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April 9, 2009
OPED: Could Stevens dismissal help Minor?
OPED: Could Stevens dismissal help Minor? Are Siegelman and Minor One Step Closer to Justice? Major news on the justice front came today when a federal judge dismissed corruption charges against former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK). But for those of us in the Heart of Dixie, here are the bigger questions: Did the judge’s…
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April 9, 2009
Butch Brown’s background check to be released soon
Butch Brown’s background check to be released soon State Senate Transportation Chairman Tom King said he expects to receive the findings of a background check on highway Director Larry L. “Butch” Brown this week, setting the stage for what could be a contentious public confirmation hearing. King, R-Petal, said no date for the hearing would…
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April 9, 2009
Jackson OKs loan for Standard Life project
Jackson OKs loan for Standard Life project The Jackson City Council approved this morning loaning developers $900,000 to help purchase and renovate the Standard Life Building downtown. The city is also giving them $100,000 in cash. The council voted 5-0 with councilmen Jeff Weill and Kenneth Stokes not present. The city will lend HRI Properties…
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April 9, 2009
Fired school resource officer vies for Tupelo mayor
Fired school resource officer vies for Tupelo mayor Mayoral candidate Kentrel Boyd will lose his job as a school resource officer in Nettleton this week but plans to continue his bid for public office in Tupelo. He told the Daily Journal on Wednesday that he was forced to resign for his political bid and said…
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April 9, 2009
Banker sentenced for bank fraud
Banker sentenced for bank fraud OXFORD – Tammy Moffitt will spend 51 months in prison and five years of supervised probation upon release for defrauding Regions Bank in Ripley. She will have to make restitution for $1 million starting with $60,000 to the bank. The indictment claims she took out 21 loans totaling more than…
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April 9, 2009
Mayoral hopefuls take pot shots
Mayoral hopefuls take pot shots As the Jackson mayoral race heats up, Democratic candidate state Sen. John Horhn took his campaign – and a couple of high-profile endorsements – into another candidate’s backyard Wednesday. Using a Roto-Rooter plumbing franchise in south Jackson on as his backdrop, Horhn pledged to expand business development beyond downtown and…
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April 9, 2009
Salaries of Auburn assistants to total $2.5 million
Salaries of Auburn assistants to total $2.5 million The salaries of the nine Auburn assistant coaches will total in the $2.5 million range. Eight of the nine assistants will earn more than $200,000, and five of the nine will earn at least $290,000. Defensive coordinator Ted Roof is the Tigers’ highest paid assistant at $370,000…
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April 9, 2009
Homeless man’s bag causes bomb scare
Jackson streets reopen after bomb scare Police have in custody a homeless man who said he left his duffel bag outside the Women’s Health Organization in Jackson. Several Fondren streets were closed after the suspicious package was reported this afternoon. Police said the package contained clothing and personal items. The area has been cleared and…
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April 9, 2009
Minor – Historic low lack of fortitude on tax increases
Minor – Historic low lack of fortitude on tax increases They just don’t make many Mississippi legislators anymore with guts enough in time of need to vote for taxes or programs that a sizable portion of voters oppose. In 1932 Mississippi was in a state of financial collapse. There was only $1326 in the state…
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April 9, 2009
Perry – Tax Tea Party Day
Perry – Tax Tea Party Day Mississippians paying taxes on April 15, steamed over trillions of dollars in wasteful spending by the Obama Administration, may be brewing up a political revolution. Eight blocks north of the Medgar Evers Post Office in downtown Jackson – which traditionally stays open to midnight accepting last minute tax mailings…
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April 9, 2009
NESHOBA – Kicking the habit of spending
NESHOBA – Kicking the habit of spending In order to offset higher car tag prices several years ago, the Legislature raised the tax on new car purchases. Legislators, in effect, taxed the rich – or those able to afford new cars – in order to lower car tags prices for all. With new car sales…
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April 8, 2009
JPD interim chief makes staff changes
JPD interim chief makes staff changes After being tapped last week to lead the Jacksons Police Department, interim Chief Tyrone Lewis said he would keep many of former chief Malcolm McMillin’s policies and programs in place. Lewis echoed that pledge again this morning during his brief appearance at the weekly command staff meeting. However, Lewis…
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 6, 2025
State funding for Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning down from previous year
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Mark Sherman, Associated Press
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June 6, 2025
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place
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Daniel Tyson
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June 6, 2025
Legal fight over control of Jackson airport continues
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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June 6, 2025
Hiring in the US slows, though employers still added a solid 139,000 jobs in May
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Frank Corder
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May 19, 2025
Modine expanding data center cooling equipment manufacturing in Grenada County
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Lynne Jeter
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May 19, 2025
Goldman Sachs honors inaugural Mississippi small business graduating class
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Meredith Biesinger
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June 6, 2025
Take a Dip this Summer: Your guide to Mississippi’s best water parks
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 6, 2025
Have I betrayed Him?
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Ben Smith
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June 5, 2025
Love God, love family, and shoot ducks
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Russ Latino
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June 6, 2025
Make America Boring Again
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Sid Salter
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June 4, 2025
Bo Robinson, appointed to PSC after jarring corruption scandals, dies at age 90
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Kimberly Ross
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June 3, 2025
The American epidemic of loneliness
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