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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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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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September 5, 2025
Reeves responds to critics over sending Mississippi National Guard to D.C.
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Daniel Tyson
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September 5, 2025
Mississippi PSC takes action against Holly Springs Public Utility
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September 5, 2025
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September 5, 2025
Hiring stalls with US companies reluctant to expand in an uncertain economic landscape
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Lynne Jeter
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September 3, 2025
Hood Industries invests $245 million in Waynesboro expansion
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Lynne Jeter
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August 29, 2025
Tri-state partnership boosts South’s automaker bid
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Marilyn Tinnin
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September 7, 2025
Mississippi Legends: Laurel’s Marsha Blackburn blazes new trails
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Matt Friedeman
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September 7, 2025
The worst kind of famine – coming, or already here?
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Susan Marquez
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September 5, 2025
September in Mississippi brings football, books and chicken wings
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Roger Wicker
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September 5, 2025
Taiwan has resolved to live free
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Sid Salter
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September 3, 2025
Agriculture Secretary Rollins praised MSU’s ag tech, research during campus visit
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September 1, 2025
Mississippi shouldn’t subsidize bad decisions, Green New Deal in other states
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