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February 25, 2009
Frank, Ed, and Zach out-and-about
Folo, 2/25/9 Overcast here keeps me from confirming this, but it’s gotta be full moon — or reported sightings of Frank Melton anywhere but in federal custody as a convict, Ed Peters out to lunch with Robert Shuler Smith, and Zach Scruggs strolling the Square in Oxford couldn’t be happening. Anyhow, to sum up: be…
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February 25, 2009
Jury deadlocks, mistrial declared in mayor’s trial
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/25/9 Mayor Frank Melton was sitting behind closed doors with his attorney and former police bodyguard Michael Recio when he learned Tuesday morning that the jury was hopelessly deadlocked. “It’s nothing to play with. There’s no room for arrogance. I felt very humble,” Melton recalled later in the day. “I’m never going to…
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February 25, 2009
Obama speech draws mixed reaction
The Hattiesburg American, 2/25/9 For state Rep. Percy Watson, not only was the right tone struck inside the halls of Congress Tuesday night by President Barack Obama, but the right message sent to the American public. “It was a timely address,” said Watson, a Democrat from Hattiesburg who watched Obama’s televised address before a joint…
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February 25, 2009
Let facts decide
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 2/25/9 Raised voices in Jackson arguing about parts of the federal economic stimulus carved out for Mississippi indicate there’s partisan fire mixed in the hot rhetoric. Republican Gov. Haley Barbour says “no” on one side, and many legislators, especially Speaker Billy McCoy, D-Rienzi, and some of his fellow Democrats,…
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February 25, 2009
Hosemann appeals for funds
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/25/9 Some Stanford Group clients with frozen accounts may be unable to pay mortgages, living expenses and medical bills if a court-appointed receiver does not release some money, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said Tuesday. “They live off that, literally,” Hosemann said. The receiver has frozen the accounts as part of fraud allegations…
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February 25, 2009
Federal money? Mississippi’s about the easiest girl in town
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 2/25/9 The jury is still out in the court of public opinion over Gov. Haley Barbour is right or wrong to join with a handful of other Republican governors in saying he will refuse a portion of the $787 billion federal stimulus package that would expand the state’s unemployment insurance coverage. The…
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February 25, 2009
Booneville native McKinney sentenced
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/24/9 Booneville native Scott McKinney was sentenced to five years in a Florida prison earlier today for defrauding investors in his radio show “Southern Sports Tonight,” a Florida newspaper reported. The Northwest Florida Daily News reported that McKinney was also put on probation for 50 years and ordered to pay restitution of $188,508.…
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February 25, 2009
Guest Columnist: Should we privatize big-time college athletics?
Guest Columnist: Should we privatize big-time college athletics? Academics or athletics? That is the historic question big-time state universities must address. Athletes are exploited; admission standards corrupted and taxpayer resources diverted. The NCAA plays catch-up with its regulations while recently giving an OK for colleges to contact prospects in grammar school! The general public seems…
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February 25, 2009
Golf needs Mickelson to have a shot at Tiger
Golf needs Mickelson to have a shot at Tiger Minnesota’s Adrian Peterson, Arizona’s Larry Fitzgerald, Baltimore safety Ed Reed – these are amazing athletes to watch. The NFL can live without them. The same is even true of the NBA, a league given to greater player promotion. As spectacular as the one-named megastars can be…
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February 25, 2009
Note to tour: Party’s over – Tiger is back!
Note to tour: Party’s over – Tiger is back! PHOENIX — Just down the road from here, toward Tucson and the Mexican border, he himself is preparing to tee off for the first time since June. It has been eight months since we have seen Tiger Woods, the top-ranked player in the world, strike a…
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February 25, 2009
Golden Eagles bash UNO, 13-5
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090224/SPORTS030104/90224033/-1/frontpagetabmodule-1M HATTIESBURG — Catcher Travis Graves homered, doubled and drove in four runs tonight at Pete Taylor Park, helping Southern Miss beat New Orleans 13-5 and improve its record to 4-0 in the young baseball season. J.R. Ballinger (1-0) allowed five hits and one earned run in six hittings to get the win. Bo Davis…
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February 25, 2009
BYRD – Racial diversity lacking in Mississippi’s Republican Party
Racial diversity lacking in Mississippi’s Republican Party Republican Gov. Haley Barbour has previously come under fire for his lack of diversity when choosing agency heads for a state with a 37 percent black population. Most of his picks were white men. Mississippi Department of Corrections chief Chris Epps is the only black person currently leading…
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December 17, 2025
Former Schumer chief counsel challenging Thompson in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District
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December 17, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: December 17, 2025
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December 16, 2025
Ole Miss playoff game gifts Oxford, region economic holiday surge
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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December 2, 2025
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
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Marilyn Tinnin
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December 17, 2025
Lemuria: A Mississippi jewel celebrates 50 years
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Alistair Begg
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December 17, 2025
Should Christians tithe?
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 16, 2025
Christmas magic on the Coast: Holiday wonder at Beau Rivage
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Sid Salter
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December 17, 2025
PERS pension concerns remain volatile for state lawmakers in 2026 as markets rumble
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Kimberly Ross
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December 16, 2025
Lessons from Luigi: Quit lionizing cold-blooded murderers
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Dr. Patrick Miller
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December 16, 2025
The Hidden Gem: Why education freedom is the new economic development
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