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June 26, 2008
DJ – Letter writers have strong opinions for Backstrom, Scruggs
Letter writers have strong opinions for Backstrom, Scruggs The letters were addressed to Senior Judge Neal Biggers Jr., who holds their fate in his hands. They were made available to a few reporters Wednesday, and I was one of them. Learning their fate will climax months of legal action against them from a six-count federal…
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June 26, 2008
DJ – Scruggs disagrees about prison time
Scruggs disagrees about prison time Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and the U.S. Probation Office have differences of opinion about how much prison time the Oxford attorney should get for conspiring to bribe a judge. In legal papers filed Wednesday, Scruggs’ attorneys take 15 pages to outline his life and 17 more to explain why he should…
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June 26, 2008
MSDISH – So, What Were Your Arguments Again?
So, What Were Your Arguments Again? Liberals are having a hard time coming up with good things to say about Ronnie Musgrove. Maybe they are just negative people who have more fun making dishonest attacks on Senator Wicker (I recall, pleasantly, this bit of scientific research). I had yet to read a Democrat on the…
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June 26, 2008
Ronnie Musgrove kept $110K of Scruggs funds
Wicker, Musgrove campaigns got Scruggs funds A recent National Republican Senatorial Committee news release chastised Democratic former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove for taking more than $110,000 from Dickie Scruggs throughout his political career. But a Sun Herald search of federal campaign-finance reports found Wicker, a seasoned elected official, also took a total of $1,000 in donations…
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June 26, 2008
446 letters written for Scruggs, his son, Backstrom
446 letters written for Scruggs, his son, Backstrom Richard P. Ieyoub, a three-term Louisiana attorney general, wrote about the landmark state settlements with tobacco companies, an effort Scruggs led: “Obviously, Dickie’s legal ability had much to do with his accomplishments, but it was his character that garnered the respect and confidence of attorneys general across…
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June 26, 2008
Ronnie Musgrove (D) donors indicted again in beef plant fiasco
Trio, company indicted again in plant fiasco What appears to be new are charges that Cawood and The Facility Group learned in early March 2003 from one of its design engineers that national beef producers considered the operation a “money pit” and that it might not be economically viable in the long run without enough…
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June 26, 2008
Scruggs urges leniency in motion to judge
Scruggs urges leniency in motion to judge Attorney Dickie Scruggs’ legal team filed a motion Wednesday afternoon that urges a federal judge to give Scruggs a sentence of 30 months rather than the maximum five years in prison he could serve for conspiring to bribe a state court judge. The lengthy motion describes Scruggs’ young…
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June 26, 2008
YP – Government Sentence Memorandum and Scruggs’ Reponse
Today, the Government filed a Sentence Memorandum outlining the rationale for sentencing in the Scruggs case. The core issue in the back and forth between Government lawyers’ and Scruggs’ lawyers is determining the value of what Scruggs’ derived from participating in bribing Judge Lackey. If Biggers determines the value at just the $50,000 that Scruggs…
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June 26, 2008
FOLO – Government argues about the guidelines: The amount here is $4m+, not zero or $40,000
Government argues about the guidelines: The amount here is $4m+, not zero or $40,000 The presentence report (prepared by the probation service) took the position that the amount involved in this case was $5M+, the amount of Johnny Jones’s suit. Both Backstrom and Dickie Scruggs have taken the position that the amount can’t be that,…
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June 26, 2008
The judges ruling on opening letters for inspection
The judges ruling on opening letters for inspection The judge even recognized that times are changing when he granted access not only to traditional media, but also to Oxford attorney and blogger Tom Freeland, better known as NMC (North MIssissippi Commentator) on folo.us. Still, we found ourselves unable to take advantage of technology we have…
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June 26, 2008
Scruggs urges leniency in motion to judge
Scruggs urges leniency in motion to judge Attorney Dickie Scruggs’ legal team filed a motion Wednesday afternoon that urges a federal judge to give Scruggs a sentence of 30 months rather than the maximum five years in prison he could serve for conspiring to bribe a state court judge. The lengthy motion describes Scruggs’ young…
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June 26, 2008
Hornets could by eyeing Memphis’ Douglas-Roberts
Hornets could by eyeing Memphis’ Douglas-Roberts Chris Douglas-Roberts must have smiled when he found out that his 10th and final workout for an NBA franchise prior to Thursday’s draft would be at Tulane’s Fogelman Arena. The Memphis standout has had two fairly good trips to the Uptown campus, making 5-of-7 shots and scoring 13 points…
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Jeremy Pittari
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January 23, 2026
From vehicle registrations to school nurse pay, House Education Committee moves bills forward
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Frank Corder
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January 23, 2026
Bill filed to provide guidance to retailers, cash customers when rounding to the nearest five-cent
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Daniel Tyson
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January 23, 2026
USDA streamlines reporting of foreign-owned farmland
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Frank Corder
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January 20, 2026
SouthWorth acquires Mississippi-based American Furniture Manufacturing
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Frank Corder
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January 13, 2026
Higgins contracted to lead Tate County economic development
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Frank Corder
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January 8, 2026
xAI investing more than $20 billion in Southaven data center
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Matt Friedeman
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January 25, 2026
Repentance
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Susan Marquez
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January 23, 2026
Embrace the cozy practice of hygge
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Alistair Begg
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January 23, 2026
Now is the time
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Hunter Estes
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January 21, 2026
Mississippi Legislators: Be bold this session
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Philip Wegmann
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January 21, 2026
Trump OMB launches full review of federal funds sent to blue states
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Russ Latino
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January 21, 2026
Quit the hysteria, Mississippi already allows students to transfer between public schools
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