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August 17, 2008
Reduced sentence sought for beef plant owner
Federal officials are trying to reduce the prison sentence given to the owner a failed beef plant because he helped them prosecute others in the scheme that cost Mississippi millions of dollars. U.S. Attorney Jim Greenlee, in a motion filed Friday in federal court in Oxford, asked that Richard N. Hall’s eight-year prison term be…
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August 16, 2008
Democrats open to more offshore drilling
Democrats’ stance against offshore drilling shifted more on Saturday, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaling she was willing to consider opening up more areas off the nation’s coastlines to oil and gas exploration. In her party’s weekly radio address, Pelosi said opening portions of the Outer Continental Shelf for drilling would be a part of…
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August 16, 2008
New DSCC ad on Wicker – Pain
DSCC via YouTube 8/15/8 hattip CottonMouth
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August 16, 2008
Red/Blue – Where was Hood?
In a joint statement yesterday, the Mississippi Beef Processors Joint Investigative Task Force of federal and state law enforcement officials outlined the current stage of the investigation, trials and plea agreements. The expected officials were all represented on the Task Force — the FBI, the US Attorney, the State Auditor — all present and accounted…
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August 16, 2008
Beef Plant Timeline
This is a partial timeline and will be updated and added to as time allows. If you think of something, please feel free to comment and if accurate, we’ll add it to the timeline. December 2, 1999 – MSU internal memo states “industry trends would not support building a beef slaughter facility in Mississippi.” August,…
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August 16, 2008
Mike “Tom Hagen” Moore . . . “what was he going to do, call the police on his father?”
Zach Scruggs to report to Arkansas prison Zach Scruggs pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony, meaning he knew about the crime and did not tell authorities. Prosecutors recommended probation. Instead, Zach Scruggs and his attorneys were stunned in the courtroom when U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers Jr. sentenced him to more than a year.…
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August 16, 2008
Draft Report of Governor’s Tax Commission
A draft report of Governor Haley Barbour’s special tax study commission has been posted online, allowing more public access and input before initial votes are taken next week. The draft report can be accessed on the home page of the Governor’s website – www.governorbarbour.com – by clicking on the “Tax Study Commission” logo, or at…
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August 15, 2008
Musgrove tries to stop the political bleeding
Roger Wicker’s Beef Plant Dirty Tricks and a Great Video The Attacks Throughout this campaign, Roger Wicker and his allies have launched false personal attacks at Governor Musgrove. They’ve tried to confuse voters by misrepresenting the facts regarding the Beef Processing Plant. But the last remaining defendant has made a plea and we have resolution.…
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August 15, 2008
Governor likes idea of housing czar
The Sun Herald, 8/15/8 Gov. Haley Barbour responded enthusiastically Thursday to ideas from a Coast coalition on housing and said he may move quickly on one of its suggestions. The 10-point plan is built around the idea of appointing a housing leader from South Mississippi to rally people and get things done. Barbour said once…
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August 15, 2008
Tobacco tax: ‘If’ no longer the issue, but ‘when’
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/15/8 Things are so polarized at the Capitol these days that it would be hard to get agreement on whether the sun comes up in the east. Lawmakers can disagree when they agree. So, after years of fighting over raising the cigarette tax, the argument now appears to be not if, but…
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August 15, 2008
Scruggs firm for sale
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 8/15/8 A “For Sale” sign hangs on the former offices of The Scruggs Law Firm in downtown Oxford, a reminder of the firm’s downfall in a judicial bribery scandal that cost its principal attorneys their licenses and their liberty. Today, the son of firm founder Richard “Dickie” Scruggs will turn…
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August 15, 2008
Cochran backs McCain, likes both candidates ‘very much’
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 8/15/8 Sen. Thad Cochran, the state’s senior U.S. senator, said Thursday that he supports fellow Republican John McCain for president, but he also believes Democrat Barack Obama has attributes that would make him a success in the White House. Cochran, who at times has questioned McCain’s temperament, said McCain’s experience…
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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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Daniel Tyson
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December 19, 2025
Mississippi agrees to voluntarily provide DOJ with full voter registration lists
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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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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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