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June 30, 2005
[Editorial] If Melton’s ‘Pro-Jackson’, Then We’re ‘Pro-Melton’
If Melton’s ‘Pro-Jackson’, Then We’re ‘Pro-Melton’ Author Unknown . . . JacksonFreePress 6/29/5
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June 29, 2005
Disappointed but not bitter (06/22/2005)
Disappointed but not bitter (06/22/2005) What went wrong? Johnson’s term officially ends on June 30, the day when former Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics director and television executive Frank Melton takes the helm as Jackson’s second black mayor. Johnson made history in 1997 by becoming the first black mayor, but this accomplishment is not something he…
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June 29, 2005
Melton’s pick for chief is no one-woman show (06/22/2005)
Melton’s pick for chief is no one-woman show (06/22/2005) With intense brown eyes and salt-and-pepper hair, five-foot-two Shirlene Anderson, was recently announced as mayor-elect Frank Melton’s pick for the Jackson Police Department’s police chief. Anderson, the former deputy director of the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN), must still be approved by the seven-member City Council.…
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June 29, 2005
3rd suspect in Madison shooting arrested in Tenn.
3rd suspect in Madison shooting arrested in Tenn. A third man charged in a shooting earlier this month in the parking lot of a Madison fast-food restaurant was arrested Tuesday in Tennessee. Ferlando Esco, 31, of Ridgeland was found in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Clarksville, Tenn., said Madison Police Chief Gene Waldrop. U.S. marshals…
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June 29, 2005
Jackson tries again for central booking
Jackson tries again for central booking The Jackson City Council restarted a five-year effort with Hinds County Tuesday to build a centralized booking and holding facility for detainees. “It would get us out of the millions of dollars in transportation costs we’ve incurred since the early 1990s,” city Chief Administrative Officer Otha Burton said. The…
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June 29, 2005
Municipal politics come to a pathetic close
Municipal politics come to a pathetic close As Jacksonians close this chapter of Mississippi politics 101, I find that many people are saddened by the ignorance of many of the voters in this city. Why else would they elect Frank Melton, a former television executive, to run the city. First, Melton made promises only God…
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June 29, 2005
Melton Vows to Shut Nightclub Down
Melton Vows to Shut Nightclub Down Mayor-Elect Frank Melton says he will close The Upper Level nightclub. Six people were shot on Northside Drive outside the club early Sunday morning. An innocent bystander was killed, and the killer is still on the loose. The club’s owners say they do all they can to protect their…
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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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August 1, 2025
Jackson mayor announces task force to address concerns at apartment complexes
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August 1, 2025
US employers added just 73,000 jobs last month as labor market weakens in face of Trump trade wars
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 1, 2025
Watson continues work on election integrity in Mississippi
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Lynne Jeter
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July 17, 2025
Southern Miss, Integer Technologies land $25 million defense contract
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Frank Corder
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July 9, 2025
Nissan delays EV production at Canton plant until 2028
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Lynne Jeter
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July 8, 2025
Mississippi tech companies featured at premier national defense innovation event
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Susan Marquez
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August 1, 2025
What’s Happening, Mississippi? Things to do in the Magnolia State in August 2025
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C.H. Spurgeon
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August 1, 2025
It is good
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David Lewis
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July 31, 2025
Mississippi’s cherished southern spaces -porches – featured in 2025 International Venice Architectural Biennale
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Sid Salter
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July 30, 2025
“One big, beautiful bill” adoption signals both danger and opportunities for the state’s rural hospitals
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Russ Latino
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July 27, 2025
Facing the Darkness
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Kimberly Ross
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July 23, 2025
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