BREAKING NEWS: Mayor Harvey Johnson's office has confirmed that Sean Perkins, 35, formerly a branch manager for Regions Bank and director of 100 Black Men, has been named as the new administration's chief of staff. He is a 1992 graduate of St. Andrews Episcopal School and a 1997 graduate of Jackson State University. He replaces Marcus Ward, former Mayor Frank Melton's chief of staff.

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149646

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Funny, after we reported this, the Ledger put it on the top of their saying it is "a day after word leaked that he was in line for a City Hall post." Uh, Ledger, that word leaked out -- to us -- two weeks ago. We just didn't report it until it was actually *confirmed*. In other words, y'all were the last to know.

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DonnaLadd

Date

2009-07-15T21:28:37-06:00

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149650

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An excellent choice for this position.

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Jeff Lucas

Date

2009-07-16T09:00:38-06:00

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149652

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I've watched this young man for a number of years. He is definitely someone to be proud of and I applaud Mayor Johnson for the appointment of Sean Perkins.

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justjess

Date

2009-07-16T11:19:47-06:00

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149654

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Damn good appointment! Congrats to Sean. He will do an excellent job.

Author

Kamikaze

Date

2009-07-16T11:50:10-06:00

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149658

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I don't know much about him, but he seems like a good choice for this leadership role. Show us what you've got Sean!

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chip

Date

2009-07-16T12:56:08-06:00

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149702

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Sean previously worked in Johnson's previous administration as Director of constituent services. Tough job....I know Sean..........good choice

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FrankMickens

Date

2009-07-17T05:19:20-06:00