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November 14, 2008
Government asks break for Langston’s cooperation
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 11/13/8 Details have leaked from sealed federal court documents asking for a shorter sentence because disbarred Booneville attorney Joey Langston has helped with the government’s investigation of Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and suspended Hinds judge Bobby DeLaughter. The “downward departure motion” apparently was accidentally made public Wednesday, then pulled from public…
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November 14, 2008
Public schools avoid cuts; state agencies to trim
The Clarion-Ledger, 11/13/8 Mississippi school districts escaped budget cuts announced Wednesday, but most agencies providing everything from public safety to mental health treatment must determine how to cut back amid falling revenue. Some plan to trim budgets by not filling vacant positions. At least one agency warns of possible layoffs, and another expects to reduce…
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November 13, 2008
Auburn cornerback Powers calls Stafford best QB in nation
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/story/507138.html AUBURN, Ala. — For weeks, Auburn cornerback Jerraud Powers has rehabbed to get his injured hamstring back to 100 percent. Anything less won’t cut it Saturday against a quarterback the Tigers say will be the best they’ve seen this year. Auburn has little margin for error against Georgia’s Matthew Stafford, the strong-armed junior who…
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November 13, 2008
DM – Prosecutors ask for less in time in Langston case
Prosecutors ask for less in time in Langston case In a motion filed Wednesday in the U.S. case against Joey Langston, the U.S. attorneys asked for Langston to serve less time in prison because he suffered a heart attack, had a “possible intruder” at his home and for going beyond expectations to help the government…
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November 13, 2008
Stuff pulled on Scruggs
There were two posts I had on some breaking Scruggs stuff that was supposed to be filed under seal. We posted before we found out about the glitch and have since removed the posts not out of obligation, but out of respect for the Court, the USA’s office in Oxford & the attorneys involved.
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November 13, 2008
PERRY/Election results in context
PERRY/Election results in context It was not a good year for Democrats in Mississippi, but nationally, Obama’s 65.4 million votes for President is the new record. His raw vote achievement is followed by George W. Bush’s 62 million votes and John Kerry’s 59 million votes both in 2004; John McCain’s 57.4 million votes this year,…
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November 12, 2008
Jackson owed $10M in unpaid fines
The Clarion-Ledger, 11/12/8 Jackson has an estimated 100,000 unserved warrants in Municipal Court, and Police Chief Malcolm McMillin has told officers to start clearing the backlog. “(The number) grows every day,” Court Administrator Jeanette Banks said. “As soon as one is served, we add another back because we issue warrants every day.” A mound of…
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November 12, 2008
City gas cards may have been misused, audit chief says
The Clarion-Ledger, 11/12/8 The head of Jackson’s internal audit department said Tuesday she suspects systemic misuse of the city’s gasoline cards because of lapses in city oversight. Because the city isn’t properly tracking how much its employees spend through its Fuelman discount gasoline service, “we think there is a possibility of fraud and improper use,”…
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November 12, 2008
Judge delays Melton-Recio trial until January
The Clarion-Ledger, 11/12/8 Mayor Frank Melton’s federal trial has been put on hold for two months to give time for defense attorneys to review thousands of pages of government evidence against the mayor and his former bodyguard, Michael Recio. The break also gives lawyers on both sides an opportunity to continue an escalating war of…
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November 12, 2008
Revenue estimate forecasts tight year
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 11/12/8 Gov. Haley Barbour and legislative leaders approved a revenue estimate Tuesday that will give them only $39.2 million more to appropriate during the 2009 session than they had during the 2008 session. The 14-member Legislative Budget Committee, which includes Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant and House Speaker Billy McCoy, met…
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November 12, 2008
Obama inauguration hottest ticket in D.C.
The Hattiesburg American, 11/12/8 Enthusiasm for President-elect Barack Obama’s swearing-in Jan. 20 has generated fierce competition for tickets to the event and is expected to draw 1 million people to Washington. According to Carole Florman, spokeswoman for the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, each House member will receive about 200 tickets and each senator…
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November 12, 2008
State likely to see two Obama appointees
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 11/12/8 Two high-profile jobs in Mississippi will be open for new appointments when President-elect Barack Obama takes office. That’s because Mississippi’s two current U.S. attorneys are Republican appointees, and Obama likely will put Democrats into those important law enforcement offices in Oxford and Jackson. Jim Greenlee and Dunn Lampton, both…
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Daniel Tyson
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June 24, 2025
Mississippi’s economic development successes celebrated with national awards
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Frank Corder
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June 24, 2025
ICE arrests Iranian national illegally in U.S. in Gluckstadt, Mississippi
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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June 24, 2025
Powell says Fed can wait to reduce interest rates as Trump demands cuts
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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 24, 2025
Discovering the Holy Land at Palestine Gardens in Lucedale
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 24, 2025
The source of His grief
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Parrish Alford
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June 23, 2025
The football lives of Belton and Marcus Johnson shaped by their mom’s work ethic
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Samuel Creekmore
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June 24, 2025
Mississippi must lead on addiction and PTSD treatment
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Ethan Watson
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June 23, 2025
Reality check for Gen Z: ‘Green’ energy requires wealth
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Bill Crawford
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June 23, 2025
Even government data succumbing to truth management
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