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July 31, 2008
Lawyer suggests Scruggs got witness help from Lott
An insurance company’s attorney suggested during a sworn deposition that former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott urged witnesses to give false information in a Hurricane Katrina lawsuit, according to court records. The implication was made last week during a deposition with Lott’s nephew, Zach Scruggs, who represented the former Mississippi Republican senator after his Pascagoula home…
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July 31, 2008
CL – Scruggs takes 5th in Katrina deposition
A federal judge has made public a Hurricane Katrina deposition with disgraced attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs. Scruggs is the once powerful lawyer who must report to prison by Monday for his role in an unrelated judicial bribery scandal. He was forced to submit sworn testimony last week in a civil lawsuit involving State Farm Fire…
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July 31, 2008
Wicker Opens Up Nine Point Lead Over Musgrove
Appointed U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R), seeking to win the job for a full term, has opened a modest lead over former Governor Ronnie Musgrove (D). The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Mississippi found Wicker attracts 48% of the vote, while Musgrove earns support from 42%. When “leaners” are included, Wicker’s lead expands to…
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July 31, 2008
Scruggs pleads Fifth, State Farm wants answers
State Farm has filed an emergency motion asking a federal judge to compel Dickie Scruggs to answer the insurance company’s questions before he is sent off to prison Aug. 4. “The Scruggs stonewall continues unabated,” the insurance company says in its motion, filed in the contentious case McIntosh vs. State Farm. State Farm has been…
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July 31, 2008
Rigsbys request mediation
Their former employer’s lawsuit against them should be resolved through mediation, former insurance adjusters Cori and Kerri Rigsby propose in a motion filed today. The Rigsbys asked Judge William Acker Jr. to send the case to mediation. Also today, Acker accepted the request of attorney Dickie Scruggs to pay a $65,098.24 civil contempt fine, which…
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July 30, 2008
Oil crews set up at Madison City Hall
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/30/8 The city of Madison filed a trespassing charge against crews working for a Texas-based oil company this week, but that didn’t stop workers from setting up equipment on City Hall grounds Tuesday. “I would certainly say they are bold,” Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler said. Denbury Resources, the largest oil and gas…
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July 30, 2008
Rigsby Sister Act May Be Nearing Final Curtain
It’s beyond our scope to delve into all the filings in ex rel. Rigsby, the qui tam case filed by Kerri Rigsby and Cori Rigsby Moran, formerly represented by Dickie Scruggs. But the latest ones are of importance because if true, they confirm what those of us without blinders have suspected all along: that the…
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July 30, 2008
Beef plant document subpoena draws legal fire in U.S. court
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 7/30/8 Legal arguments escalated this week over a subpoena issued for documents reportedly needed to prepare for the Aug. 25 Beef Plant trial in U.S. District Court. Tuesday, attorneys for Carothers Construction Co. submitted a 17-page memorandum supporting Carothers’ motion to stop a subpoena of company records. They also asked…
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July 30, 2008
Wicker hosts telephone town halls’ to answer questions
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 7/30/8 If you get an evening phone call from somebody claiming to be interim U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, don’t hang up – it could be him, really. Wicker, appointed to the seat in late 2007, has hosted a series of telephone “town hall” meetings with Mississippi residents since April, Wicker’s…
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July 30, 2008
Will blogger’s moniker of ‘Republican Woodstock’ hold true?
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 7/30/8 What the state’s premier political stump will lose in volume this year with a third fewer speakers than last year’s crowded field of candidates, “Mississippi’s Giant Houseparty” will make up for in intensity in several key races. Republican interim U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Tupelo and Democratic challenger former Gov. Ronnie…
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July 30, 2008
EDITORIAL:Taking the lead
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 7/30/8 Northern District Transportation Commissioner Bill Minor’s comments in the Sunday Journal about highway construction illustrate the difficulties caused by the state’s failure to fully engage priorities once they’re set – and temporizing about challenging opportunities like infrastructure supporting Toyota. The Legislature enacted the Vision 21 highway program in…
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July 30, 2008
Judge likely to rule this week on Medicaid hearing
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/30/8 Hinds County Chancery Judge Patricia Wise is expected to decide this week whether an administrative hearing on proposed deep cuts in Medicaid can proceed as planned. If the hearing is halted, so would the immediate cuts to Medicaid. Wise is expected to rule before Friday, when the hearing is scheduled, on a…
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 6, 2026
State agencies team up to promote maternal mental health care
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Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press
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May 6, 2026
Takeaways from Indiana, Ohio and Michigan: Trump’s flex pays off and Democrats win special election
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 6, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: May 6, 2026
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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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Frank Corder
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April 22, 2026
Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus
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Frank Corder
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April 17, 2026
Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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May 6, 2026
Canton Flea Market returns for 62nd year
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Alistair Begg
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May 6, 2026
A word to children
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Meredith Biesinger
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May 5, 2026
Where the Wild Things Grow: Inside Maypop Art’s garage studio
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Russ Latino
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May 5, 2026
Mississippi faces pressure to redistrict before congressional midterms, but also real world constraints
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Susan Crabtree
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May 1, 2026
U.S. Secret Service Chief says Hilton site was ‘set up perfectly,’ critics disagree
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Russ Latino
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April 29, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court’s voting rights decision carries big implications for Mississippi
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