THis is big for a small town...
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/education/usm/2017/07/04/usm-eliminates-37-positions-including-17-vacant-faculty-spots-confronts-9-8-percent-budget-cut/442786001/
Rodney McDonald got the news May 11 that his 21-year job at the University of Southern Mississippi was coming to an end — with just four years to go before he earned full retirement benefits.
"I was being laid off due to budget cuts," he said. "I was very shocked.
"Being there for 21 years — I wish they could have found a place for me on campus to keep me going until 25 years."
McDonald, 46, wondered how he would find another state job in his field as facilities manager in the Mass Communications and Journalism Student Media Center. He had three children — ages 9, 10 and 12 — and a wife to support.
"There's no position like that in Hattiesburg," he said. "I've tried looking at all the state institutions, and the only (job) I saw I might be able to get is at Ole Miss."