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June 27, 2008
Can Dickie Scruggs and Paul Minor bunk together in Pensacola? Maybe not.
One of YP’s regular bloggers, Jane, had this to say. I found this in a cert petition: “As the district court explained, Bureau of Prisons policy also provides that government witnesses and the individuals against whom they have testified should not be incarcerated in the same institution (Pet. App. B3 n.2; see also 28 C.F.R.…
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June 27, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation: June 27, the sentencing
Scruggs Nation: June 27, the sentencing Hey, let’s be fair here! The justice system gave a lot to Scruggs, so maybe he just decided it was time to give some back! In $40,000 increments, apparently. Insurance Coverage Blog 6/27/8
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June 27, 2008
Pithy comments from Judge Neal Biggers
If you don’t think Judge Biggers was outraged with Dickie Scruggs, here are some quotes attributed to him from today’s proceedings courtesy of Tom Freeland at FOLO. “If you want to uncover where the bodies are buried it might help you.” And probably the quote of the year in a direct in-your-face slap to Chancellor…
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June 27, 2008
Biggers – “like you had done it before”
Scruggs Calls His Conduct “A Stain On My Soul” The judge went on to say, “I don’t know why you did it, some say greed, others suggest arrogance or some say just because you could.” The judge then said, “I don’t have to know why you did it, I just need to know you did…
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June 27, 2008
Farish St. agreement showing promise
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/27/8 A new partnership between Jackson and Memphis developers promises to bring long-anticipated progress to the Farish Street Historical District, although it may be several more weeks before the group is ready to talk about specifics. Jackson developer David Watkins said he is making progress in talks about joining with Memphis-based Performa Entertainment…
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June 27, 2008
Polls: Mississippi Likes John McCain
Associated Content, 6/27/8 Although the Mississippi primary showed Barack Obama ahead of Hillary Clinton 61 to 31 percent, recent research polls show John McCain has a strong lead over Obama in a state that is 39 percent African-American. Mississippi is the only state with this large an African-American percentage, according to the 2000 census. With…
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June 27, 2008
Barbour appoints Bourgeois to bench
The Hattiesburg American, 6/27/8 Governor Haley Barbour has named a new circuit judge for the district that covers Harrison, Hancock and Stone counties. Lawrence P. Bourgeois (BOORZ’-wah) Junior of Pass Christian will replace former Judge Steve Simpson, who left the bench in April to serve as head of the state Department of Public Safety. The…
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June 27, 2008
SH – Judge Neal D. Biggers Jr. – “reprehensible”
Scruggs gets 5 years, $250,000 Dickie Scruggs received the maximum 5 years in prison in $250,000 in fines for a crime Judge Neal D. Biggers Jr. called “reprehensible.” Before sentencing, Scruggs told the judge, “I could not be more ashamed to be where I am today. I realized I was getting mixed up in it…
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June 27, 2008
Metro-sized
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/27/8 After a 10-year struggle to grow and maintain businesses on Jackson’s U.S. 80 corridor, Nina Holbrook’s territory just got a whole lot bigger. Holbrook, 63, has taken a job starting next week as Jackson’s retail manager, a newly created position in the Planning and Development Department. “My primary focus is still going…
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June 27, 2008
Medicaid funds: Bryant can save ‘Aunt Bessie’
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 6/27/8 In the Medicaid funding stalemate, citizens have a right to question if an important public policy issue isn’t getting bogged down in personalities as a test of will. Republican Gov. Haley Barbour has been adamant that lawmakers should adopt his strategy to address a $90 million deficit in the Division of…
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June 27, 2008
Stalemate over Medicaid: Lt. gov. blocks tobacco-tax move
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/27/8 The chances of increasing cigarette taxes to pay for Medicaid grew slimmer after Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant ruled against a Democrat-led attempt to consider the hike in a special session that resumed Thursday. Bryant, a Republican who backs a hospital tax plan to fund the health insurance program, said it would be…
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June 27, 2008
YP BREAKING – Scruggs Gets 5 years
5 years in jail, 3 years supervised release, $250,000 and pay for his own incarceration. Report to Jail in Pensacola August 4th.
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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 17, 2025
Trump expected to sign $901 billion defense spending bill backed by Mississippi delegation
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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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Frank Corder
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December 2, 2025
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
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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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