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September 18, 2008
Zach Scruggs fights to stay a lawyer
Zach Scruggs is like a frog in hot water . . . he’s actually cooked, but he’s the only one that doesn’t seem to know it. In August, Judge Mills signed a Show Cause order to show proof why Zach was still admitted to federal court after being disbarred. On September 16, Scruggs responded through…
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September 18, 2008
Prosecutors: Seale a flight risk, should stay put
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/17/8 A reputed Ku Klux Klansman whose conviction was tossed out last week in the abductions of two black teenagers slain in 1964 is a flight risk and should remain in prison while the government considers appealing the ruling, federal prosecutors argued Tuesday. James Ford Seale, 73, was convicted in June 2007 and…
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September 18, 2008
Judge denies request by Melton prosecutors
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/17/8 A federal judge has denied a motion by prosecutors to question in private some potential jurors in Jackson Mayor Frank Melton’s upcoming criminal trial. In the order, U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Jordan said, “the Court’s standard practice is to question the (jury pool) in open court, but to question potential jurors…
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September 18, 2008
Energy compromise
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 9/17/8 The U.S. House of Representatives passed an energy bill late Tuesday that would allow offshore drilling and provides for intensified development of alternative energy sources, a generally positive step, but it’s not the complete answer. We hope it becomes part of the basis for a House-Senate-conference committee that…
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September 18, 2008
State moves to dissolve Hazlehurst school district
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/17/8 The state Department of Education soon will take steps to dissolve the Hazlehurst school district in an effort to resolve academic and financial concerns there. State Superintendent Hank Bounds announced those plans today, while visiting the district. Students will continue to attend the same schools. The state will do away with the…
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September 18, 2008
Officials challenge Senate race ballot
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/17/8 Several Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday demanded the Justice Department get involved in a dispute over where a Mississippi Senate race appears on the November ballot. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said the ballot would confuse and consequently disenfranchise black voters. “Attempts to disenfranchise any of our nation’s…
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September 18, 2008
NRA endorses Roger Wicker over Ronnie Musgrove
NRA Endorses Wicker Sen. Roger Wicker, appointed to fill the term left vacant with the resignation of Trent Lott in 2007, has been endorsed by the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund. Wicker, a Republican, is running in a special election Nov. 4 to fill the remaining four years of the term. He is challenged…
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September 17, 2008
Report: NCAA paid witness in Alabama football case
Report: NCAA paid witness in Alabama football case TUSCALOOSA, ALA. — The NCAA has paid $150,000 to settle with a key witness in its last case against the Alabama football program. The Birmingham News reported Wednesday that recruiting analyst Tom Culpepper received $150,000 in May. He was a secret witness in the NCAA’s investigation into…
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September 17, 2008
Potential Musgrove witnesses moved back to their lockup
State legislators-turned-federal convicts Charles Walker and Robin Williams have returned to their assigned prison in Estill, S.C., after a monthlong stay in Mississippi. Both men were at the Lafayette County Jail in Oxford from July 28 to Sept. 2, according to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department. The jail holds federal inmates during trials, and the…
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September 17, 2008
NMC @ FOLO liveblogs the Berger v. Barbour/Hosemann MSSC hearing re: Ronnie Musgrove ballot fight
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September 17, 2008
Zach Scruggs objects to phrase in ruling
Imprisoned attorney Zach Scruggs says the Mississippi Supreme Court erred in ruling that he is “permanently disbarred” from practicing law. Scruggs is serving a 14-month sentence for knowing about the bribery scheme that toppled his father, Richard “Dickie” Scruggs. Scruggs says Mississippi Bar rules “do not provide for permanent disbarment.” Still, the phrase was incorporated…
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September 17, 2008
Zach Scruggs asks federal court to stop ‘permanent’ disbarment
Zach Scruggs, serving a prison term for his part in the judicial bribery scandal that brought down his famed lawyer father, Dickie Scruggs, is asking the U.S. District Court to tell the Mississippi Bar Association it can’t “permanently” prevent him from practicing law again. The Mississippi Supreme Court approved the Bar’s motion July 31 to…
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December 18, 2025
Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 18, 2025
Treasurer’s office wants to help families save for college
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December 18, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: December 18, 2025
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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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Frank Corder
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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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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Meredith Biesinger
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December 18, 2025
Craving Crave: Tupelo’s dessert haven that keeps us coming back
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Alistair Begg
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December 18, 2025
A great lie about the Christian life
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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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Dr. Patrick Miller
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December 16, 2025
The Hidden Gem: Why education freedom is the new economic development
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