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December 13, 2007
Officer may testify about Melton
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/13/7 A Jackson police officer who accompanied Mayor Frank Melton on some of his after-hours outings is expected to testify before a federal grand jury. Federal authorities are believed to be investigating the mayor’s crimefighting tactics as well as other actions he has taken since taking office in 2005. Sgt. Zachary Donaldson would…
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December 13, 2007
FEMA not happy with Biloxi City Council
The Sun Herald, 12/12/7 The local FEMA director is unhappy with the way his employees were treated last week by the Biloxi City Council. A day after two FEMA representatives met with the council, Sidney Melton, FEMA’s director of the Mississippi Transitional Recovery Office, sent a letter to City Council President Edward Gemmill. Councilman Bill…
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December 13, 2007
Governor hopes to run in blues marathon in Jan.
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/12/7 Q: Dear Mr. Sunn, keeping in line with this state’s “Let’s Go Walking – Mississippi” campaign; does Gov. Barbour have plans to walk or run in the first Mississippi Blues Marathon Jan. 5? A: Gov. Haley Barbour hopes too, said his deputy press secretary Rebekah Staples. He’s working through some scheduling details…
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December 13, 2007
Rounsaville Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge
Rounsaville Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge Today, John Rounsaville announced that he has signed the Americans for Tax Reform “Taxpayer Protection Pledge.” The pledge is a commitment to Mississippi taxpayers that he will oppose all efforts to raise income taxes in Congress. “This pledge is a sign of my commitment to lower taxes for families and…
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December 13, 2007
RED/BLUE – Billy Hewes to be Senate Pro-Tem
Sen Billy Hewes to get Pro Tem nod Lt. Governor-Elect Phil Bryant is letting it be known that his choice for President Pro Tem of the newly convened Senate in January will be Senator Billy Hewes of Gulfport. RedBlue Clarion Ledger 12/12/7
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December 13, 2007
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation, Day 15
Scruggs Nation, Day 15 Two straight weeks of Scruggsblogging has finally caught up with me. Due to a confluence of other events often referred to as “life,” I didn’t finish with all the other things that I had to do until well after midnight, so this post must of necessity be short. Rumors of what…
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December 13, 2007
LNL – Balducci apparently no longer a SAAG
Balducci apparently no longer a SAAG Documents in the Eli Lilly case show that Joey Langston and William Quin of The Langston Law Firm are now putting their signatures on documents instead of Balducci. Quin and Langston are also Scruggs’ defense attorneys, and Langston’s office was searched this week by the FBI. “The Langston law…
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December 13, 2007
SALTERBLOG – Joey Langston’s momma says FBI didn’t search her son’s home
Joey Langston’s momma says FBI didn’t search her son’s home Booneville attorney Joey Langston mother, Mrs. Dot Langston, has become a reliable source over the last six months in exchanges of phone calls and voice mails regarding new coverage about her son. She is a very warm, very intelligent woman and a fiercely loyal mother.…
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December 13, 2007
LNL – Scruggs Gets A Judge Appointed in Contempt Case
Scruggs gets new judge in contempt proceedings Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge J.L. Edmondson appointed Judge C. Roger Vinson Tuesday, nearly a month after Scruggs’ defense team successfully argued that each of the federal judges in Northern Alabama district should recuse themselves from the case. Edmondson wrote that Vinson indicated he is “willing…
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December 13, 2007
FOLO – Are Fred Thompson and Joe Biden ready for their cameos?
Are Fred Thompson and Joe Biden ready for their cameos? Yes, my brother and sister Scruggsians, let’s give a warm Southern welcome to the phlegmatic Republican and motormouth Dem — ladies and gentlemen, I give you Fred Thompson and Joe Biden! [Red and Blue groans fill the hall] I meant to mention this a couple…
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December 13, 2007
OVERLAWYERED – Scruggs indictment IX
Scruggs indictment IX There is enormous curiosity (e.g.) about P.L. Blake, to whom Scruggs says he paid $10 million (and tens of millions more in future payments) for vaguely described intelligence services aimed at swaying political influentials during the tobacco caper. Per a 1997 account posted at Y’All Politics, “Blake pleaded ‘no contest’ in 1988…
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December 13, 2007
Scruggs, Patterson add lawyers
Scruggs, Patterson add lawyers PATTERSON HIRES EASTLAND: Hiram C. Eastland Jr. of Greenwood has been hired as additional counsel for former state Auditor Steven Patterson, another of the five defendants in the judicial bribery case. Kenneth Coghland of Oxford also represents Patterson, who has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Eastland is a distant relative…
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March 20, 2026
DiBiase found not guilty on all 13 counts for his alleged role in Mississippi’s largest-ever public welfare scandal
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March 20, 2026
White House urges Congress to take a light touch on AI regulations in new legislative blueprint
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Frank Corder
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March 20, 2026
International Paper to build new $225 million facility in Rankin County
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Frank Corder
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March 17, 2026
Mississippi Ag Commissioner pushes back on California’s corporate climate reporting mandate
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Frank Corder
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March 17, 2026
Salad Days Hydroponic Farm cuts ribbon on new Flora greenhouse facility
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Frank Corder
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March 12, 2026
Unions ratify largest single wage increase in Ingalls Shipbuilding history
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Susan Marquez
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March 20, 2026
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra hosts Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience
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Alistair Begg
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March 20, 2026
The triumphant King
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Susan Marquez
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March 19, 2026
JXN Food & Wine Festival expands to three days in 2026
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Russ Latino
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March 20, 2026
Could Mississippi’s conservative, business donors stop giving to Republican incumbents?
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Russ Latino
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March 19, 2026
Employers warn Senate plan to raise Mississippians’ drug prices will cost dearly
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Sid Salter
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March 18, 2026
Hyde-Smith withstood a nearly “coordinated” attack in cruising to GOP primary win
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