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September 25, 2008
State education officials seeking extra $183.7M
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/25/8 Mississippi ranks sixth in the nation for its number of teachers and is in the top third for the number of national board certified teachers per capita, the state Board of Education chairman said Wednesday. But it also is facing a statewide teacher shortage crisis and pays those teachers less than the…
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September 25, 2008
Flood Insurance extended seven months
The Sun Herald, 9/24/8 The House of Representatves last night approved an extension of the federal flood insurance program until April 30, 2009. The bill, which passed by voice vote and is expected to go to the Senate for quick approval, effectively ends Rep. Gene Taylor’s efforts this year to include a wind program in…
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September 25, 2008
Senate passes cold-cases bill
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/25/8 Those who got away with murder during the civil rights era should start being afraid, say supporters of legislation passed Wednesday. “The greatest criminal manhunt in this country’s history is under way for these perpetrators,” said Alvin Sykes of Kansas City, architect of the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act. “If…
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September 25, 2008
Wicker Demands FEMA Respond to Governor Barbour’s Request for Individual Assistance for Gustav
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requesting a response to Governor Haley Barbour’s request for individual federal disaster assistance following Hurricane Gustav. In a letter to FEMA administrator David Paulison, Wicker expressed disappointment in FEMA’s inability to respond to Gov. Barbour’s written request for hurricane…
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September 25, 2008
Hearings on PEER Report involving paid lobbyists by state agencies headed by Sens. Flowers & Baria
The recent release of a PEER Report concerning State Agencies using paid lobbyists to lobby the Mississippi Legislature has prompted an investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee chaired by Senator Merle Flowers. Senator Flowers has appointed a sub-committee on Governmental Accountability to investigate the practice and to make recommendations to the full committee. It is…
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September 25, 2008
NAACP official allegedly threatens McComb official
Selectman alleges threat after meeting Nobles said this morning that he is pressing charges of threatening a public official against Anthony Witherspoon because of an altercation that allegedly occurred between the men Tuesday evening at City Hall. Nobles said he believed Witherspoon confronted him “because I disagree with the mayor, and Mr. Witherspoon and the…
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September 24, 2008
BREAKING: McCain wants to suspend campaign to deal with the financial crisis
Republican John McCain says he’s directing his staff to work with Barack Obama’s campaign and the debate commission to delay Friday’s debate because of the economic crisis. In a statement, McCain says he will stop campaigning after addressing former President Bill Clinton’s Global Initiative session on Thursday and return to Washington to focus on the…
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September 24, 2008
McComb City Administrator Jim Storer ousted
McComb City Administrator Jim Storer ousted McComb’s city board voted in executive session to terminate City Administrator Jim Storer Tuesday, according to Selectman Melvin Joe Johnson, acting as Mayor Pro-tem after the closed session. Storer said afterward he had resigned. Johnson said the decision came by a 3-2 vote, with Selectmen Wade Lamb, Bobby Maddox…
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September 24, 2008
Miss. court candidates discuss finances
The Daily Mississippian, 9/24/8 Four candidates running against each other for Mississippi Supreme Court justice put their attacks on hold long enough Tuesday to eat lunch and answer questions from the Lafayette County Bar Association. Judge David Chandler is running against Charles Easley for a spot on the highest court in Mississippi. Gene Barton is…
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September 24, 2008
Council approves narrowing of street
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/24/8 Fortification Street moved closer Tuesday night to getting a long-sought makeover when the Jackson City Council voted 5-1 in favor of a new street design. The plan will narrow portions of the four-lane road as well as repave the street and replace utility lines. The lead engineers called the vote “huge” in…
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September 24, 2008
Reversal sought in ruling that could set Seale free
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/24/8 Justice Department prosecutors said Tuesday that a federal appeals court should reconsider a ruling that could free a reputed Klansman serving three life sentences in the 1964 abductions and killings of two African-American teenagers. In June 2007, a U.S. District Court jury convicted James Ford Seale of Roxie on kidnapping and conspiracy…
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September 24, 2008
JATRAN hit with discrimination suit
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/24/8 Armed with a laundry list of grievances, a coalition of disabled Jackson residents is asking the courts to force the city to reform its public transportation system and comply with federal law. “We’re not asking for much,” said Jason Bunche, a disabled resident and plaintiff in the class action lawsuit filed Tuesday.…
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August 26, 2025
August consumer confidence dips in US with jobs, tariffs and high prices driving most unease
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Daniel Tyson
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August 26, 2025
Jackson Police Chief resigns; Hinds County Sheriff named interim top cop in capital city
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 26, 2025
Student assessment scores see slight drop in Mississippi
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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August 20, 2025
Mississippi Cyber and Technology Center project marks major milestone
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Lynne Jeter
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August 12, 2025
CoBuilders 2025 Launch Day: Mississippi’s innovation ecosystem takes center stage
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Daniel Tyson
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August 11, 2025
What is Mississippi’s pitch to corporations looking to invest in the Magnolia State?
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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August 26, 2025
Mississippi’s place on the Great Loop
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Alistair Begg
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August 26, 2025
The Lord of all nations
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Parrish Alford
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August 25, 2025
College football is back: Miss. State at Southern Miss, Georgia State at Ole Miss
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Hunter Estes
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August 25, 2025
It’s time for term limits
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Kelley Williams
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August 24, 2025
Secret rates and subsidies
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Lesley Davis
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August 22, 2025
Sororities go woke – and taxpayers helped pay for it
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