I actually think I may have been in that paper recently. cdbrist, who used to post here some roped me into going to a fundraiser a few weeks ago and their photographer was there.
He's not a journalist. Just another Ole Miss lawyer who thinks he can write thanks to John Grisham's success. Edit to add: Not that there's anything wrong with being an Ole Miss Lawyer™ as I have quite a few friends with JDs from there.