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June 29, 2005
Crime Briefs
Crime briefs Jackson man, 22, charged in shooting A 22-year-old Jackson man was charged with murder in the shooting death of 32-year-old Terry L. Kelly on Monday morning, Hinds County Sheriff’s Department Capt. Steve Pickett said. Kelly was shot by Michael Thompson following a dispute on Lyons Road in Bolton, Pickett said. Both men had…
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June 29, 2005
Woman indicted in Bell killing
Woman indicted in Bell killing A Jackson woman has been indicted on a capital murder charge in last summer’s attack on a 93-year-old woman who later died from complications of her injuries, officials said Monday. Jackson police initially had considered Mary Ann Dixon, 28, of 246 Whitfield St. a suspect because she was in the…
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June 29, 2005
Maintain status quo for now in annex battle
Maintain status quo for now in annex battle Ideally, Byram should become a part of Jackson. The high-growth, unincorporated community south of Jackson is in the capital city’s path of growth. Jackson is already providing water and sewer services to the area. And it would be more cost-efficient for Byram residents to become a part…
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June 27, 2005
CAO pick termed smart but indecisive
CAO pick termed smart but indecisive Clarion Ledger 6/27/5
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June 23, 2005
Fordice chosen for post
Fordice chosen for post Mayor-elect Frank Melton has chosen former Mississippi first lady Pat Fordice to serve as Jackson’s director of the Division of Human and Cultural Affairs. The challenge now becomes getting the move past the City Council. A city ordinance states that new city employees are supposed to live in Hinds County. Fordice…
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June 23, 2005
Armed Convict Never Prosecuted
Armed Convict Never Prosecuted We have new information on a man involved in a shootout in Jackson that left three people hospitalized yesterday. One of the men involved, Marcell Martin, has been arrested on felony gun possession charges in the past. Now some future city leaders are wondering why he was on the streets. Frank…
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June 22, 2005
Jackson’s future? Woodie’s World …
Jackson’s future? Woodie’s World … Woodie’s World. That’s it. That’s the blueprint. That has to be the goal for Frank Melton, Jackson’s hope, Jackson’s new mayor, the most important electoral hire in decades. It was on the front of the newspaper Tuesday, Woodie’s World. There’s an estate sale this weekend, 402 Alta Woods Blvd. Woodie…
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June 22, 2005
3 hurt in strip-mall gunfight
3 hurt in strip-mall gunfight Three people were shot Tuesday morning after gunfire erupted during a domestic dispute on the parking lot of a busy west Jackson strip mall, police said. None of the wounds appeared life-threatening and all involved face multiple charges, including aggravated assault, shooting into an occupied dwelling and a felon in…
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June 22, 2005
Suspensions, Demotions Recommended at JPD
Suspensions, Demotions Recommended at JPD WLBT has learned that the internal investigation surrounding the arrest of a Sykes Elementary School teacher is over. Jackson Police Department’s disciplinary review board has recommended the suspension and demotion of three employees. That includes a 15-day suspension for Commander Eric Wall and a demotion to sergeant. Lieutenant Donald Gator…
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June 22, 2005
Melton Asks Council to Wait to Refinance Bonds
Melton Asks Council to Wait to Refinance Bonds Jackson City Council is continuing a plan to refinance bonds worth 75 million dollars, despite Mayor Elect Frank Melton’s request that council halt its progress. Outgoing Mayor Harvey Johnson says refinancing water and sewer system bonds will save the city 2 million dollars in 20 years. But…
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June 22, 2005
Mayor Johnson to Return to Teaching
Mayor Johnson to Return to Teaching So what does the future hold for Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr? He plans to return to his love of teaching next month as a professor for Jackson State University. Beginning July first, Johnson will serve as a distinguished research fellow with the Mississippi Urban Research Center. He will…
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June 19, 2005
Why did judge set $1M bond in Madison?
Why did judge set $1M bond in Madison? Although I am a throw-the-book-at-’em citizen, I have to wonder what Municipal Judge Ed Hannan was thinking when he set the alleged shooter’s bond at $1 million. Even the city prosecutor had to be surprised. Isiah Sanders, 23, is accused of shooting Curtis James Tuesday, then fleeing…
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Daniel Tyson
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July 3, 2025
Launch of Mississippi’s America250 Commission announced
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Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
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July 3, 2025
The House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign
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Frank Corder
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July 3, 2025
Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court coming to address “very narrow, legal issue” in court-ordered legislative redistricting
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Lynne Jeter
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June 27, 2025
Howard Industries announces $237 million expansion in Clarke, Jones and Simpson counties
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June 17, 2025
Balch & Bingham’s Hoffmann appointed Honorary Consul of Belgium for Mississippi and Alabama
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Bernard Condon, Associated Press
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June 16, 2025
The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company
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Richelle Putnam
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July 4, 2025
The timeless allure and bayou elegance of Gulf Hills Hotel and Resort
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C.H. Spurgeon
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July 4, 2025
Follow Rahab’s example
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Meredith Biesinger
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July 3, 2025
The rise of downtown Amory: A Mississippi story of heart and grit
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Kimberly Ross
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July 3, 2025
U.S. Supreme Court picks parents, religious freedom over woke education bureaucracy
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Kelley Williams
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July 3, 2025
Why do utility monopolies exist?
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Ashby Foote
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July 2, 2025
Is Iran poised for disruption?
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