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May 7, 2009
Reaction to Mayor Frank Melton’s death
Reaction to Melton’s death Leslie Burl McLemore, acting mayor: “It is clearly a day that we will long remember because Frank Melton, in this community, was really larger than life. He was not just a mayor he was a person known through out this community and throughout this state.” Councilman Frank Bluntson: “I just regret…
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May 7, 2009
Perry – Barbour and Resurgent Republic
Perry – Barbour and Resurgent Republic Voters facing a struggling economy under the Bush presidency ushered in a new young Democratic President. Republicans wandered in the minority in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate. Democrats promoted policies of socialized healthcare, reducing the military, and liberal tax and spend policies. The year was 1993 and Republicans…
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May 7, 2009
YP – Frank Melton has passed away (1949-2009)
Clarion Ledger Longtime community activist and Jackson Mayor Frank Melton died at 12:10 a.m. today at St. Dominic Hospital with family at his side, city spokeswoman Goldia Revies said. A former television station owner and personality, Melton, 60, will be remembered mostly for his turbulent political career that began four years ago with his overwhelming…
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May 7, 2009
CL – Scruggs departure signs of completed grand jury testimony, Freeland linked to Blake too
CL – Scruggs departure signs of completed grand jury testimony, Freeland linked to Blake too Imprisoned former lawyer Dickie Scruggs is no longer being housed in the county jail in Oxford. Scruggs was scheduled to return to federal prison in Ashland, Ky. He had been at the Lafayette County Detention Center since pleading guilty in…
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May 7, 2009
Scruggs mystery man hires lawyers
Scruggs mystery man hires lawyers P.L. Blake, the mystery man attorney Dickie Scruggs agreed to pay $50 million from the 1998 settlement of tobacco litigation, has hired four attorneys to represent him in an ongoing judicial bribery investigation. Oxford attorney Tom Freeland is representing Blake, whose name surfaced in the investigation as the person to…
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May 7, 2009
Breaking – Blogger Tom Freeland (NMC) is representing P.L. Blake
Blogger Tom Freeland (NMC) is representing P.L. Blake I am writing to confirm that I have been retained as local counsel by P.L. Blake, along with former U.S. Attorney Buck Buchanan, and counsel in Birmingham, former U.S. Attorney Doug Jones and Kirk Wood. I was retained a few weeks ago. I am going to continue…
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May 7, 2009
NTU – Letter to MS Gov. Barbour: Stand Up for Taxpayers, Veto Cigarette Tax Hike!
Letter to MS Gov. Barbour: Stand Up for Taxpayers, Veto Cigarette Tax Hike! The Honorable Haley Barbour P.O. Box 139 Jackson, MS 39205 Dear Gov. Barbour, On behalf of the taxpayers and small business owners of Mississippi, we urge you to veto the proposed 50-cent-per-pack increase in the state cigarette tax. This proposal is the…
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May 7, 2009
CL – Melton: Tragic election night fall is sad
Melton: Tragic election night fall is sad The likelihood that controversial incumbent Mayor Frank Melton was going to lose his battle for reelection quickly became secondary to a larger battle Tuesday. As the polls closed , Melton was rushed to the hospital for a medical emergency. It was reported that he was found unresponsive at…
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May 7, 2009
LNL – Two added to settlement talks in Zyprexa cases
LNL – Two added to settlement talks in Zyprexa cases A federal judge wants two more states to get busy settling their lawsuits against Eli Lilly & Co. U.S. District Judge Jack Weinstein added Idaho and Minnesota to the list of states to be watched by special master Michael Rozen, who is overseeing settlement talks…
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May 7, 2009
Senate panel backs Brown
Senate panel backs Brown A Senate committee voted today to allow Mississippi Department of Transportation executive director Butch Brown to keep his job, despite concerns about his support of a killer’s parole, accusations of excessive spending and questions over his leadership style. Thirteen members of the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee supported Brown. Four voted…
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May 7, 2009
Scruggs no longer in Oxford jail
Scruggs no longer in Oxford jail Imprisoned former lawyer Dickie Scruggs is no longer being housed in the county jail in Oxford. On Tuesday, Scruggs’ attorney John Keker, who was in Oxford, would not comment. Prosecutors have refused to comment about whom or what they are investigating, but have confirmed there is an ongoing investigation…
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May 7, 2009
Bill Minor’s non-apology to Senator Chris McDaniel
Senator’s connection corrected I would not have known about the Senate action had not a tipster from Taylorsville-whose real identity I couldn’t establish-sent me a packet of material in the mail which included a photocopy of a newspaper column written by Sen. Chris McDaniel, (R-Ellisville) extolling Senate passage of SB3270 as a legislative accomplishment, saying…
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Additional funding sought to expand Miss. Dept. of Education’s coaching support program
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Daniel Tyson
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December 19, 2025
Lawmakers consider ways to assist with Mississippi military service members’ mental health struggles
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Mississippi sees rise in K-12 teacher vacancies
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Brett Martel, Associated Press
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December 19, 2025
Ole Miss bracing for a better Tulane team in College Football Playoff opener
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Alistair Begg
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December 19, 2025
His hands raised high
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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December 18, 2025
College Football Playoff picks: Sooners, Aggies, Rebels and Ducks should advance to quarterfinals
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Kelley Williams
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December 19, 2025
Cliff Notes for Corps speak
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Sid Salter
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December 17, 2025
PERS pension concerns remain volatile for state lawmakers in 2026 as markets rumble
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Kimberly Ross
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December 16, 2025
Lessons from Luigi: Quit lionizing cold-blooded murderers
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