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September 9, 2015
Former Alcorn Co. Sup pleads guilty to embezzlement, sentenced
Former Alcorn County Supervisor Pleads Guilty Former Alcorn County Supervisor, Jimmy Dallan Nelms pled guilty to embezzlement. Nelms, already in custody after his bond was revoked in an unrelated arrest, pled guilty before Circuit Judge Paul Funderburk. Nelms received 30 years in the custody of the MS Department of Corrections (MDOC) with 18 of those…
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September 9, 2015
Jackson Co. Sups approve SRHS budget but without $2 million injection desired by hospital
Jackson County approves hospital budget PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) – The Jackson County Board of Supervisors approved the county hospital system’s $325 million budget without giving the system $2 million in tax dollars. In the budget, Singing River Health System administrators promised to put $1.2 million toward the failing employee pension and projected a $700,000 profit…
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September 9, 2015
Hattiesburg raising taxes, first time since 2001
Hattiesburg 2015-16 levy will include tax increase The Hattiesburg City Council has voted to raise residents’ tax rates for the first time since at least 2001. Council approved 4-0 Tuesday a 114.1-mill tax levy for fiscal year 2015-16, an increase of 2.1 mills. WLOX 9/9/15
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September 9, 2015
U.S. Dept. of Ed suspension data challenged by Mississippi schools
Attaboys and Oh Boys for September 9 Oh boy! To misleading data that paints a worst picture than actual reality. When researchers at the University of Pennsylvania released a study of U.S. Department of Education statistics showing suspension rates of public school students, comparing rates of African-American students with the overall rates, Mississippi was listed…
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September 9, 2015
Pickering announces former Alcorn Co. purchasing clerk guilty plea, sentencing
RELEASE: State Auditor and DA Announce Additional Plea Agreements in Public Corruption Investigation Corinth, Miss-William Paul Rhodes former Alcorn County Purchasing clerk, pled guilty to hindering prosecution, fraudulently obtaining public funds, and false representation to defraud government. Rhodes received 15 years in the custody of the MDOC with 10 of those years suspended, followed by…
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September 9, 2015
Palazzo Demands Senate Institute “Nuclear Option” to Stop #IranDeal
RELEASE: Palazzo Demands Senate Institute “Nuclear Option” to Stop Iran Deal Washington, DC – Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4) sent a letter tonight to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell strongly urging him to use any and all possible options to block the president’s Iran deal. Most specifically, the letter insists the Senate institute the “nuclear option”…
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September 9, 2015
Roll Call: Palazzo sends letter to McConnell, encourages Senate rule change over #IranDeal
House Republican Tells Senate to Go ‘Nuclear’ Over the Iran Deal Rep. Steven Palazzo, a Republican from Mississippi, has written to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., encouraging the leader to effectively change the Senate’s rules with a simple majority to allow just 51 senators to overcome procedural hurdles and get legislation disapproving the international…
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September 9, 2015
Third Grade Reading Gate scores show 8 percent of students will repeat third grade
Final reading test cuts number of failing third-graders More than 2,900 Mississippi students — 8 percent — are expected to repeat the third grade because they scored too low on the Third Grade Gate reading test. That’s an improvement from the 15 percent that failed the first time on the exam, a linchpin of Gov.…
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September 8, 2015
Patsy ‘Ma’ Brumfield squawks at cost of lawsuit her group paid to initiate, bless her heart #42
State hires Wallace to battle 42 On hiring Wallace and paying him more than $60,000 in state funds, Gunn said, “Remember, the Legislature was sued. We had to defend ourselves because the attorney general refused to defend us. We won at the Supreme Court level, so we were proven to be correct in defending ourselves…
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September 8, 2015
Race for MS AG: Hurst challenges Hood to Debates
RELEASE: Hurst Challenges Hood to Debates Proposes Three Debates; Willing to Work With Opponent On Scheduling and Details FLOWOOD, MISS (SEPTEMBER 8, 2015) – Last week Republican Mike Hurst reached out to Democrat incumbent Jim Hood proposing the two candidates for Attorney General meet in at least three debates to provide voters with a discussion…
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September 8, 2015
Most Coast House, Senate seats unopposed
November ballot to contain proposed constitutional amendment, some open seats On the Coast, 12 House seats and six Senate spots are going uncontested in November. Ten House members and four senators had no competition to begin with; the rest won party primaries or are unchallenged in the general election. In the state Senate, the District…
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September 8, 2015
#Initiative42 a dream come true for trial lawyers
Scheme to Take Education Funding Authority From Legislators Spells Trouble For Mississippi Taxpayers For starters, approval of Initiative 42 would be a dream come true for trial lawyers, who would have a new tool with which to frivolously sue the state and line their own pockets at the expense of taxpayers and the state’s economic…
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Frank Corder
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July 27, 2026
On the day of his funeral, Nolan Wells’ parents sent notice to his friends and their families of intention to sue them
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July 27, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: July 27, 2026
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 24, 2026
Board of Education updated on teachers’ use of ClassWallet as efforts are made to resolve frustrations
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Frank Corder
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July 23, 2026
SIP Manufacturing coming to the Sip with $100 million investment
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Frank Corder
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July 14, 2026
Aluminum Dynamics investing another $200 million in Lowndes County
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Frank Corder
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July 8, 2026
Mississippi-based UniTek Global Services acquires Concurrent Utility Services
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Robert St. John
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July 27, 2026
What you can’t buy in New Orleans
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Alistair Begg
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July 27, 2026
No ordinary death
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Matt Friedeman
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July 26, 2026
Camp meeting
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Sid Salter
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July 22, 2026
Critics aside, revamped youth court system is a Mississippi reform that’s long overdue
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Russ Latino
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July 21, 2026
Nolan Wells’ death is tragic on so many levels
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Sid Salter
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July 15, 2026
Sen. Graham’s sudden death will impact seniority, congressional majority prospects
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