Governor’s school continues to challenge state’s brightest students
Dakiriyah Doss, 15, said she didn’t know when she applied to Mississippi Governor’s School that she would be helping her fellow classmates at Columbus High School.
Judge stays Moore challenge ahead of Spruill appeal
Starkville mayoral candidate Johnny Moore’s election challenge remains on hold after Special Circuit Judge Barry Ford stayed the matter ahead of an anticipated appeal from Mayor Lynn Spruill.
Judge rules Moore’s election challenge can proceed
Starkville mayoral candidate Johnny Moore’s challenge of May’s Democratic Primary runoff likely will remain in legal limbo after attorneys for Mayor Lynn Spruill promised to appeal Special Judge Barry W. Ford’s Thursday decision denying her motion to dismiss the case.
July hearing set for Spruill’s request to dismiss Moore’s election challenge
Former 1st District Circuit Judge Barry W. Ford will hear Mayor-elect Lynn Spruill’s motion to dismiss Johnny Moore’s mayoral election challenge 10 a.m. July 11 at the Oktibbeha County Circuit Court Annex.
Ford appointed to mayoral challenge
Former 1st District Circuit Judge Barry W. Ford will oversee Starkville attorney Johnny Moore’s legal challenge of May’s mayoral runoff election.
Moore seeks judicial review of mayoral runoff
Starkville attorney Johnny Moore asked a judge to mediate his contest of the May 16 Democratic primary runoff one day before his counsel was set to argue election issues before Oktibbeha County Democratic Party executives.
Moore challenging mayoral election with Democratic Party
Starkville mayoral candidate Johnny Moore is contesting his six-vote loss to Mayor-elect Lynn Spruill and asks the Oktibbeha County Democratic Party to count “improperly excluded ballots” or hold a special election if the comingling of “legally and illegally cast ballots” prevents the determination of the true winner of May 16’s primary.
Columbus takes energy efficiency challenge
Officials from three Mississippi cities and the Tennessee Valley Authority are urging residents to beat the heat and be energy efficiency in doing it.
High court sides with Cochran over primary
The Mississippi Supreme Court said Friday that it won’t revive an election challenge by a candidate who lost a Republican primary to Sen. Thad Cochran.
Outside group files briefs in Miss. Senate dispute
An Alabama-based group is filing legal arguments to support Chris McDaniel as he tries to overturn his Republican primary loss to six-term Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran.
McDaniel: Old case shows appeal not filed too late
Unsuccessful tea party-backed candidate Chris McDaniel is invoking a big Mississippi political name as he tries to revive his challenge in a U.S. Senate race: state House Speaker Philip Gunn.
Loser to Sen. Thad Cochran files appeal arguments
A defeated Senate candidate in Mississippi is arguing that a state court judge was wrong to dismiss his lawsuit that sought to overturn his Republican primary loss to incumbent Thad Cochran.
McDaniel tries to revive primary loss suit
A tea party-supported candidate is taking the first step to try to revive his lawsuit that challenges his Republican primary loss to Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran.
Lawsuit challenging Cochran win dismissed
A Mississippi judge dismissed a lawsuit Friday that seeks to overturn six-term Sen. Thad Cochran’s victory in a Republican primary runoff, but the losing candidate in the prolonged election fight could still appeal the decision to the state Supreme Court.
Judge mulls request to toss out election challenge
A Mississippi judge said he will announce today whether he will dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to overturn Sen. Thad Cochran’s victory in a Republican primary runoff.
McDaniel demands election records
Attorneys for Chris McDaniel have issued subpoenas demanding election records from more than half of Mississippi’s counties for a lawsuit that seeks to overturn his Republican primary loss to Sen. Thad Cochran.
Trial over Miss. GOP Senate race moved to Sept. 16
Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran’s attorneys say a lawsuit that seeks to overturn his Republican primary victory should be dismissed because it was filed too late.
Cochran foe challenges GOP Senate primary loss
Mississippi state Sen. Chris McDaniel, the tea party-backed challenger who lost a primary runoff to U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, has formally asked the state Republican Party to overturn the June 24 election results and declare him the winner.
Outtakes: Burger challenge remains unmet
Alone at the bar, I stared at three bites of hamburger and six or so french fries. Could I finish?
Ellisville lawmaker considers challenging Cochran
JACKSON — Two-term state Sen. Chris McDaniel said Tuesday that he’s leaning toward challenging longtime U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran in the 2014 Republican primary. McDaniel