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February 10, 2009
House OKs crackdown on low-performing school districts
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 2/10/9 The state Board of Education would be able to remove superintendents, school board members, administrators and teachers under legislation that passed the Mississippi House on Monday. The legislation, called the Children’s First Act, has broad-based support from business groups, such as the Mississippi Economic Council, and education advocacy groups.…
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February 10, 2009
Scruggs to face judge in Aberdeen today over bribery scheme
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 2/10/9 Richard “Dickie” Scruggs spent the past four nights in his adopted hometown of Oxford, but it wasn’t a social call. Once perhaps America’s most famous trial lawyer, the 62-year-old will stand before U.S. District Senior Judge Glen H. Davidson at 1 p.m. today in Aberdeen to learn his fate…
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February 10, 2009
Former Jackson crematorium operator arrested
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/9/9 The Attorney General’s Office tonight arrested former crematory operator Mark Seepe following a seven-count indictment by a Hinds County grand jury. Seepe, owner of Mark Seepe Funeral Directors & Crematorium, is charged with conversion. He allegedly took payments for pre-need funerals and “knowingly and willfully misapplied or converted the pre-need funds to…
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February 10, 2009
Hosemann plugs early voting in Miss.
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/9/9 Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said he sees early voting as a growing national trend that could encourage more voter participation and clear up some issues Mississippi has seen with absentee voting in recent years. In a meeting with The Clarion-Ledger editorial board this afternoon, Hosemann plugged his positions on early voting…
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February 10, 2009
Prof: Hood testimony sets stage
Prof: Hood testimony sets stage Mississippi College law professor Matt Steffey said the prosecution’s goal for the first day of what is likely to be a two-week trial was to establish its credibility and begin telling a story. Hood’s testimony did both, he said. “It’s important to paint a picture about why the jury should…
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February 10, 2009
Dickie Scruggs guilty plea expected
Scruggs guilty plea expected Scruggs is serving five years in prison for his part in a 2007 scheme that led to the payment of a $40,000 bribe to a Lafayette County judge hearing a legal fees dispute regarding Hurricane Katrina litigation. After that plea, a default judgment was entered against Scruggs. Scruggs is expected to…
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February 10, 2009
Frank Melton accused of witness tampering
Melton accused of witness tampering A federal judge is expected to decide today whether to revoke Jackson Mayor Frank Melton’s bond after federal prosecutors say Melton served his own subpoena on a witness and possibly tampered with another. Those revelations came Monday at the end of the first day of testimony in the federal civil…
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February 10, 2009
Faye Peterson speaks out on Melton trial
Former Hinds County District Attorney Gives Insight Into Melton Trial “He and Recio are looking at a lot of time,” noted Peterson. “They’re up against some really shrew attorneys.” Opening arguments in the federal trial against Melton and former bodyguard Michael Recio start Monday morning. This is the second trial for the men charged with…
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February 10, 2009
Daily Mississippian Editorial slams Dickie Scruggs
No love for Dickie this time While one might first imagine that Scruggs would be glad to return to his alma mater, this visit is hardly one to celebrate. Dickie faces another round of charges that could significantly delay his estimated 2012 release date. Scruggs’ original charges were simple and straightforward; this time, the waters…
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February 10, 2009
Dickie Scruggs in Oxford jail awaiting Aberdeen hearing
Dickie Scruggs in Oxford jail awaiting Aberdeen hearing He’s held at the Lafayette County Jail awaiting his 1 p.m. Tuesday appearance in U.S. District Court in Aberdeen. Lafayette Sheriff Buddy East confirmed to the Daily Journal that the 62-year-old Scruggs was booked into the Oxford jail about 6 p.m. Friday. He is serving a five-year…
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February 10, 2009
Melton accused of improper contact with gov’t witnesses
Melton accused of improper contact with gov’t witnesses Late Monday afternoon there were some late breaking developments inside the courtroom. The government is asking that the last witness to testify, Michael Taylor be treated as a hostile witness. Taylor was on the mobile command unit and allegedly took part in the destruction of the Ridgeway…
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February 10, 2009
Dissecting how Roger Wicker beat Ronnie Musgrove so handily
Keeping a Red State Red By the fall, the DSCC was the running the lion’s share of the Musgrove paid media campaign. Earned media broke according to the nature of the candidates. Wicker was the sitting U.S. senator and even without the campaign he was in the news because of hurricane response, federal grants and…
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Frank Corder
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June 26, 2026
Gipson, Watson stump for higher office at Neshoba
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June 26, 2026
Disagreements between Supreme Court justices bubble into public view as major rulings loom
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Frank Corder
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June 26, 2026
Mississippi House not “scared” of conversations on “sacred” issues, Speaker White tells Neshoba fairgoers
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Frank Corder
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June 23, 2026
Keytronic announces $8.89 million expansion in Corinth
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Frank Corder
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June 17, 2026
Gould Industries locating in southwest Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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June 16, 2026
U.S. Army contracts with General Atomics for long-range maneuvering projectile program
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Susan Marquez
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June 26, 2026
Mississippi to celebrate America’s 250th birthday
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Alistair Begg
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June 26, 2026
Keeping ourselves in God’s love
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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June 25, 2026
NCAA panel approves new eligibility rules giving Division I athletes 5 years to play 5 seasons
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Russ Latino
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June 26, 2026
An American Inheritance for Everyone
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Russ Latino
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June 25, 2026
An American Inheritance: The Longest Surviving Constitution on the Planet
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Sid Salter
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June 24, 2026
Neshoba County Fair continues to evolve, but the core family principle abides
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