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February 3, 2009
Dismissed Melton juror – Melton “did a favor to the community”
3 potential jurors struck from Melton’s trial U.S. District Judge Dan Jordan struck the woman from the Foxworth community near Columbia from the jury pool because her opinion on the case is “set in stone.” Melton and his former police bodyguard Michael Recio are on trial on federal civil rights charges related to their role…
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February 3, 2009
Governor Barbour taps Jimmy Maxwell as Appeals Court Judge
Governor Haley Barbour today announced the appointment of Assistant United States Attorney James D. Maxwell II of Oxford to the Mississippi Court of Appeals effective March 1, 2009. Maxwell will serve through January 2, 2011. Maxwell, a federal prosecutor, will serve in the position formerly held by David A. Chandler of Ackerman, who was recently…
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February 3, 2009
State’s Katrina housing program is almost finished
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/3/9 As Mississippi’s federally funded Hurricane Katrina housing program nears an end, Gulf Coast advocates are planning a summit to spotlight people they say have been left out of the recovery plan. About 7,300 residents whose homes received wind damage didn’t qualify for the Housing Assistance Program, said Roberta Avila, executive director of…
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February 3, 2009
$230M in upgrades to net 625 new jobs
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/2/9 A $230 million investment in an aerospace company will produce 625 new jobs over the next eight years in a northeast Mississippi county riddled by a rising unemployment rate, company and government officials announced Monday. Alliant Techsystems, commonly known as ATK, will spend $200 million to upgrade its 320,000-square-foot plant in the…
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February 3, 2009
Obama picks Gregg for Commerce
Politico, 2/2/9 Sen. Judd Gregg will be nominated as the new Commerce secretary Tuesday morning, giving President Obama a fresh independent voice in his Cabinet but at a huge cost to Republicans and the larger Senate. The run-up to the nomination has focused on backroom deals, from New Hampshire’s statehouse to Washington, to preserve the…
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February 3, 2009
Ignorance can put you at risk
The Hattiesburg American Editorial, 2/3/9 The Centers for Disease Control has come out with its new state rankings for teen pregnancy. You know the rest of the story: we’re number one. In response, state lawmakers are debating a bill that would implement a test program to provide information about the value of abstinence and explain…
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February 3, 2009
Hosemann seeks revenue hike
The Hattiesburg American, 2/3/9 Mississippi needs to do a better job of managing its school-owned land, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said Monday. Hosemann told the Forrest-Lamar County Forestry Association he wants make bids and other financial information on 16th Section land more transparent. Land management and transparency need to be top priorities for school…
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February 3, 2009
ATK plans expansion of NeMiss operation
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 2/3/9 Alliant Techsystems will build composite structures for commercial aircraft at its plant at the Tri-State Industrial Park at Yellow Creek near Iuka, Barbour announced Monday. The plant, which currently employs 176 people at the Iuka location, is scheduled to increase its work force to 800 within the next eight…
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February 3, 2009
Melton attentive, relaxed in courtroom
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/3/9 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton held his chin high, rubbed his eyes, smiled when potential jurors described their hobbies to the judge, and frequently studied his fingernails. Melton, 59, appeared relaxed and attentive in federal court in downtown Jackson on Monday, often scrutinizing the faces of those who could decide whether he goes…
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February 3, 2009
Judges face unfilled promises
The Hattiesburg American, 2/2/9 A report in the November-December issue of The Mississippi Lawyer magazine, noted the National Center for State Courts’ July 2008 salary ranking – which also includes the District of Columbia – of Mississippi’s trial court judges’ salaries 50th out of 51. Mississippi circuit and chancery judges’ salaries are $104,170; Montana trails…
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February 3, 2009
Miss. tax collections down in Jan.
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/2/9 Mississippi revenues in January were better than the previous month, but most of the state’s tax collections remain sluggish. The state collected a total of $362 million for the general fund in January, according to the state Tax Commission. That’s $24 million, or 6.2 percent, below what was anticipated. Total tax collections…
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February 3, 2009
Warrs secretly indicted in 2008
Warrs secretly indicted in 2008 Mayor Brent Warr and his wife, Laura, were originally indicted in November on 11 counts of Katrina fraud, but court records show those charges were sealed while the investigation continued. The second indictment against the Warrs, unsealed last week in U.S. District Court, contained 16 charges against each of them.…
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Frank Corder
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June 18, 2025
Wicker unhappy with proposed U.S. defense spending, calls budget request “inadequate”
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Frank Corder
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June 18, 2025
Construction of new Mississippi alcohol warehouse on schedule
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Frank Corder
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June 18, 2025
Gaming Commission seeks to crack down on online gambling sites operating illegally in Mississippi
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 17, 2025
Balch & Bingham’s Hoffmann appointed Honorary Consul of Belgium for Mississippi and Alabama
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Bernard Condon, Associated Press
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June 16, 2025
The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company
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Lynne Jeter
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June 15, 2025
Will Bradham expands business his father needed
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Meredith Biesinger
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June 18, 2025
Rockabilly Way: Saltillo’s quiet legacy in American music
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 18, 2025
Why are you upset?
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 17, 2025
Does it represent your sin?
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Sid Salter
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June 18, 2025
Mississippi was once the scene 62 years ago of a federalized National Guard at Ole Miss
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Kelley Williams
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June 17, 2025
Georgia’s PSC is in the game on data centers, Mississippi’s has been benched
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Kimberly Ross
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June 17, 2025
Perceived hypocrisy does not an excuse make for violent mob-driven riots
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