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April 4, 2009
Harper ends mayoral bid . . . assuming it ever started
HARPER ENDS MAYORAL BID, ENDORSES MELTON JACKSON—Joyce Harper, a recent Democratic candidate for Mayor of the City of Jackson, has ended her campaign and has placed her support behind the candidacy of Mayor Frank Melton (D-Jackson). Melton is seeking a second term as mayor after winning the office in 2005. “We are honored to receive…
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April 4, 2009
ZATA 3 Survey for Jxn Mayor – Melton 27, H Johnson 20, Crisler 18, Fair 5, the pack 11, I dunno 12
We have several friends in the Jackson Mayor’s race but no candidates who are clients. We are intrigued by the dynamics of this race and have decided to do some survey work for public dissemination. Wednesday night we conducted a random sample survey of 500 Jackson voter households. We asked about candidate preference and strength…
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April 4, 2009
Sheriff backs Crisler for Jackson mayor
Sheriff backs Crisler for Jackson mayor Hinds County Sheriff Malcolm McMillin announced his endorsement of Democratic mayoral candidate Marshand Crisler this morning. The announcement comes only days after McMillin stepped down as Jackson Police Chief, saying he could no longer support Mayor Frank Melton’s political aspirations. “I made the decision to resign because I couldn’t…
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April 4, 2009
Thompson Only Member of Delegation to Vote For Obama’s Budget
Thompson Only Member of Delegation to Vote For Obama’s Budget Yesterday, the House and Senate approved Obama’s $3.6 trillion budget request. You can read more about the bills here. In another sign of strength, every Republican in both the House and Senate voted against the budget bill. This includes Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker…
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April 4, 2009
Drs. Steven Hayne, Michael West sued by Brooks and Brewer
Drs. Steven Haynes, Michael West sued by Brooks and Brewer JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Two Mississippi men wrongfully sent to prison have filed federal lawsuits against the medical experts whose testimony led to their murder convictions. Kennedy Brewer and Levon Brooks have filed suit in U.S. District Court in Jackson against dentist Dr. Michael West…
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April 4, 2009
Opinion poll has Johnson, Crisler and Horhn chasing Melton
Opinion poll has Johnson, Crisler and Horhn chasing Melton My friend Brad Chism, President of the political consulting firm Zata3, has just released the results of a 500+ person poll in the Jackson mayoral race. Brad says that: “We have several friends in the Jackson Mayor’s race but no candidates who are clients. We are…
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April 4, 2009
Kingfish: What WAS it about MC School of Law?
Kingfish: What WAS it about MC School of Law? This has to be a record of some type at Mississippi College. Five of my classmates at MCSOL have been in trouble: Edward Benson: permanently disbarred for embezzling on real estate closings. Kyle Sadler: disbarred for embezzling from escrow account. Kristie Smith-Miller: The Shoot-out at the…
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April 3, 2009
Prosecutors challenge magistrate’s ruling in Warrs case
Prosecutors challenge magistrate’s ruling in Warrs case GULFPORT — Federal prosecutors are asking Judge Walter J. Gex to overturn a magistrate judge’s decision giving Brent and Laura Warr additional information about the Katrina fraud charges against them. Magistrate Judge John M. Roper decided in a recent hearing that the mayor and his wife are entitled…
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April 3, 2009
Mayor Brent Warr, and wife, push for details
Mayor Brent Warr, and wife, push for details GULFPORT — Prosecutors must reveal the types of false statements they have accused Mayor Brent Warr and his wife, Laura, of making to secure FEMA relief after Hurricane Katrina, U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Roper ruled during a hearing Tuesday. Roper decided the Warrs are entitled to…
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April 3, 2009
Stimulus cash might not cover shortfall
Stimulus cash might not cover shortfall As state revenue plummets, officials don’t know whether the millions in federal stimulus dollars available this year can help them head off more budget cuts. Ed Legrand, director of the state Department of Mental Health, said he’s worried the stimulus funds won’t be enough to cover his agency’s shortfall.…
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April 3, 2009
Former Tupelo CFO’s trial with city scheduled for 2010
Former Tupelo CFO’s trial with city scheduled for 2010 TUPELO – Former city Chief Financial Officer Daphne Holcombe must wait at least one year before taking her case against the municipality to court. Her trial has been set for the morning of June 7, 2010, in the U.S. District Court in Aberdeen. U.S. District Judge…
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April 3, 2009
Politico: Breaux-Lott Leadership Group, or “rainmakers” earned $8 million
Politico: Breaux-Lott Leadership Group, or “rainmakers” earned $8 million The assumption that any member of Congress can successfully trade the crushing demands of public life for the money-lined confines of K Street is one of Washington’s most enduring story lines. It’s also a myth. Most lawmakers who’ve made the switch aren’t able to make it…
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September 24, 2026
Deaths of students at the University of Mississippi cast spotlight on kratom
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September 24, 2026
England-based SubSea Craft expanding operations, locating U.S. facility on Mississippi Coast
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Frank Corder
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September 24, 2026
Mississippi again seeks end to federal oversight of its child welfare system
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Cass Rutledge
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September 23, 2026
Raybern Foods expansion in Shannon bringing 70 new jobs to area
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Cass Rutledge
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September 18, 2026
Industrial Timber expanding its Ripley operations with $2.6 million investment
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Frank Corder
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September 15, 2026
Hitachi Energy brings largest U.S. investment to date to Mississippi
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Alistair Begg
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September 24, 2026
The meaning of the Cross
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Mark Long, Associated Press
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September 23, 2026
No. 21 Florida counting on Swamp to help slow down No. 4 Ole Miss star QB Trinidad Chambliss
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Marilyn Tinnin
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September 23, 2026
Jim Abbott: Paper man chasing the truth in the Mississippi Delta
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Sid Salter
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September 23, 2026
Midterm elections in Mississippi shaping up as a familiar exercise in black-and-white
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Bill Cork
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September 22, 2026
The states winning investment are the states ready to deliver
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Lesley Davis
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September 21, 2026
The war on women’s spaces has reached the sorority house
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