Peoples First Community Bank failure


Historic City News has been informed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation that on Friday, they have entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Hancock Bank, Gulfport, Mississippi, to assume all of the deposits of Peoples First Community Bank, which has been ordered closed by the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Department of Transportation: WaffleGate


“If a citizen was writing to Kopelousos and put “pancakes” in the subject and the Transportation Secretary didn’t know who it was, she wouldn’t open it,” First Amendment Foundation president Barbara Petersen explaining why she thought Transportation Secretary Stephanie Kopelousos’ “WaffleGate” explanation was a little light and fluffy.