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May 7, 2009
AGNEW – Frank Melton’s unconquerable enemy was human frailty
Melton’s unconquerable enemy was human frailty He relished the complicated life that he led and he took great joy by confounding any and all who tried to understand him. He loved keeping people off balance, wondering what antic he would think of next. He was unpredictable, at times unflappable, but also sensitive about how people…
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May 7, 2009
Reaction to Mayor Frank Melton’s death
Reaction to Melton’s death Leslie Burl McLemore, acting mayor: “It is clearly a day that we will long remember because Frank Melton, in this community, was really larger than life. He was not just a mayor he was a person known through out this community and throughout this state.” Councilman Frank Bluntson: “I just regret…
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May 7, 2009
Perry – Barbour and Resurgent Republic
Perry – Barbour and Resurgent Republic Voters facing a struggling economy under the Bush presidency ushered in a new young Democratic President. Republicans wandered in the minority in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate. Democrats promoted policies of socialized healthcare, reducing the military, and liberal tax and spend policies. The year was 1993 and Republicans…
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May 7, 2009
YP – Frank Melton has passed away (1949-2009)
Clarion Ledger Longtime community activist and Jackson Mayor Frank Melton died at 12:10 a.m. today at St. Dominic Hospital with family at his side, city spokeswoman Goldia Revies said. A former television station owner and personality, Melton, 60, will be remembered mostly for his turbulent political career that began four years ago with his overwhelming…
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May 7, 2009
CL – Scruggs departure signs of completed grand jury testimony, Freeland linked to Blake too
CL – Scruggs departure signs of completed grand jury testimony, Freeland linked to Blake too Imprisoned former lawyer Dickie Scruggs is no longer being housed in the county jail in Oxford. Scruggs was scheduled to return to federal prison in Ashland, Ky. He had been at the Lafayette County Detention Center since pleading guilty in…
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May 7, 2009
Scruggs mystery man hires lawyers
Scruggs mystery man hires lawyers P.L. Blake, the mystery man attorney Dickie Scruggs agreed to pay $50 million from the 1998 settlement of tobacco litigation, has hired four attorneys to represent him in an ongoing judicial bribery investigation. Oxford attorney Tom Freeland is representing Blake, whose name surfaced in the investigation as the person to…
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 7, 2009
Breaking – Blogger Tom Freeland (NMC) is representing P.L. Blake
Blogger Tom Freeland (NMC) is representing P.L. Blake I am writing to confirm that I have been retained as local counsel by P.L. Blake, along with former U.S. Attorney Buck Buchanan, and counsel in Birmingham, former U.S. Attorney Doug Jones and Kirk Wood. I was retained a few weeks ago. I am going to continue…
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May 7, 2009
NTU – Letter to MS Gov. Barbour: Stand Up for Taxpayers, Veto Cigarette Tax Hike!
Letter to MS Gov. Barbour: Stand Up for Taxpayers, Veto Cigarette Tax Hike! The Honorable Haley Barbour P.O. Box 139 Jackson, MS 39205 Dear Gov. Barbour, On behalf of the taxpayers and small business owners of Mississippi, we urge you to veto the proposed 50-cent-per-pack increase in the state cigarette tax. This proposal is the…
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May 7, 2009
CL – Melton: Tragic election night fall is sad
Melton: Tragic election night fall is sad The likelihood that controversial incumbent Mayor Frank Melton was going to lose his battle for reelection quickly became secondary to a larger battle Tuesday. As the polls closed , Melton was rushed to the hospital for a medical emergency. It was reported that he was found unresponsive at…
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May 7, 2009
LNL – Two added to settlement talks in Zyprexa cases
LNL – Two added to settlement talks in Zyprexa cases A federal judge wants two more states to get busy settling their lawsuits against Eli Lilly & Co. U.S. District Judge Jack Weinstein added Idaho and Minnesota to the list of states to be watched by special master Michael Rozen, who is overseeing settlement talks…
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May 7, 2009
Senate panel backs Brown
Senate panel backs Brown A Senate committee voted today to allow Mississippi Department of Transportation executive director Butch Brown to keep his job, despite concerns about his support of a killer’s parole, accusations of excessive spending and questions over his leadership style. Thirteen members of the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee supported Brown. Four voted…
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May 7, 2009
Scruggs no longer in Oxford jail
Scruggs no longer in Oxford jail Imprisoned former lawyer Dickie Scruggs is no longer being housed in the county jail in Oxford. On Tuesday, Scruggs’ attorney John Keker, who was in Oxford, would not comment. Prosecutors have refused to comment about whom or what they are investigating, but have confirmed there is an ongoing investigation…
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Frank Corder
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May 13, 2026
Governor Reeves rescinding special session call intended to redistrict state Supreme Court lines
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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May 13, 2026
Producer prices shot up 6%, adding to pressure on companies to raise prices for customers
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Daniel Tyson
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May 13, 2026
Mississippi honors its fallen law enforcement officers and their families
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Frank Corder
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May 12, 2026
M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
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Frank Corder
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May 11, 2026
Lockers Manufacturing announces $9.7 million expansion in Batesville
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference
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Marilyn Tinnin
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May 13, 2026
Pickenpaugh Pottery: A family business, not a factory
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Alistair Begg
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May 13, 2026
Knowing God
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Chris Burrows, Associated Press
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May 12, 2026
After a court win and first spring practice as Ole Miss’ No. 1 QB, Chambliss is ready to recharge
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Sid Salter
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May 13, 2026
Remembering the legacies of former GOP Gov. Kirk Fordice and First Lady Pat Fordice
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Trey Dellinger
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May 11, 2026
New Mississippi abortion pill law protects women
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Russ Latino
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May 8, 2026
Something for everyone to hate in the redistricting debate
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