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June 26, 2008
Ronnie Musgrove kept $110K of Scruggs funds
Wicker, Musgrove campaigns got Scruggs funds A recent National Republican Senatorial Committee news release chastised Democratic former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove for taking more than $110,000 from Dickie Scruggs throughout his political career. But a Sun Herald search of federal campaign-finance reports found Wicker, a seasoned elected official, also took a total of $1,000 in donations…
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June 26, 2008
446 letters written for Scruggs, his son, Backstrom
446 letters written for Scruggs, his son, Backstrom Richard P. Ieyoub, a three-term Louisiana attorney general, wrote about the landmark state settlements with tobacco companies, an effort Scruggs led: “Obviously, Dickie’s legal ability had much to do with his accomplishments, but it was his character that garnered the respect and confidence of attorneys general across…
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June 26, 2008
Former UCF hoops coach lands a college football job
Former UCF hoops coach lands a college football job A blast from the past came down from Birmingham, Ala., this afternoon. And it came in the form of former Knights hoops coach Joe Dean Jr. Dean, who built almost all of the team that Kirk Speraw took to the NCAA Tournament in Speraw’s first season…
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June 26, 2008
Nobody knows – Jamont Gordon
Nobody knows – Jamont Gordon STARKVILLE — For Jamont Gordon, the predictions about how this most important night of his life will go run the gamut. Some say the Mississippi State junior guard could be a first-round pick in tonight’s NBA draft. Some say he’ll be an early second-round guy. Some say he won’t be…
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June 26, 2008
Valley’s Prophet gave it his all
Valley’s Prophet gave it his all Let’s go back almost 25 years to the fall of 1983. In Itta Bena, Mississippi Valley State sophomore Willie Totten was throwing passes and junior Jerry Rice was catching them, and, slowly but surely, the college football nation was beginning to pay attention. Chuck Prophet, the busiest man in…
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June 26, 2008
Ronnie Musgrove (D) donors indicted again in beef plant fiasco
Trio, company indicted again in plant fiasco What appears to be new are charges that Cawood and The Facility Group learned in early March 2003 from one of its design engineers that national beef producers considered the operation a “money pit” and that it might not be economically viable in the long run without enough…
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June 26, 2008
Scruggs urges leniency in motion to judge
Scruggs urges leniency in motion to judge Attorney Dickie Scruggs’ legal team filed a motion Wednesday afternoon that urges a federal judge to give Scruggs a sentence of 30 months rather than the maximum five years in prison he could serve for conspiring to bribe a state court judge. The lengthy motion describes Scruggs’ young…
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June 26, 2008
YP – Government Sentence Memorandum and Scruggs’ Reponse
Today, the Government filed a Sentence Memorandum outlining the rationale for sentencing in the Scruggs case. The core issue in the back and forth between Government lawyers’ and Scruggs’ lawyers is determining the value of what Scruggs’ derived from participating in bribing Judge Lackey. If Biggers determines the value at just the $50,000 that Scruggs…
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June 26, 2008
FOLO – Government argues about the guidelines: The amount here is $4m+, not zero or $40,000
Government argues about the guidelines: The amount here is $4m+, not zero or $40,000 The presentence report (prepared by the probation service) took the position that the amount involved in this case was $5M+, the amount of Johnny Jones’s suit. Both Backstrom and Dickie Scruggs have taken the position that the amount can’t be that,…
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June 26, 2008
2008 Mississippi College Football
2008 Mississippi College Football Expectations, predictions and DRAMA…Southern College Football By Bo Bounds Will the Big 3 go bowling? Who will win the Cellular South Conerly? What is Larry Fedora’s learning curve as a first yr head coach? Will Jevan Sneed be the answer? Can Sherrod replace Michael Brown at left tackle? How good can…
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June 26, 2008
Bulldogs back at No. 1 in updated Top 25
Bulldogs back at No. 1 in updated Top 25 The calendar turns to July next week, leaving a little more than two months until the 2008 season kicks off. If your favorite team made headlines during the past two months, the news probably wasn’t good. Off-field problems and arrests have littered the college football landscape…
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June 26, 2008
The judges ruling on opening letters for inspection
The judges ruling on opening letters for inspection The judge even recognized that times are changing when he granted access not only to traditional media, but also to Oxford attorney and blogger Tom Freeland, better known as NMC (North MIssissippi Commentator) on folo.us. Still, we found ourselves unable to take advantage of technology we have…
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September 8, 2026
Insurance Commissioner announces AI assistant “Janie” to help public when filing complaints
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Frank Corder
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September 8, 2026
Hopson won’t seek re-election to state Senate or run for Attorney General
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Cass Rutledge
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September 8, 2026
Fifth Circuit upholds dismissal of lawsuit against Jackson over lead contamination allegations
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Frank Corder
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September 3, 2026
Mississippi middle of the pack in State Tax Competitiveness Index
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Frank Corder
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September 2, 2026
Gulf Ship investing $44 million to expand Gulfport shipyard
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Frank Corder
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August 28, 2026
Ocean Aero creating 45 jobs with $4 million expansion in Gulfport
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Meredith Biesinger
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September 8, 2026
Elvis ’56 Returns: Tupelo celebrates a historic homecoming
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Alistair Begg
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September 8, 2026
The Lord be with you
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Robert St. John
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September 7, 2026
Passing go
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Roger Wicker
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September 8, 2026
U.S. must remain vigilant
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Mike Chaney
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September 3, 2026
Mississippians deserve more affordable health insurance options
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Sid Salter
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September 2, 2026
For over 40 years, Mississippi workers have exceeded expectations at Raytheon
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