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May 7, 2009
YP – Frank Melton has passed away (1949-2009)
Clarion Ledger Longtime community activist and Jackson Mayor Frank Melton died at 12:10 a.m. today at St. Dominic Hospital with family at his side, city spokeswoman Goldia Revies said. A former television station owner and personality, Melton, 60, will be remembered mostly for his turbulent political career that began four years ago with his overwhelming…
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May 7, 2009
Who’s your pick: A.J. Green or Julio Jones?
Who’s your pick: A.J. Green or Julio Jones? Nobody asked me, but: A.J. Green or Julio Jones? Like most good debate questions, this one came up on the golf course. If you’re drafting your own fantasy football team and it comes to wide receiver, who do you take: Georgia’s A.J. Green or Alabama’s Julio Jones?…
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May 7, 2009
Catholic star gets UT football scholarship despite troubled past
Catholic star gets UT football scholarship despite troubled past Knoxville Catholic High School’s Daniel Hood signed a football scholarship with the University of Tennessee on Tuesday afternoon. That the once sought-after recruit signed nearly three months after many of the nation’s elite players is a result of Hood’s role in the sexual assault of a…
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May 7, 2009
3 state schools get APR penalties
3 state schools get APR penalties OXFORD — As expected, the Ole Miss football program will lose three scholarships after receiving low marks on the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate report, which was released on Wednesday afternoon. But UM athletic director Pete Boone said he expected the scholarship penalty to be a one-year aberration and that…
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May 7, 2009
Transfer creates opening on roster
Transfer creates opening on roster STARKVILLE — Mississippi State solved one piece to its basketball scholarship puzzle Wednesday. It’s still waiting on another. Reserve forward Jacquiese Holcombe said Wednesday that he’s planning to transfer from State. That’ll open up a scholarship for the arrivals of big men Renardo Sidney and John Riek. Riek’s signing was…
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May 7, 2009
CL – Scruggs departure signs of completed grand jury testimony, Freeland linked to Blake too
CL – Scruggs departure signs of completed grand jury testimony, Freeland linked to Blake too Imprisoned former lawyer Dickie Scruggs is no longer being housed in the county jail in Oxford. Scruggs was scheduled to return to federal prison in Ashland, Ky. He had been at the Lafayette County Detention Center since pleading guilty in…
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May 7, 2009
Scruggs mystery man hires lawyers
Scruggs mystery man hires lawyers P.L. Blake, the mystery man attorney Dickie Scruggs agreed to pay $50 million from the 1998 settlement of tobacco litigation, has hired four attorneys to represent him in an ongoing judicial bribery investigation. Oxford attorney Tom Freeland is representing Blake, whose name surfaced in the investigation as the person to…
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May 7, 2009
Breaking – Blogger Tom Freeland (NMC) is representing P.L. Blake
Blogger Tom Freeland (NMC) is representing P.L. Blake I am writing to confirm that I have been retained as local counsel by P.L. Blake, along with former U.S. Attorney Buck Buchanan, and counsel in Birmingham, former U.S. Attorney Doug Jones and Kirk Wood. I was retained a few weeks ago. I am going to continue…
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May 7, 2009
N.C.A.A. Bars Teams With Poor Grades
N.C.A.A. Bars Teams With Poor Grades The N.C.A.A. released its academic reform data Wednesday, and for the first time issued postseason bans for poor academic performance. The association penalized the Centenary men’s basketball team and the Jacksonville State and Tennessee-Chattanooga football teams. Jacksonville State is appealing its ban. A total of 85 Division I teams…
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May 7, 2009
Taking a Stand in the Grandstands
Taking a Stand in the Grandstands In the U.S., go to almost any professional sporting event and look in the stands — just about everyone sits. But at soccer matches throughout the world, many fans prefer to stand. The tradition of standing is so entrenched that games like Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League semifinal at London’s…
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May 7, 2009
On Boston’s Bench, Red Just Talked (Great piece)
On Boston’s Bench, Red Just Talked When Bill Russell joined the Boston Celtics in late 1956, the team was anchored by guards Bob Cousy and Bill Sharman. But by season’s end, the focus was on the front court, where Mr. Russell played. Coach Red Auerbach, acknowledging the rookie center’s shot-blocking and passing skills, changed his…
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May 7, 2009
NTU – Letter to MS Gov. Barbour: Stand Up for Taxpayers, Veto Cigarette Tax Hike!
Letter to MS Gov. Barbour: Stand Up for Taxpayers, Veto Cigarette Tax Hike! The Honorable Haley Barbour P.O. Box 139 Jackson, MS 39205 Dear Gov. Barbour, On behalf of the taxpayers and small business owners of Mississippi, we urge you to veto the proposed 50-cent-per-pack increase in the state cigarette tax. This proposal is the…
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 12, 2026
Mississippi Dept. of Health expanding substance use disorder treatment statewide
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Daniel Tyson
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May 12, 2026
Gas prices causing Mississippians to adjust family budgets, scale down summer plans
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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May 12, 2026
U.S. consumer prices jump as Iran war sends energy prices rapidly higher
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Frank Corder
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May 12, 2026
M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
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Frank Corder
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May 11, 2026
Lockers Manufacturing announces $9.7 million expansion in Batesville
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference
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Chris Burrows, Associated Press
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May 12, 2026
After a court win and first spring practice as Ole Miss’ No. 1 QB, Chambliss is ready to recharge
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Meredith Biesinger
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May 12, 2026
The Great Catsby Herb Cartel: Herbs, whimsy, and a backyard full of magic
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Alistair Begg
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May 12, 2026
Not so among you
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Trey Dellinger
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May 11, 2026
New Mississippi abortion pill law protects women
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Russ Latino
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May 8, 2026
Something for everyone to hate in the redistricting debate
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Christy Hovanetz
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May 6, 2026
Mississippi is raising the bar, and that’s a really good thing for kids
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