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July 2, 2008
LNL – Attorneys urge probation for Zach Scruggs
Attorneys urge probation for Zach Scruggs Prosecutors have recommended probation for Zach Scruggs, who has pleaded guilty to knowing about the conspiracy and not reporting it to authorities. Although Biggers sentenced other defendants in the case to the recommended sentence, there is no guarantee Zach will escape a prison cell, especially since the judge has…
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July 2, 2008
Zach Scruggs to be sentenced Wednesday
Zach Scruggs to be sentenced Wednesday Zach Scruggs’ lawyer, however, former Mississippi Attorney General Mike Moore, said Tuesday his client “is very remorseful and contrite about his involvement in this case and he is hoping and praying that the court will honor the government’s recommendation because of his minimal involvement.” Zach and Dickie Scruggs and…
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July 2, 2008
Jackson City Council adopts tougher smoking ban
Council adopts tougher smoking ban Jackson now has a partial smoking ban with lighting up in restaurants out and in bars OK following an intense lobbying effort by the Smoke-Free Coalition. A 2003 ordinance bans smoking in public places but exempts bars and restaurants. The ordinance adopted after noon today banned smoking in restaurants but…
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July 2, 2008
Medicaid cuts not as likely
Medicaid cuts not as likely Gov. Haley Barbour, a Republican who oversees Medicaid, had threatened deep cuts beginning July 1. But Medicaid spokesman Francis Rullan said today that officials anticipate state lawmakers will join Barbour’s support of a hospital tax plan as a funding source for the program, “thus rendering any cost-cutting issues moot.” Clarion…
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July 2, 2008
FOLO – Zach Scruggs and the unbound plea
Zach Scruggs and the unbound plea Such a plea agreement means that, if the court is not going to accept the government’s recommendation, the defendant gets an “out”– if the judge is going to punish him more severely than the government recommended, he can withdraw the plea. Pleas with this provision are obviously more binding…
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July 2, 2008
SALTERBLOG – Scruggs: Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate…
Scruggs: Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate… Khayat refused to play safe politics and disown Scruggs or shun him. He treated Scruggs like a human being. For that, he’s catching Hell in some quarters. As a parent of a recent Ole Miss graduate, I’d a lot rather have a chancellor at a Mississippi university…
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July 2, 2008
U.S. Rep. Pickering files for divorce
U.S. Rep. Pickering files for divorce U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering, R-Flora, confirmed that he has filed for divorce from his wife, Leisha, citing irreconcilable differences. Clarion Ledger 7/1/8
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July 2, 2008
Scruggs’ son denies awareness of bribe . . . Trailer Lawyers argue
Scruggs’ son denies awareness of bribe A government sentencing report overlooks the fact that Zach Scruggs, a young attorney and father of two, did not plead guilty to participating in the conspiracy to bribe Circuit Court Judge Henry Lackey, his attorneys argue. The government’s pre-sentence report says he “was in the conspiracy from the beginning…
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July 2, 2008
FOLO – Zach Scruggs sentencing memorandum
Zach Scruggs sentencing memorandum Zach’s memorandum notes: “Probation concluded that Zach Scruggs was ‘in the conspiracy from the beginning and was aware of the efforts to corruptly influence Judge Lackey.’” Zach notes that while he was aware of Balducci’s “efforts to personally influence Judge Lackey” he “was not involved in any decisions, efforts, or agreements…
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July 2, 2008
Marshall Ramsey on Scruggs
Marshall Ramsey on Scruggs Clarion Ledger 7/1/8
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July 2, 2008
More than 500 attend Bush luncheon
More than 500 attend Bush luncheon President Bush visited Jackson this afternoon, staying about two hours before leaving in Air Force One for Little Rock, Ark., shortly after 2 p.m. The president was a featured speaker at a campaign fundraiser for Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Tupelo. More than 500 people attended the $1,000-a-ticket…
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July 2, 2008
Statement from Congressman Travis Childers on Congressional Delegation to the Middle East
Statement from Congressman Travis Childers on Congressional Delegation to the Middle East Washington, DC – Congressman Travis Childers (D-MS) gave the following statement on Day 3 of his Congressional Delegation trip to the Middle East. The Congressman spent much of his second and third days in official meetings on the Iraqi economy, including scheduled briefings…
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 23, 2026
Attorney General announces indictments against 11 Mississippians for $12.3 million in Medicaid fraud
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Frank Corder
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June 23, 2026
Mississippi Dept. of Public Safety reverses course on AI traffic cameras
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June 23, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: June 23, 2026
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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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Meredith Biesinger
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June 23, 2026
H.C. Porter Gallery Loft in Vicksburg: The stories waiting inside
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Alistair Begg
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June 23, 2026
Every good and perfect gift
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Robert St. John
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June 22, 2026
The community cafe
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Russ Latino
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June 23, 2026
An American inheritance that nearly wasn’t
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Russ Latino
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June 19, 2026
Dads Matter
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Hunter Estes
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June 19, 2026
Mississippians with Down syndrome are worth defending
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