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April 6, 2015

Rankin Co. Judge Dan Fairly found dead

Rankin County judge Dan Fairly found dead on Natchez Trace Rankin County Chancery Judge Dan Fairly was found dead of apparent suicide on the Natchez Trace at the intersection with Mississippi 43. Authorities found Fairly sometime after 4 p.m. on Friday. Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesman Warren Strain said an investigation is ongoing and…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 6, 2015

MS Democrats kill tax cuts and other 2015 legislative session highlights

Legislative session highlights The state’s GOP leadership, holding both a House and Senate majority, passed competing tax cut plans, and each chamber initially killed the other’s. They reached a compromise only late in the session, but then Democrats prevented the super-majority vote needed for passage. This election-year session, which wrapped up Thursday, at times appeared…