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January 20, 2008
Convoluted web of maneuverings evolving
Convoluted web of maneuverings evolving Grady Tollison’s employees watched from his law firm balcony as FBI agents descended on Oxford’s courthouse square during the Christmas holidays. They called to Tollison, who in his 35 years of law practice had never witnessed such a sight in this rural Mississippi hamlet. Unbelievably, the agents carted box after…
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January 20, 2008
NYT – The Legal Trail in a Delta Drama
The Legal Trail in a Delta Drama Michael C. Moore, the former attorney general of Mississippi who worked closely with Mr. Scruggs on the tobacco settlement, says he was “astounded” when he learned of Mr. Blake’s payday. “It doesn’t surprise me that Dick would pay him some money, but it’s hard for me to believe…
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January 19, 2008
Merle Flowers on Governor’s Inauguration
Sen. Flowers attends Governor Barbour’s Inauguration January 18, 2008 Mississippi’s 63rd Governor, Haley Barbour, was officially sworn in Tuesday for a second term on the steps of the state Capitol. Senator Merle Flowers (R-Olive Branch) attended the inauguration. “Governor Barbour is a dear friend. We are fortunate to have him as our Governor. Watching Governor…
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January 19, 2008
LNL – Scruggs defense team attacks investigators
Scruggs defense team attacks investigators Keker wrote that he envisions filing motions “made on the grounds that the affidavits submitted in support of the search and wiretap applications were false and misleading in their failure to disclose to the authorizing Court material and significant exculpatory facts, which, if known to the Court, would have vitiated…
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January 19, 2008
Judge removes himself from case amid federal probe
Judge removes himself from case amid federal probe Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter had presided over a lawsuit that Scruggs and other lawyers filed against several companies on behalf of a man who said he was exposed to toxic fumes from welding equipment. On Jan. 4, however, DeLaughter recused himself from the case “in…
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January 19, 2008
DJ – We tried to influence judge, Langston says
We tried to influence judge, Langston says “Scruggs told Langston to let the Judge know that if he ruled in his favor he would pass his name along for consideration regarding the federal judgeship,” the transcript reads. “Langston then informed Peters, who, in turn, passed the information along to Judge DeLaughter.” Mills asked Langston, “Did…
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January 19, 2008
Barbour takes shots at Dems in address to RNC
Barbour takes shots at Dems in address to RNC “I was worried that it was bad for us that Hillary seemed to be running in the center,” said Barbour of Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y. “And Obama is to the left of that,” he said of Sen. Barack Obama, D-N.Y. “Edwards,” said Barbour “is running to…
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January 19, 2008
The Mess in Mississippi: Is the Spotlight Now on Sid?
The Mess in Mississippi: Is the Spotlight Now on Sid? We’d really love it if the next time we heard the word “Mississippi” was Sunday night, when commentators are certain to point out that both the Giants’ Eli Manning (Ole Miss) and the Packers’ Brett Favre (Southern Miss) have deep Magnolia State ties. But with…
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January 19, 2008
FOLO – Three orders entered in U.S. v. Scruggs
Three orders entered in U.S. v. Scruggs An amended scheduling order with pretrial motions (that would include the motion to suppress and motions related to allegations of prosecutorial misconduct relating to the search warrant, both mentioned in the defense motion to continue) shall be filed by February 11th and February 25th, a deadline for pleas…
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January 19, 2008
WHITECOLLAR – The Next Battle in the Scruggs Case
The Next Battle in the Scruggs Case With the trial not set to start for two months, an interesting question is whether Sidney Backstrom, another defendant from the Scruggs firm along with Zach Scruggs, Dickie’s son, will make a deal with prosecutors. The government will put as much pressure as it can on him to…
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January 19, 2008
NRSC – Musgrove’s Imprisoned Sugar Daddy
Musgrove’s Imprisoned Sugar Daddy Looks like Ronnie Musgrove has to explain more that just his bad economic policies as Governor and his willingness to work against the people of Mississippi when it comes to Katrina recovery. Now he needs to explain why one of his largest campaign contributors is in jail for bribing judges. Ronnie…
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January 18, 2008
YP – From Hood to Moore to Langston in the MCI case
There was an interesting document on the Langston Law website. In September 2007, Phil Bryant sent a letter to Jim Hood (his attorney) stating that he would be seeking the recovery of the $14M that Langston and Balducci were given out of the MCI settlement. Bryant basically asked Hood, in his official capacity as the…
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 26, 2026
MDOT to evaluate roads repeatedly damaged by flooding, other natural disasters
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Frank Corder
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May 26, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Gipson talks gubernatorial run in interview with Magnolia Tribune
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Marisa Atkinson
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May 26, 2026
Researchers develop method to detect diseases before symptoms appear
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Daniel Tyson
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May 20, 2026
International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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May 14, 2026
Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville
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Frank Corder
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May 12, 2026
M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
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Frank Corder
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May 26, 2026
Southern Miss, Miss. State hosting NCAA baseball regionals; Ole Miss heads to Lincoln
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Meredith Biesinger
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May 26, 2026
Sweet summer days at Cherry Creek Orchards
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Alistair Begg
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May 26, 2026
Soul rest
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Roger Wicker
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May 26, 2026
Deterrence is cheaper than war
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Ashby Foote
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May 25, 2026
The fog of peacemaking
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Russ Latino
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May 24, 2026
Memorial Day: A tale of two Mississippi soldiers
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