Mississippi-based federal judge nominated to appeals court

Associated Press

Mississippi-based federal judge nominated to appeals court

By Emiliy Wagster Pettus

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — President Donald Trump is nominating a federal district judge from southern Mississippi to serve on one of the nation's most conservative federal appeals courts.

The White...

Farewell to a southern gentleman

High Plains Journal

Farewell to a southern gentleman

By Seymour Klierly

On May 30, 2019, former Mississippi Republican Sen. Thad Cochran died.
 
Cochran grew up in Pontotoc, Mississippi, where he graduated valedictorian and lettered in multiple sports. Among his many jobs, he worked at a grocery...

Thad reminded us to search for common good

Brookhaven Daily Leader

Thad reminded us to search for common good

By My Turn

Draped in black mourning cloth, a life-sized portrait of Senator Thad Cochran sitting in a favorite chair looked as if he was gazing over the packed Northminster Baptist Church in Jackson Tuesday morning. The painting...