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Lawrence Warren Named Outstanding Community Leader for South Mississippi
Article courtesy of the ADP Newsletter

Lawrence Warren, President and CEO of Warren Paving, Inc. was inducted into the Roland Weeks Leadership Hall of Fame during a special ceremony at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi last month. Weeks, who served as publisher of The Sun Herald for 35 years, constantly searched for leaders who could make South Mississippi an even better place. This award, named in his honor, now recognizes outstanding business and community leadership. Warren is one of ten individuals selected to receive this honor. Ricky Mathews, current publisher of The Sun Herald, which created the hall of fame, said the award has been established to honor the people who make South Mississippi the state's economic engine. "We're holding up these leaders as an example of people who have the energy and vision to put their money where their mouth is,"Mathews said.

Warren shares the honor with the following: Mark Cumbest, Broker/Owner of Cumbest Realty, Inc.; Dave Dennis, President and CEO, Specialty Contractors and Associates, Inc.; Michael Garrett, President and CEO of Mississippi Power Company; John Harral, Attorney, Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens, and Cannada; Lucimarian Roberts, retired social worker, college counselor and teacher; George Schloegel, President and CEO, Hancock Bank; Leo Seal, Jr., President and CEO of Hancock Holding Company, chairman of Hancock Bank of Mississippi; Chevis Swetman, President, The People's Bank; and Janice Young, Regional Operations Manager, Sprint.

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