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January 23, 2009
HB1090 that seeks to politicize utlility oversight clears the House
HB 1090 passed the House after some conservative led procedural setbacks yesterday. The bill seeks to move the public utilities staff under the political control of the Public Service Commission. The structure espoused in the legislation was directly reponsible for corruption in the 1980s and 1990s where two PSC Commissioners were sent to prison for…
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January 23, 2009
Kentucky coach charged in player’s death
http://sports.espn.go.com/highschool/rise/football/news/story?id=3852811 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky high school football coach was charged Thursday with reckless homicide in the death of one of his players who collapsed at practice on a hot day. A grand jury indicted David Jason Stinson in the death of Pleasure Ridge Park offensive lineman Max Gilpin. Stinson was directing practice on…
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January 23, 2009
Sen. Roger Wicker lands Foreign Relations and Small Business committee assignments
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced he had secured seats on two additional committees, including the influential Foreign Relations Committee and the Small Business Committee. Sen. Wicker will also retain his spots on the Armed Services Committee, the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and the Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Wicker said his assignment to the…
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January 23, 2009
Being No. 1 doesn’t matter at this point
Being No. 1 doesn’t matter at this point Louisville defeated Pittsburgh last weekend and Wake Forest deforested Clemson and that meant “Yabba-Dabba Do!” for the kids at Wake Forest, who anticipated their basketball team’s imminent ascent to No. 1. The student body has co-opted “The Flintstones” as a television tie-in to Coach Dino Gaudio, who…
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January 23, 2009
Conference Call Confirms Date for Mayor’s Trial
Conference Call Confirms Date for Mayor’s Trial After a conference call this morning between Judge Dan Jordan and Mayor Melton and his counsel it seems that February 2nd will remain the date for the Mayor’s civil rights trial. The call was scheduled to check in on the Mayor’s health conditions that were responsible for the…
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January 23, 2009
Tide hires Auburn’s Willis
Tide hires Auburn’s Willis TUSCALOOSA — Anything Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin can do, Alabama’s Nick Saban figures he can do better. About a week after the rival Vols seized his own ace Mobile recruiter, Saban turned the trick on Auburn for Lance Thompson’s replacement. Tigers linebackers coach James Willis — the only assistant retained by…
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January 22, 2009
Democrats anxious about ’50-state strategy’ under Obama
Democrats anxious about ’50-state strategy’ under Obama “Jen, you don’t really need to hear any questions,” New Hampshire party chairman Raymond Buckley told her. “We have three words for you: ’50-state strategy.'” That now-famous program, implemented by outgoing chairman Howard Dean in 2005, placed paid DNC staffers in both red and blue states around the…
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January 22, 2009
CB – Payraise for state workers? Mississippians Should NOT Be Duped – HB 1257
Mississippians Should NOT Be Duped And now the projected revenues are falling even more and the governor says we have to make more cuts. Will it hurt? Of course it will, for a little while. Can every agency afford to cut back? Sure it can, for a little while. Hiring freezes, employee raises, benefit cuts,…
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January 22, 2009
LSU WR Dixon to transfer
http://www.2theadvocate.com/sports/38124234.html LSU’s receiving corps got a major shot in the arm earlier this week when senior-to-be Brandon LaFell did an about-face and announced he will return for his final season instead of entering the NFL draft. But the Tigers depth at that position has taken a hit. Sophomore Ricky Dixon has been released from his…
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January 22, 2009
State targets obesity in children
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/22/9 The state boards of Health and Education are working together to tackle obesity among Mississippi children. At a recent meeting of the two boards, state Superintendent of Education Hank Bounds suggested representatives from both form a subcommittee to discuss ways to address obesity in schools. “We have a great opportunity to change…
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January 22, 2009
8 districts will come up short on payroll
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/22/9 Eight public school districts won’t be able to make payroll through the end of the school year as a result of recent budget cuts. A couple of those districts could face cash flow problems sooner. The districts are Hazlehurst, Benton County, Indianola, Jefferson Davis County, Kemper County, Tate County, Noxubee County and…
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January 22, 2009
House leaders look to alleviate education cuts
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/22/9 While the Mississippi Senate has yet to take up legislation to increase the cigarette tax, House Democratic leaders already know how they want to spend a portion of the money. The House Appropriations Committee voted Wednesday to use a portion of a proposed 82-cent-per-pack increase in the cigarette tax…
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June 2, 2026
Restored emergency services in Smith County cares for over 3,200 patients in first year
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June 2, 2026
Trump signs an executive order to vet top AI models for national security risks
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 2, 2026
Mississippi College now Mississippi Christian University
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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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Meredith Biesinger
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June 2, 2026
Discovering history at the Shiloh National Military Park Corinth Interpretive Center
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June 2, 2026
Abraham’s hope
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June 1, 2026
Offensive mastermind Mike Leach, who died in 2022, heads ballot for College Football Hall of Fame
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Hunter Estes
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June 2, 2026
Mississippi needs the success sequence
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Haley Fisackerly
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June 1, 2026
Two billion reasons why Mississippi and Entergy are proving data centers can provide power customers real savings
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Kelley Williams
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June 1, 2026
Blissful ignorance vs. mistakes of omission
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