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September 9, 2015

Dickie Scruggs comes home to Pascagoula to promote book, skills program

Richard `Dickie’ Scruggs among headliners for ‘Lawyers For Literacy’ event PASCAGOULA, Mississippi — Pascagoula native Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, noted for both his role a multi-billion tobacco settlement and in a judicial bribery case which sent him to federal prison, will headline the “Lawyers For Literacy” event at the Pascagoula library. The event, set for Sept.…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 9, 2015

Insurance Commissioner race: Reform Party candidate removed from ballot; Chaney now unopposed

Insurance commissioner Chaney unopposed for third term The Reform Party won’t have a candidate for Mississippi insurance commissioner on the Nov. 3 ballot. That leaves Republican Mike Chaney unopposed for a third term. The state Board of Election Commissioners met Wednesday and removed Reform candidate Johnny McLeod of Hattiesburg from the ballot, saying he could…