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February 13, 2009
Prosecution rests in Jackson mayor trial
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/12/9 Federal prosecutors have rested in Jackson Mayor Frank Melton’s civil rights trial. Court is adjourned until 10 a.m. Tuesday. Prosecutors this afternoon called an official with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Equality to testify. Jerry Cain, director of the Office of Pollution Control for MDEQ, said he talked to Melton on Aug.…
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February 13, 2009
Jury instruction could focus on ‘bad purpose’
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/13/9 Attorneys on both sides of Mayor Frank Melton and ex-bodyguard Michael Recio’s trial will gather this morning to discuss how U.S. District Court Judge Dan Jordan eventually will instruct jurors to deliberate. Jackson lawyer and former Mayor Dale Danks Jr., who represented Melton in his April 2007 state trial, said getting favorable…
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February 13, 2009
Melton’s wife sued by bank; default cited
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/13/9 OmniBank has sued the wife of Jackson Mayor Frank Melton, saying the couple defaulted on a $301,967 home-equity line of credit they took out in 2007 on a Jackson home. The default is due to failure to keep flood insurance on the property, according to the complaint filed Wednesday in federal court…
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February 13, 2009
Star wants country music trail in Miss.
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/13/9 Country music star Marty Stuart is at the Capitol today speaking out in support of legislation that would create a country music trail in Mississippi. “It’s country music’s time,” Stuart said. “The world is waiting to come see us in Mississippi.” Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant touted the accomplishments of Stuart, a Philadelphia…
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February 13, 2009
Senate kills bill to reform state lobbying system
The Sun Herald, 2/12/9 A bill that would have regulated how the state hires lobbyists died in the state Senate after a lengthy debate and a narrow vote, leaving its authors vowing to make another run at it in 2010. Sens. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis and Merle Flowers, R-Southaven, authored the bill. The measure…
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February 13, 2009
Secrecy: Senate backslides on openness
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 2/13/9 The Mississippi Senate had shown promise of new openness last session under Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, but apparently has slipped back into its old habits of government secrecy. Wednesday was a bad day for openness and ethics in the Senate. Senators voted 26-23 to recommit a bill that would have made…
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February 13, 2009
‘Indescribably sad’
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/13/9 Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter looked ashen Thursday as he pleaded not guilty in federal court to corruption charges involving multimillionaire Dickie Scruggs. The courtroom scene was a far cry from the days following the Feb. 5, 1994, conviction of Klansman Byron De La Beckwith, when DeLaughter drew international praise for…
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February 13, 2009
Lawmakers must get serious about records
The Hattiesburg American Editorial, 2/12/9 Many Mississippi lawmakers talk a good game when it comes to open government and making government more responsive. They had an opportunity to show they are serious, but on Wednesday failed a key test. Two bills in the Legislature would have forced agencies to handle requests from the public in…
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February 13, 2009
Auburn defensive coordinator Ted Roof: No tricks, `you have to out-hit people’
Auburn defensive coordinator Ted Roof: No tricks, `you have to out-hit people’ Ted Roof was asked if he’s going to run a multiple defense at Auburn like the one he ran at Minnesota. Auburn’s new defensive coordinator talked about a 3-4 defense and adjusting on the fly, and then offered this: “This league, you don’t…
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February 13, 2009
Saban urges students to value integrity
Saban urges students to value integrity TUSCALOOSA | Self-discipline is painful, but without it, there is always the pain of disappointment, Nick Saban told a crowd of students Wednesday. “You’ll never accomplish what you’re capable of if you don’t have discipline,” Saban told students at the final event of Capstone Creed Week at the University…
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February 13, 2009
MITCHELL – Ex-Hinds DA Ed Peters dodges charges, again
Ex-Hinds DA Peters dodges charges, again “It doesn’t surprise me in the least,” said veteran journalist Bill Minor. “This is in keeping with his whole history.” In the 1970s and early 1980s, Minor wrote exposes on Peters that helped lead to an indictment of the then-district attorney. In 1975, a jury heard the case and…
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February 13, 2009
CL – Bobby DeLaughter timeline – great piece!
DeLaughter Timeline Jan. 9, 2006: A special master appointed by Hinds County Circuit Court to evaluate the evidence in Wilson’s lawsuit made recommendations that largely sided with Wilson, leading his attorneys to seek $15 million in legal fees. Jan. 24, 2006: DeLaughter accepts a “secret ex parte communication from the Scruggs legal team, essentially reversing…
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September 22, 2025
Lawmakers to consider school choice viewpoints in House Education Freedom hearing
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Frank Corder
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September 22, 2025
State Auditor questions nonprofit oversight, spending of taxpayer dollars
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September 22, 2025
Absentee voting now open for November special elections in Mississippi
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September 17, 2025
Ridgeland-based HORNE to join BDO USA
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September 16, 2025
Port Pascagoula drives $18.3 billion in economic impact for Mississippi
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September 15, 2025
A framework deal on TikTok has been reached between the US and China
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September 22, 2025
Ole Miss speaks the loudest in weekend of Big 3 statement games
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September 22, 2025
From roast to toast
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Matt Friedeman
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September 22, 2025
Life abundant begins when we hear God say, “But, now.”
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Ashby Foote
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September 22, 2025
Foote: Obvious connection between great feats of engineering and global leadership
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September 18, 2025
Kimmel’s “the FCC won’t let me be” moment
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September 18, 2025
Sticks and stones: Navigating ‘free speech’ after Charlie Kirk’s murder
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