing from me. If Fred & his daughter draw a little jail time and repay all funds plus interest, I'll be HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY !

Anonymous said...

And, you have proof of this theft... Right!? Accusations and allegations don't make someone guilty in the United States of America! Since you are hell bent on jail time and punitive damages, you are obviously in SUPPORT of our legal system! With that being said, it is contradictory for you to wish jail time and damages on anyone who has been allegedly accused of something, or... In the past was found "NOT GUILTY!" Just because you are angry at someone about something or you don't like the outcome of a legal situation, does not mean the tables should automatically turn in your favor. Justice is justice. If you're found guilty, you suffer the consequences. If not, you're INNOCENT! And, if someone is simply accused, the YOU'RE INNOCENT until PROVEN Guilty! So, technically, no one involved in this case is guilty! Only the people on this site are guilty.... making jabs about things they "think" might be going on. It's a fine line between freedom of speech and "slander," which is a crime! I suppose that's why you are choosing to remain anonymous! Guilty conscious? Oh, wow.... There's that word again! And, yes, I'm choosing to remain anonymous myself.... You people SCARE me!! At least, I consider that a legitimate reason!

Anonymous said...

David Clark took a good shot at Fred and his boss.

Mr court collections had a opportunity to help the education system in the county, but he took a pass.

Keep looking Stacy !

Kingfish said...

Told ya.



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