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September 22, 2007

Video of Barbour/Eaves Debate from WLOX

Video of Barbour/Eaves Debate WLOX 9/19/7

News | Magnolia Tribune •

September 22, 2007

Bennie Thompson seeks data on DHS conference spending

Lawmaker seeks data on DHS conference spending Government Executive.com 9/22/7

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September 22, 2007

Report says Jackson TSA employees cheated on inspections

Report says Jackson TSA employees cheated on inspections A copy of the report from Inspector General Richard Skinner to Transportation Security Administration director Kip Hawley obtained by The Clarion-Ledger newspaper of Jackson said TSA managers and screeners were given advance notice of undercover inspections to test security procedures. “We could not identify, with absolute certainty,…

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September 22, 2007

Phil Bryant’s office nabs another public crook

New Albany woman pleads guilty to mail fraud Margaret Parks McLennan, a former employee of Parks Chevrolet Co. in New Albany, pleaded guilty Friday to mail fraud. Circuit Judge L. Breland Hilburn sentenced her to five years’ supervised probation after suspending a prison term of five years. The judge also ordered her to pay restitution…

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September 22, 2007

Hood says ‘system is working’

Hood says ‘system is working’ Hood, along with some past attorney generals, have recently received criticism for hiring attorneys for million dollar cases who happen to be some of their largest campaign contributors. According to previous reports, Hood hired Booneville attorney Joe Langston to aid in the legal litigation of the $100 million MCI/WorldCom case.…

Opinion | Magnolia Tribune •

September 22, 2007

Ahmadinejad to speak at Columbia & receive JFP award

SATIRE ALERT

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September 22, 2007

Haley does DC – CHIP & clips

Gov. seeks more CHIP funds The Republican governor met Friday with Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt to ask for a boost in the federal formula that gives Mississippi 83 percent of the money it spends insuring children from low-income families. . . . Barbour also spoke at the National Rifle Association’s…

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September 21, 2007

Campaigns go high-tech

The Hattiesburg American, 9/21/7 Running a modern election campaign means more than just knocking on doors and placing signs in yards. Today, many candidates have fully functioning Web sites complete with video, photos and the option of donating money with a few clicks of a mouse. Locally, these Web sites are just now catching on,…

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September 21, 2007

House candidates lay out their plans

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 9/21/7 Young professionals crowded a conference room in the BancorpSouth Arena on Thursday to hear candidates for the state House of Representatives make their pitches. Generally, the speakers agreed on the same issues – tort reform, as well as the need for good education and better jobs. The candidates divided…

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September 21, 2007

Both camps confident debate went their way

The Sun Herald, 9/21/7 The John Arthur Eaves Jr. campaign and the Haley Barbour campaign claimed victory after Thursday’s gubernatorial debate – no surprise there. But it wasn’t artifice. Both camps meant it. Each thought their guy won, perhaps an indication of how far apart these two candidates are in… well, everything. And the candidates…

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September 21, 2007

Candidates debate old jobs, plans for state

The Sun Herald, 9/21/7 So much for beating around the bush. The gloves flew off Thursday night in the battle for the Governor’s Mansion during a bruising face-to-face showdown at the Saenger Theatre. “If you leave here tonight thinking you don’t know what he would do as governor, I understand, because he don’t know either,”…

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September 21, 2007

Melton vetoes ban on Farish demolitions

The Clarion-Ledger, 9/21/7 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton on Thursday vetoed the City Council’s six-month moratorium on demolishing properties in the Farish Street Historic District. But the veto carries little weight as the council still must OK demolitions in the district. “It’s a hollow veto,” said City Council President Leslie Burl McLemore. “(Melton) has enough houses…

News

News | Frank Corder •

November 6, 2026

Lipscomb, a first-time candidate, says, “These are not my first fights,” as she launches Secretary of State bid

News | Paul Wiseman, Associated Press •

November 6, 2026

U.S. continues to generate jobs, yet inflation is eroding the spending power of millions of Americans

News | Jeremy Pittari •

November 6, 2026

Reeves announces approval of more than 100 Opportunity Zones under federal tax program

Business

Business | Meredith Biesinger •

October 22, 2026

New Albany’s claim to cake fame: Sugaree’s Bakery

Business | Frank Corder •

October 20, 2026

Fairbanks Morse Defense doubling manufacturing capacity at its Pascagoula facility

Business | Cass Rutledge •

October 20, 2026

Lumber manufacturer investing $8.3 million in Macon expansion

Culture

Culture | Chris Burrows, Associated Press •

November 6, 2026

No. 2 Georgia and No. 12 Mississippi meet again in a showcase of two of the SEC’s best since 2023

Culture | Susan Marquez •

November 6, 2026

Veteran’s Day events held across Mississippi

Culture | Alistair Begg •

November 6, 2026

Love in action

Opinion

Opinion | Russ Latino •

November 4, 2026

Democrats took Republicans behind the woodshed. The GOP has only itself to blame

Opinion | Sid Salter •

November 4, 2026

Like other tax proposals, California voters on Nov. 3 test-drove a tax on billionaires

Opinion | Russ Latino •

November 3, 2026

Magnolia Tribune

Video of Barbour/Eaves Debate from WLOX

Bennie Thompson seeks data on DHS conference spending

Report says Jackson TSA employees cheated on inspections

Phil Bryant’s office nabs another public crook

Hood says ‘system is working’

Ahmadinejad to speak at Columbia & receive JFP award

Haley does DC – CHIP & clips

Campaigns go high-tech

House candidates lay out their plans

Both camps confident debate went their way

Candidates debate old jobs, plans for state

Melton vetoes ban on Farish demolitions

News

Lipscomb, a first-time candidate, says, “These are not my first fights,” as she launches Secretary of State bid

U.S. continues to generate jobs, yet inflation is eroding the spending power of millions of Americans

Reeves announces approval of more than 100 Opportunity Zones under federal tax program

Business

New Albany’s claim to cake fame: Sugaree’s Bakery

Fairbanks Morse Defense doubling manufacturing capacity at its Pascagoula facility

Lumber manufacturer investing $8.3 million in Macon expansion

Culture

No. 2 Georgia and No. 12 Mississippi meet again in a showcase of two of the SEC’s best since 2023

Veteran’s Day events held across Mississippi

Love in action

Opinion

Democrats took Republicans behind the woodshed. The GOP has only itself to blame

Like other tax proposals, California voters on Nov. 3 test-drove a tax on billionaires

A time for choosing: America’s future is bigger than one election

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