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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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Frank Corder
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April 24, 2026
Governor sets special session to address State Supreme Court redistricting
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Frank Corder
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April 24, 2026
Mislabeling of seafood still a concern nearly a year after seafood labeling law went into effect
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 24, 2026
Mississippi leading the way in citizenship verification for unclaimed money
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference
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Frank Corder
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April 22, 2026
Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus
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Frank Corder
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April 17, 2026
Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores
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Alistair Begg
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April 24, 2026
Praying with confidence
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Mark Long, Associated Press
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April 23, 2026
Players to watch, including familiar names and new faces, around the SEC following spring
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Meredith Biesinger
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April 23, 2026
Where Vicksburg slows down: A table at Key City Brewery & Eatery
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Roger Wicker
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April 24, 2026
Finish the job In Iran, but don’t forget China
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Lesley Davis
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April 23, 2026
He Didn’t Even Hesitate: Mississippi’s Jake Mangum, America’s pastime, and the culture that still unites us
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Kelley Williams
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April 23, 2026
An ounce of prevention
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