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February 18, 2009
A year later, Scruggs singing instead of fighting
Legal Newsline, 2/17/9 Famous federal prisoner Richard “Dickie” Scruggs was expected to enter a second guilty plea related to a second Mississippi judicial bribery scheme on Feb. 10, and he did, in a dark suit and leg irons. The stark image of Scruggs in an orange prison jumpsuit, handcuffed and shackled as he left the…
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February 18, 2009
Thompson renews effort to name courthouse
The Hattiesburg American, 2/18/9 Rep. Bennie Thompson has reopened a debate over the name of a new federal courthouse in Jackson. Thompson, a Democrat who represents the 2nd District, recently introduced a bill that would name the courthouse under construction in downtown Jackson after the late R. Jess Brown, a civil rights lawyer in Jackson.…
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February 18, 2009
Prison move may be behind Scruggs’ plea
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/18/9 as well as the threat of more time – may have helped persuade Mississippi’s former “king of torts” to cooperate more fully with federal authorities. “I’ve heard there’s nothing that induces you to cooperate so much as hearing the squeak of the jail door behind you and the turn of the key…
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February 18, 2009
Stimulus has effects – but what, leaders ask
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 2/18/9 Legislators of both parties and Gov. Haley Barbour seem to agree that the massive federal stimulus package signed into law by President Barack Obama on Tuesday will alleviate some of the budget woes they are facing. But they said they still are trying to ascertain the exact impact the…
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February 18, 2009
Bounds: Districts could go belly up
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/18/9 State lawmakers working on budget issues Tuesday heard requests for millions of dollars to keep four school districts from going bankrupt and thousands more to prevent layoffs or pay cuts for prosecutors. State Superintendent Hank Bounds said $5 million is needed for districts in Indianola, Tate County, Kemper County and Noxubee County…
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February 18, 2009
Governor examines how stimulus will benefit Miss.
MSNBC, 2/17/9 Republican Gov. Haley Barbour’s office is examining how the newly signed economic stimulus package would benefit Mississippi, including the White House’s estimate that it will create or save about 30,000 jobs in the state. A spokesman said Tuesday the governor’s staff needed to discuss the package, including job estimates, before commenting. President Barack…
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February 18, 2009
House OKs extra cash for wind pool
The Sun Herald, 2/17/9 Without any floor debate Tuesday, the Mississippi House of Representatives on a voice vote approved an extra $20 million to be pumped into the state wind pool in hopes of lowering rates. The appropriation for the Mississippi Insurance Department, which included the wind pool money, would set aside a total of…
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February 18, 2009
Bryant scolds groups that go out of state
The Hattiesburg American, 2/17/9 Mississippi organizations should hold annual meetings in Mississippi, Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant told a panel of Mississippi lawmakers and approximately 300 participants Monday at the Governor’s Conference on Tourism at the Lake Terrace Convention Center. It’s heartbreaking for me to know that as badly as we need the tourism dollars, associations…
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February 18, 2009
Cigarette Tax legislation update
Djournal.com Capital Blog, 2/17/9 The versions of the cigarette tax legislation passed earlier this session by the Senate and House had many differences, chief among them the amount of the increase. But the versions passed by the two chambers had at least one key point in common. Both chambers passed legislation based on the assumption…
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February 18, 2009
Scarbinsky: New Auburn football staff shows it’s a young man’s game
Scarbinsky: New Auburn football staff shows it’s a young man’s game Thank heaven for Phillip Lolley. His return to the Auburn coaching staff does something almost as important as completing the staff eight weeks after Gene Chizik started piecing it together. It gives the staff at least one assistant coach who’s older than the head…
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February 18, 2009
Theismann not a fan of the spread offense
Theismann not a fan of the spread offense If he could do one thing to improve the quality of quarterback play for the next generation of NFL fans, Joe Theismann would stop the widespread use of spread offenses in college football. In Theismann’s estimation, they’re preventing today’s best and brightest quarterbacks from developing the all-around…
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February 18, 2009
Questions surround prospects as combine opens
Questions surround prospects as combine opens Doctors will poke and prod them. Scouts will test and time them. Fans will ooh and aah them. They are the more than 325 prospects in the 2009 draft who will descend on Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine, which begins Wednesday. Over the next seven days, they’ll undergo…
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June 5, 2026
Report: Improper ACA enrollments in Mississippi could cost taxpayers over $600 million
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June 5, 2026
Four former Alabama State men’s basketball players were paid to fix a game against Southern Miss in 2024, NCAA says
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 5, 2026
Lawmakers question Rural Health Transformation director on program’s transparency
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Daniel Tyson
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May 20, 2026
International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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May 14, 2026
Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville
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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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Susan Marquez
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June 5, 2026
L.V. Hull Home and Legacy Center opens in Mississippi
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Alistair Begg
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June 5, 2026
As He planned
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Alistair Begg
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June 4, 2026
The lie of isolation
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Roger Wicker
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June 5, 2026
Mississippi building 21st century blue economy
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Sid Salter
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June 3, 2026
It’s the third of June and the haunting mystery of Gentry’s ‘Ode to Billy Joe’ remains
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Hunter Estes
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June 2, 2026
Mississippi needs the success sequence
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