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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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April 8, 2009
Fidel Castro asks US lawmakers how to improve ties
Fidel Castro asks US lawmakers how to improve ties HAVANA — A “very healthy, very energetic” Fidel Castro asked visiting Congressional Black Caucus members what Cuba could do to help President Barack Obama improve bilateral relations during his first meeting with U.S. officials since falling ill in 2006. Caucus leader Rep. Barbara Lee, a Democrat…
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Frank Corder
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August 19, 2025
Federal judge says Mississippi’s state Supreme Court districts violate Voting Rights Act
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 19, 2025
Enforcement of anti-DEI law blocked indefinitely by federal judge
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Frank Corder
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August 19, 2025
AVAIO Digital investing $6 billion in Mississippi data center campus
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Lynne Jeter
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August 12, 2025
CoBuilders 2025 Launch Day: Mississippi’s innovation ecosystem takes center stage
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Daniel Tyson
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August 11, 2025
What is Mississippi’s pitch to corporations looking to invest in the Magnolia State?
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Daniel Tyson
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August 7, 2025
Mississippi is an attractive place for corporate investment. Find out why
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Ashby Foote
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August 19, 2025
Apple in China: A consequential book with global implications
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Meredith Biesinger
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August 19, 2025
Discover Mississippi: The White House Hotel
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Alistair Begg
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August 19, 2025
Work out your salvation
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Philip Wegmann
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August 19, 2025
Trump vows Social Security will thrive for another ‘90 years’
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Josh Appel
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August 18, 2025
C.S. Lewis in the Age of Bleakness
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Dr. Kendall Conger
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August 15, 2025
I challenged Duke’s DEI dogma – and paid with my job
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