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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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August 15, 2008
Judge: Metal law to stand
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/15/8 A federal judge is upholding a law intended to reduce metal theft in Mississippi, but opinions still vary as to whether it will work. U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate denied a request by Metal Management Mississippi Inc. to do away with a part of the law that requires recyclers to tag and…
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August 15, 2008
Monitors say McCain did not violate finance laws
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain won a round against Democrats on Thursday when the Federal Election Commission rejected their contention that he violated campaign finance laws during the GOP primary. The FEC’s draft opinion affirms McCain’s right to bypass the public financing system and the strict spending limits that come with it. That was a…
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August 15, 2008
Obama preferred by the Military?
There has been a little stir among blogs and other places about Obama seemingly being preferred amongst US Military personnel. In many blogs here, here and here, they reference opensecrets.org by suggesting the information shows that the US Military is pro-Obama vs. pro-McCain. Democrats are salivating over this because, historically, the US Military has leaned…
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August 15, 2008
2/16/2006 – Hood believes criminal case against beef plant complete
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood told a legislative committee Wednesday that he believes the criminal investigation into a defunct state-backed beef processing plant has reached a conclusion. Hood said he plans to file a civil lawsuit that could open new avenues for a criminal investigation into the failed Mississippi Beef Processors, but he cautioned that…
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Daniel Tyson
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April 16, 2026
New metro Jackson water authority signed into law by governor
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Tina Hahn
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April 16, 2026
Ole Miss names Political Science Department for former Governor Ray Mabus
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 16, 2026
IHL Board approves tuition, fee, room rate increases at Mississippi universities
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Susan Marquez
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April 10, 2026
C Spire completes work under Mississippi Capital Projects Fund to expand high-speed, broadband infrastructure
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Daniel Tyson
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April 9, 2026
Amazon investing another $12 billion in Central Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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March 31, 2026
Channel South, $105 million mixed use development, aims to transform Gulfport’s downtown
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Susan Marquez
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April 16, 2026
Growing in Mississippi: Salad Days
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Alistair Begg
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April 16, 2026
We call Him Father
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Richelle Putnam
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April 15, 2026
Tennessee Williams: A house living two lives
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Sid Salter
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April 15, 2026
April 15th is the perfect day to focus on the ramifications of federal and state tax gaps
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Hunter Estes
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April 14, 2026
From Mississippi to the moon
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Lesley Davis
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April 14, 2026
The night America remembered who she is
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