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December 18, 2008
NMC – Justice Diaz’s remarkable dissent in Doss v. State
Justice Diaz’s remarkable dissent in Doss v. State The most remarkable part is a long opinion by Justice Diaz about the failure of the death penalty. He is joined in full in that opinion by Justice Graves and in part by Justice Dickinson (the opinion has two parts, one about mental retardation and one about…
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December 18, 2008
Auburn’s football coach choice far from black and white
Auburn’s football coach choice far from black and white Jay Jacobs answered the question, and he didn’t lie. He didn’t lie because he didn’t answer the question. Not exactly. Not directly. The Auburn athletics director – the most maligned man in college football at the moment – wouldn’t allow himself to be painted into a…
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December 17, 2008
Auditor: Ex-Jones Co. worker embezzled
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/17/8 A former Jones County deputy court clerk could face up to 30 years in prison for embezzling more than $200,000 and altering public records to hide the crime, state officials said Tuesday. Natalie Brooke Ward, 30, surrendered to Jones County deputies Tuesday after she was indicted by a grand jury on two…
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December 17, 2008
Crime lab: State must modernize investigations
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 12/17/8 It’s past time to bring Mississippi criminal investigation into the modern era. That’s no slam on the people working in the existing system, but it is a slam on the system. Mississippi has consistently failed to adequately fund the state’s crime lab, to fund a state medical examiner or to enact…
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December 17, 2008
Blue Springs plant delay prompts ‘wait and see’ mindset in region
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 12/17/8 Toyota’s announced indefinite delay of its Blue Springs plant on Monday created a “wait and see” attitude for many businesses and projects related to the automaker’s arrival. Here is what some of them were saying Tuesday: – REAL ESTATE: “I don’t see the Toyota announcement negatively affecting our market…
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December 17, 2008
Langston proceeding points to more charges
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 12/17/8 Tuesday’s sentencing of former top plaintiffs’ attorney Joey Langston of Booneville brought more than hints about a second round of indictments in the state’s ongoing judicial bribery investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Dawson spoke the words “Scruggs II” in the courtroom before Langston was sentenced to 36 months in…
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December 17, 2008
Trips to Caribbean appear to have broken House rules
The Hill, 12/16/8 For at least five of the last six years, Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) and several other members of the Congressional Black Caucus have spent a few days each fall at a different luxurious Caribbean island resort. The trip’s official mission is to facilitate business and diplomatic relationships between the region and the…
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December 17, 2008
Melton’s discussion of legal woes may violate gag order
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/17/8 Mayor Frank Melton talked about his legal troubles at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting in what could be a violation of a federal gag order. Melton goes on trial Jan. 5 on federal civil-rights charges related to a 2006 police-style raid on a Ridgeway Street duplex. After repeated statements about the incident,…
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December 17, 2008
Council rejects $50K proposal for ex-guards’ attorney’s fees
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/16/8 The Jackson City Council did not approve a proposal Tuesday night that would have given $50,000 to Mayor Frank Melton’s former police bodyguards to pay attorney fees from their 2007 state trial. The request died in a 3-3 vote. A similar request was denied by the council in October. Councilmen Frank Bluntson,…
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December 17, 2008
Melton’s discussion of legal woes may violate gag order
Melton’s discussion of legal woes may violate gag order “I am the mayor of this city 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” Melton said Tuesday night. “Anything I do falls within my purview of being mayor.” The mayor mentioned the gag order before cutting himself off. Melton’s attorney, John Reeves, was not at…
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December 17, 2008
YP – Transcript of Langston sentencing hearing
Hattip to NMC for posting the transcript of the Langston sentencing hearing. It can be found here. I will say that it strikes me that everything happened the way it should have. First, Langston was contrite by all accounts . . . and he should’ve been. He cooperated, and he should have because he has…
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December 17, 2008
NMC – Langston sentencing – some atmospherics
Langston sentencing – some atmospherics The court room was full but not packed. It was a solemn proceeding– Joey Langston made a very eloquent statement of his acceptance of his guilt and his sorrow that seemed to me genuine (the only reason I use the word “seemed” is I know he was thought by many…
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 9, 2025
Legislators to consider another round of teacher, assistant teacher pay raises
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 9, 2025
Mississippi State Health Officer touts importance of vaccine mandates after Florida roll back
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Daniel Tyson
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September 9, 2025
NAACP alleges state withheld millions that could have helped Jackson’s water system
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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September 5, 2025
Hiring stalls with US companies reluctant to expand in an uncertain economic landscape
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Lynne Jeter
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September 3, 2025
Hood Industries invests $245 million in Waynesboro expansion
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Lynne Jeter
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August 29, 2025
Tri-state partnership boosts South’s automaker bid
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Associated Press
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September 9, 2025
Mississippi State fined $500,000 by SEC for field storming following against Arizona State
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Meredith Biesinger
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September 9, 2025
Mississippi’s Two Museums: Step inside, feel the story
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Alistair Begg
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September 9, 2025
What are you waiting for?
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Russ Latino
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September 8, 2025
Do we have to ‘distrust the science’ to Make America Healthy Again?
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Russ Latino
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September 7, 2025
The race for U.S. Senate in 2026 may get ugly, but the result is almost certain
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Roger Wicker
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September 5, 2025
Taiwan has resolved to live free
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