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February 4, 2009
Scouting services often miss best recruits
Scouting services often miss best recruits Rashad Johnson is the no-star All-American, the player overlooked by every scouting service in America, and most college coaches, too. Johnson walked on at Alabama in 2004. Now after 30 starts and 11 career interceptions, the safety is likely bound for the NFL. He wouldn’t trade his path for…
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February 4, 2009
Rebuild Tennessee? Yes, Kiffin can (Ole Miss mentioned)
Rebuild Tennessee? Yes, Kiffin can Lane Kiffin had to come off the recruiting trail one week in January, something about needing to be back home in Oakland. His wife, Layla, was having their third child. “One day there,” says Tennessee’s new coach, “and then back at it.” When you’re rebuilding a program in the meatgrinder…
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February 3, 2009
Balancing grades and gridiron
Balancing grades and gridiron NBC recently renewed its television contract with Notre Dame football through the 2015 season, betting the bank that the Irish, who have not won a national championship since 1988 or a bowl game since 1993, can consistently deliver television ratings that keep corporate sponsors happy and revenue streams flowing. Notre Dame’s…
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February 3, 2009
Nothing certain in recruiting until the dotted line gets signed
Nothing certain in recruiting until the dotted line gets signed Over the weekend, Auburn hosted two players committed to Tennessee, and Tennessee hosted two players committed to Auburn. Meanwhile, Alabama lost a player who had previously committed to the Tide to Southern Miss. But don’t feel bad for the Tide. Alabama is still going after…
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February 3, 2009
Dismissed Melton juror – Melton “did a favor to the community”
3 potential jurors struck from Melton’s trial U.S. District Judge Dan Jordan struck the woman from the Foxworth community near Columbia from the jury pool because her opinion on the case is “set in stone.” Melton and his former police bodyguard Michael Recio are on trial on federal civil rights charges related to their role…
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February 3, 2009
Governor Barbour taps Jimmy Maxwell as Appeals Court Judge
Governor Haley Barbour today announced the appointment of Assistant United States Attorney James D. Maxwell II of Oxford to the Mississippi Court of Appeals effective March 1, 2009. Maxwell will serve through January 2, 2011. Maxwell, a federal prosecutor, will serve in the position formerly held by David A. Chandler of Ackerman, who was recently…
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February 3, 2009
State’s Katrina housing program is almost finished
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/3/9 As Mississippi’s federally funded Hurricane Katrina housing program nears an end, Gulf Coast advocates are planning a summit to spotlight people they say have been left out of the recovery plan. About 7,300 residents whose homes received wind damage didn’t qualify for the Housing Assistance Program, said Roberta Avila, executive director of…
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February 3, 2009
$230M in upgrades to net 625 new jobs
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/2/9 A $230 million investment in an aerospace company will produce 625 new jobs over the next eight years in a northeast Mississippi county riddled by a rising unemployment rate, company and government officials announced Monday. Alliant Techsystems, commonly known as ATK, will spend $200 million to upgrade its 320,000-square-foot plant in the…
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February 3, 2009
Obama picks Gregg for Commerce
Politico, 2/2/9 Sen. Judd Gregg will be nominated as the new Commerce secretary Tuesday morning, giving President Obama a fresh independent voice in his Cabinet but at a huge cost to Republicans and the larger Senate. The run-up to the nomination has focused on backroom deals, from New Hampshire’s statehouse to Washington, to preserve the…
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February 3, 2009
Ignorance can put you at risk
The Hattiesburg American Editorial, 2/3/9 The Centers for Disease Control has come out with its new state rankings for teen pregnancy. You know the rest of the story: we’re number one. In response, state lawmakers are debating a bill that would implement a test program to provide information about the value of abstinence and explain…
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February 3, 2009
Hosemann seeks revenue hike
The Hattiesburg American, 2/3/9 Mississippi needs to do a better job of managing its school-owned land, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said Monday. Hosemann told the Forrest-Lamar County Forestry Association he wants make bids and other financial information on 16th Section land more transparent. Land management and transparency need to be top priorities for school…
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February 3, 2009
ATK plans expansion of NeMiss operation
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 2/3/9 Alliant Techsystems will build composite structures for commercial aircraft at its plant at the Tri-State Industrial Park at Yellow Creek near Iuka, Barbour announced Monday. The plant, which currently employs 176 people at the Iuka location, is scheduled to increase its work force to 800 within the next eight…
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Additional funding sought to expand Miss. Dept. of Education’s coaching support program
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Daniel Tyson
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December 19, 2025
Lawmakers consider ways to assist with Mississippi military service members’ mental health struggles
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Mississippi sees rise in K-12 teacher vacancies
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Brett Martel, Associated Press
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December 19, 2025
Ole Miss bracing for a better Tulane team in College Football Playoff opener
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Alistair Begg
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December 19, 2025
His hands raised high
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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December 18, 2025
College Football Playoff picks: Sooners, Aggies, Rebels and Ducks should advance to quarterfinals
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Kelley Williams
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December 19, 2025
Cliff Notes for Corps speak
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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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