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February 26, 2009
Patsy Brumfield finally buttons down Zach Scruggs rumors
Zach moves to Tupelo half-way house Zach Scruggs, convicted for his part in the scheme to bribe Circuit Judge Henry Lackey of Calhoun City, is out of federal prison and assigned to a community re-entry facility in Tupelo. An earlier report, which said he was in Montgomery, Ala., was not accurate. Inmates in the Tupelo…
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February 26, 2009
SALTERBLOG – Frank Melton is “bulletproof”: Dan Jenkins would love this guy…
Frank Melton is “bulletproof”: Dan Jenkins would love this guy… When I think about Jackson Mayor Frank Melton getting a mistrial for his malarkey, I think about the venerable writer Dan Jenkins’ Ten Stages of Drunkenness’ from his novel Baja Oklahoma… 1. Witty and Charming 2. Rich and Powerful 3. Benevolent 4. Clairvoyant 5. F—…
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February 25, 2009
Miss. House Democrat Billy Nicholson switches to GOP
Miss. House Democrat switches to GOP Rep. Billy Nicholson of Little Rock has switched from being a Democrat to a Republican. Mississippi Republican Party Chairman Brad White welcomed Nicholson to the GOP on Wednesday. Nicholson said the “hope for Mississippi stays alive with the leadership and ideals of the Republicans.” Clarion Ledger 2/25/9
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February 25, 2009
DJ – Zach Scruggs moves to Alabama work center
Zach moves to Alabama work center Zach Scruggs, convicted for his part in the scheme to bribe Circuit Judge Henry Lackey of Calhoun City, apparently is out of federal prison and assigned to a community work facility in Montgomery, Ala. His custody location is noted on the U.S. Bureau of Prisons’ web site, www.bop.gov. NE…
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February 25, 2009
Miss. lawmakers split on speech
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/25/9 President Barack Obama’s first speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night drew mixed reactions from Mississippi’s lawmakers. “I’m afraid that a lot of the spending programs the president is proposing – and it’s been a spending spree – will require higher taxes on small businesses.” – Republican Sen. Roger…
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February 25, 2009
Liquor sales, tax bills survive
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/25/9 Legislation to improve Mississippi highways and bridges, allow Jackson residents to consider raising sales taxes and give some Rankin Countians a chance to come out from dry laws survived Tuesday as a key deadline looms. A measure that would allow the state to help Hinds County pay for the Old Capitol Green…
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February 25, 2009
Frank, Ed, and Zach out-and-about
Folo, 2/25/9 Overcast here keeps me from confirming this, but it’s gotta be full moon — or reported sightings of Frank Melton anywhere but in federal custody as a convict, Ed Peters out to lunch with Robert Shuler Smith, and Zach Scruggs strolling the Square in Oxford couldn’t be happening. Anyhow, to sum up: be…
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February 25, 2009
Jury deadlocks, mistrial declared in mayor’s trial
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/25/9 Mayor Frank Melton was sitting behind closed doors with his attorney and former police bodyguard Michael Recio when he learned Tuesday morning that the jury was hopelessly deadlocked. “It’s nothing to play with. There’s no room for arrogance. I felt very humble,” Melton recalled later in the day. “I’m never going to…
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February 25, 2009
Obama speech draws mixed reaction
The Hattiesburg American, 2/25/9 For state Rep. Percy Watson, not only was the right tone struck inside the halls of Congress Tuesday night by President Barack Obama, but the right message sent to the American public. “It was a timely address,” said Watson, a Democrat from Hattiesburg who watched Obama’s televised address before a joint…
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February 25, 2009
Let facts decide
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 2/25/9 Raised voices in Jackson arguing about parts of the federal economic stimulus carved out for Mississippi indicate there’s partisan fire mixed in the hot rhetoric. Republican Gov. Haley Barbour says “no” on one side, and many legislators, especially Speaker Billy McCoy, D-Rienzi, and some of his fellow Democrats,…
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February 25, 2009
Hosemann appeals for funds
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/25/9 Some Stanford Group clients with frozen accounts may be unable to pay mortgages, living expenses and medical bills if a court-appointed receiver does not release some money, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said Tuesday. “They live off that, literally,” Hosemann said. The receiver has frozen the accounts as part of fraud allegations…
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February 25, 2009
Federal money? Mississippi’s about the easiest girl in town
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 2/25/9 The jury is still out in the court of public opinion over Gov. Haley Barbour is right or wrong to join with a handful of other Republican governors in saying he will refuse a portion of the $787 billion federal stimulus package that would expand the state’s unemployment insurance coverage. The…
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December 12, 2025
Navy Secretary tells shipbuilders to “act like we’re at war.” What it means for Mississippi’s Ingalls shipyard is unclear
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Frank Corder
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December 12, 2025
Damage Control: Thompson says he misspoke when referring to attack on National Guardsmen as an “unfortunate accident”
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December 12, 2025
Trump signs executive order to block state AI regulations
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Frank Corder
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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Frank Corder
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December 2, 2025
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 12, 2025
Holly Jolly Oxford: A little slice of Stars Hollow in the Magnolia State
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Alistair Begg
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December 12, 2025
The purpose of the cross
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Richelle Putnam
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December 11, 2025
A holiday celebration fit for a King
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Russ Latino
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December 10, 2025
University of Mississippi Chancellor responds to Lauren Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit, seeks dismissal
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Sid Salter
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December 10, 2025
Guardrails or gravel? Why America and Mississippi must get AI regulation right in 2026
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Merle Flowers
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December 8, 2025
The Parents Over Platforms Act: A targeted, privacy-respecting alternative to ASAA
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