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August 15, 2007
Weill sweeps field for Ward 1 seat on council
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/15/7 Former state prosecutor Jeff Weill said he will tap into his mediation skills when he takes a seat this week on Jackson’s often polarized City Council. In Tuesday’s special election to fill the Ward 1 seat vacated by Ben Allen, Weill beat out John Ditto, a real estate developer and son of…
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August 15, 2007
Jamie Franks: Party affiliation of Senate leadership less important than “talent”
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 8/15/7 Jamie Franks says he will not select key Senate committee chairs based on party affiliation if he is elected lieutenant governor Nov. 6. “My approach is very simple. I want to use talent,” Franks told the Daily Journal editorial board Tuesday morning during a 60-minute interview. “I want people…
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August 15, 2007
Hood, Clark on Felons in Runoffs
WLBT, 8/14/7 M. L. “Binky” Vines continues to run for re-election despite a guilty plea on three counts of embezzlement. Attorney General Jim Hood says his office recommended a three-year sentence for Vines in the state penitentiary. Hood even wrote a letter to defense attorneys saying they would not recommend the non-adjudicated order Judge Joe…
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August 15, 2007
Insurance: Coastal customers need a solution
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/15/7 Residential and commercial property owners on the Mississippi Gulf Coast continue to struggle with one of Hurricane Katrina’s most enduring legacies – the insurance crisis. The question of a national disaster insurance reform brought U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats to the Coast on Monday to tour the still…
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August 15, 2007
Grocery tax cut, cigarette tax hike issues aren’t going away
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/15/7 While there are three months of campaigning still to go for control of the Mississippi Legislature for the next four years – hence control of Gov. Haley Barbour’s policy agenda as well – one thing was made clear during the Aug. 7 primary elections. The longstanding efforts to cut Mississippi’s highest-in-the-nation…
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August 15, 2007
Eaves says governor’s race is his passion
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 8/14/7 Democrat John Arthur Eaves Jr. discounted speculation Monday he is waging a campaign for governor simply to gain more publicity for his successful Jackson law practice. “If I wanted to promote my law practice, I could just buy more ads on television,” Eaves said during a 60-minute interview with…
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August 15, 2007
Outside legal aid OK’d for Melton
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/15/7 Jackson taxpayers will have to pay for an outside legal firm to represent Mayor Frank Melton in lawsuits filed against him and the city. City Chief Administrative Officer Robert Walker said the hiring of Phelps Dunbar of Jackson would eliminate any potential conflict of interest with the city attorney’s office representing Melton,…
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August 15, 2007
Maybe the citizens are the political joke
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 8/14/7 Politicians are an easy target. If it wasn’t for politicians, who could we in a politically correct society make fun of – not many groups. They are easy targets, and they continually do things to make it easy for people like David Lettermen and John Stewart to parody.…
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August 14, 2007
Barbour appoints Jackson man to workers’ comp. board
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/13/7 Gen. Leon Collins of Jackson was appointed to the state Workers’ Compensation Commission, Gov. Haley Barbour announced today. “His business qualifications along with his service in a variety of community organizations will help him in his work on this important commission,” Barbour said in a statement. Collins, a Booneville native, will serve…
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August 14, 2007
Council may tap reserve fund
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/14/7 Jackson City Council members could consider as early as today whether to take $3 million from the city’s reserve fund to balance the budget. Rick Hill, the city’s director of administration, said the council also has the option of refinancing long-term debt to draw down money from bonds. Either method would go…
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August 14, 2007
Trouble in Wilkinson County
Majority in Mississippi, 8/13/7 For many readers from rural counties, voting fraud may still be commonplace although we like to pretend that it no longer exists. Unfortunately, there are Ike Brown’s all over the state- including Wilkinson county where a strange story has become dangerous. I was tipped off on this story where rumblings within…
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August 14, 2007
Dems push wind policy
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/14/7 Hundreds of Gulf Coast residents struggling to insure their homes and businesses joined U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats Monday to push disaster insurance reform. But at the town hall meeting hosted by Fourth District U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Bay St. Louis, the delegation said it would be a challenge…
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January 29, 2026
EPA plan would begin rolling back ‘good neighbor’ rule on downwind pollution from smokestacks
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Daniel Tyson
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January 29, 2026
State constitutional amendment proposed to require secured bond for bail-restricted crimes
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January 29, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: January 29, 2026
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Frank Corder
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January 27, 2026
Nike announces layoffs in Mississippi, Tennessee
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Frank Corder
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January 20, 2026
SouthWorth acquires Mississippi-based American Furniture Manufacturing
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Frank Corder
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January 13, 2026
Higgins contracted to lead Tate County economic development
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Meredith Biesinger
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January 29, 2026
Sweet tradition: Inside the Mississippi legacy of Paul’s Pastry
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Alistair Begg
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January 29, 2026
Reaping the harvest
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Richelle Putnam
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January 28, 2026
A Southern storyteller finds her small truths in big adventures
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Sid Salter
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January 28, 2026
Restoring Mississippi’s ballot initiative in 2026: Long road, real stakes, narrow chances
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Hunter Estes
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January 21, 2026
Mississippi Legislators: Be bold this session
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Philip Wegmann
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January 21, 2026
Trump OMB launches full review of federal funds sent to blue states
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