Skip to content
News
Business
Culture
Opinion
Issues
About
Who We Are
Our Approach
Staff & Contributors
Sponsorship
Y’all Archive
Search
Donate
News
Opinion
Business
Culture
About Us
Who We Are
Our Approach
Staff & Contributors
News
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
January 1, 2008
PENDER – What’s the backstory to Wicker’s appointment?
What’s the backstory to Wicker’s appointment? Exactly what played into Gov. Haley Barbour’s choice of U.S. Rep. Roger Wicker to fill Sen. Trent Lott’s shoes as interim senator – thus likely ensuring Wicker will get elected to the seat permanently come November? Only Barbour will ever know for sure, but the pols’ and pundits’ story…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
January 1, 2008
REDBLUE – Wicker and the Senate
Wicker and the Senate There is a way to defeat Roger Wicker. (1) Wicker takes his home base of NE Mississippi; therefore, the Democrats have to go to either SW Mississippi or the Gulf Coast to find a candidate who can bring a substantial percentage of regional votes to the electoral table. (2) This will…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
January 1, 2008
SALTERBLOG – Wicker vs. Musgrove
Wicker v. Musgrove in November: Who do you like in this one? Musgrove has run three statewide races, winning his race for lieutenant governor against Eddie Briggs in 1995 with 52.7 percent of the vote, getting 49.6 percent of the vote in winning election as governor in 1999 and losing to Haley Barbour in 2003…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
January 1, 2008
Wicker moves up; who moves in?
Wicker moves up; who moves in? Among those who already have said they’ll enter the race are state Rep. Steve Holland, a Democrat, and Southaven Mayor Greg Davis and former Tupelo Mayor Glenn McCullough, both Republicans. Speculation also continues about who will run against Wicker in a special election for the Senate post on Nov.…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
January 1, 2008
Successor to Lott Is Chosen
Successor to Lott Is Chosen Gov. Haley Barbour’s selection of Mr. Wicker, a protégé of Mr. Lott, was announced in Jackson, Miss. Mr. Barbour said it was important that a new senator have Mr. Lott’s “conservative values” and be able to work with the Magnolia State’s other senator, Thad Cochran, also a Republican, The Associated…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
January 1, 2008
Democratic Pollsters Shill for Musgrove over Wicker
Greenberg Quinlan Mississippi Senate Frequency Questionnaire December 2-5, 2007 499 Likely Voters 316 White Likely Voters 165 Black Likely Voters First of all, are you registered to vote at this address? Total Yes 100 No – (ref:NRV) Many people weren’t able to vote in the 2004 election for U.S. President between George W Bush and…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
December 31, 2007
FOLO – Precious little on Scruggs (but a surprise)
Precious little on Scruggs (but a surprise) FOLO 12/31/7
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
December 31, 2007
Who will run for Wicker’s MS-1st seat?
Make your predictions here!
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
December 31, 2007
Barbour names Wicker to Senate seat
Barbour names Wicker to Senate seat Wicker, a Republican originally from Pontotoc, has been mentioned among insiders as a possible successor since Lott officially resigned Dec. 18, the day the U.S. Senate session closed. Barbour said he chose Wicker because he shared Trent Lott’s mainstream conservative philosoph. Barbour’s decision will leave a new vacancy —…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
December 31, 2007
Partisan battles dominate agenda on Capitol Hill
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/31/7 This year, Congress raised the wages of Mississippi’s lowest-paid workers, funneled millions of dollars to the state for hurricane reconstruction and approved dozens of projects that long have been on local government wish lists. But bitter partisan fights and clashes with the White House limited the accomplishments of the first Democratic-led Congress…
Posts pagination
Prev
1
…
3,797
3,798
3,799
3,800
3,801
…
4,282
Next
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
December 31, 2007
If Wicker takes Lott seat, who takes his?
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 12/31/7 If 1st District U.S. Rep. Roger Wicker is appointed interim U.S. senator today, more than a few congressional hopefuls will be doing more than wishing for their turn. Gov. Haley Barbour is expected to announce his choice at 11 a.m. in Jackson, then on the Gulf Coast. The person,…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
December 31, 2007
Many Coast notables in transition
The Sun Herald, 12/31/7 Trials, indictments and resignations topped the news in 2007. South Mississippi did make some major inroads in recovery from Hurricane Katrina with the opening of the two bridges that link the three counties.
News
News
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
April 7, 2026
Open to Religion Act fails to find legislative support during 2026 session
News
|
Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press
, Mike Corder, Associated Press
, Samy Magdy, Associated Press
•
April 7, 2026
Trump warns a ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ if a deal with Iran isn’t reached
News
|
Frank Corder
, Daniel Tyson
•
April 7, 2026
Wicker on Iran: It’s a very consequential day
Business
Business
|
Frank Corder
•
March 31, 2026
Channel South, $105 million mixed use development, aims to transform Gulfport’s downtown
Business
|
Frank Corder
•
March 26, 2026
DG Foods announces $1.19 million expansion
Business
|
Frank Corder
•
March 25, 2026
AeroShield Alliance locating headquarters in Mississippi
Culture
Culture
|
Meredith Biesinger
•
April 7, 2026
The Taste of Tradition: Amory’s Railroad Festival returns
Culture
|
Alistair Begg
•
April 7, 2026
He came for bruised reeds
Culture
|
Robert St. John
•
April 6, 2026
Work is not a four-letter word
Opinion
Opinion
|
Russ Latino
•
April 3, 2026
Lawmakers owe Reeves a ‘thank you’ for stopping Medicaid expansion
Opinion
|
Ashby Foote
•
April 2, 2026
The Strait Jacket of Hormuz
Opinion
|
Patrick Sullivan
•
April 1, 2026
Data Centers: Power-hungry but price-friendly
All the latest delivered to your inbox!
LinkedIn
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Email
(Required)
By joining our newsletter, you are confirming that you agree with the
Privacy Policy
Cat Title
|
Author
•
Date
Title Placeholder
