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March 3, 2009
Calhoun cashes in on success
Calhoun cashes in on success This just in: Jim Calhoun makes a lot of money. On an annual basis, it’s north of $1.6 million and south of Tom Cruise, but he has certainly made enough over the years to keep any good Braintree High grad comfortable for the rest of his natural life. His earnings…
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March 3, 2009
DJ – Zach Scruggs’ stay in Lafayette jail indefinite
Zach Scruggs’ stay in Lafayette jail indefinite The U.S. Bureau of Prisons apparently has reined in former attorney Zach Scruggs to remind him he’s still a federal prisoner. Scruggs, 34, of Oxford caused such a stir last week, as he was seen passing through town from an Arkansas prison to a Tupelo halfway house, that…
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March 3, 2009
Jurors share final vote count in Frank Melton trial – 7-5 to acquit on most counts
Jurors share final vote count Judge Dan Jordan declared a mistrial last Tuesday in the case against the Mayor and his former bodyguard Michael Recio. Since the trial ended last week, we have been in contact with one juror named Martha from Hattiesburg. She’s already provided us with great insight on the deliberations. Now she’s…
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March 3, 2009
5th Circuit Court decision in US v Brown
Here is the full decision from the 5th Circuit on the voter discrimination lawsuit against Ike Brown of Noxubee County. Judge Tom Lee was upheld in full.
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March 3, 2009
5th Circuit – Dem chairman disenfranchised white voters
Court: Dem chairman disenfranchised white voters A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans upheld a 2007 ruling by U.S. District Judge Tom Lee, siding with the Justice Department against Brown. The panel’s decision came Friday. In a rare case that used the 1965 Voting Rights Act to assert…
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March 3, 2009
Roadblock on red light camera ban
Roadblock on red light camera ban House Bill 1568 aims to ban the cameras statewide, and it faces debate in the full Senate. But key House and Senate leaders working on the bill said Monday it probably will end up in negotiations between the chambers, where it could undergo significant changes. At issue are questions…
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March 3, 2009
CL – Editorial on the Spending Bill Vote
Earmarks: No to big spending, except … Ironically, while U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker, both Republicans, voted against the president’s stimulus package saying it was too much government spending, they are supporting the $410 billion omnibus budget and have earmarks included. Ironically, Democratic 1st District U.S. Rep. Travis Childers, who supported the stimulus,…
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March 3, 2009
Eric Stringfellow calls on Frank Melton to leave office . . . again
It’s clear Melton isn’t going to jail, but he should leave office This should really be a short discussion. Another trial would be a waste of time and money. After an acquittal in state court and last week’s mistrial in U.S. District Court, it’s time to accept the reality that Melton will not be convicted…
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March 3, 2009
PETTUS – Many voters judge politicos’ support for issues on funding
Many voters judge politicos’ support for issues on funding Supporters said activities such as youth baseball tournaments are good for economic development because they attract hundreds of out-of-towners who pay for meals, gasoline and hotel rooms. They also said young people need places for healthful, productive activities so they can stay off the streets and…
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March 3, 2009
$8 Million for MS-01 – Travis Childers votes against spending bill
Childers lands $8 million for district Rep. Travis Childers, though still a newcomer to the congressional funding game, appears to have learned well based on the $8 million secured for his district in the $410 billion Omnibus Appropriations bill approved by the House Wednesday night. Missing from the list of district-wide projects on the list,…
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March 2, 2009
Bryant endorses Walker for mayor
The Sun Herald, 2/28/9 Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant has endorsed Ocean Springs mayoral candidate Scott Walker in a move Walker welcomes, but his opponents say state officials shouldn’t be involved in local elections. Walker, a Republican and former staffer for former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott and current U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, said he has campaigned…
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March 2, 2009
House passes Jackson tax bill
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/28/9 Jackson voters could decide in June whether to raise sales taxes to help pay for improvements to roads and public safety – under a bill that has cleared both chambers of the Legislature. But another bill that would allow parts of Rankin County to come out from the county’s dry laws has…
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Frank Corder
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August 21, 2025
Mississippi agriculture, energy officials support USDA’s rollback of solar subsidies on prime farmland
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 21, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Education makes two stops in Oxford
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August 21, 2025
Appeals court throws out massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump
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Lynne Jeter
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August 20, 2025
Mississippi Cyber and Technology Center project marks major milestone
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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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Susan Marquez
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August 21, 2025
Let’s Eat, Mississippi: Tom’s Fried Pies
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Alistair Begg
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August 21, 2025
A throne forever
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Robbie Faulk, Associated Press
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August 20, 2025
Mississippi State working to bounce back from rough first season under Jeff Lebby
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Sid Salter
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August 20, 2025
Natchez’s Greg Iles saved his best writing for his reflective “Natchez Burning” trilogy
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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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