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May 1, 2005
Johnson’s mantra – respect the process
Johnson’s mantra – respect the process Johnson, 58, is known for helping Jackson get funding for a convention center approved through the Legislature, lowering crime statistics and instituting the city’s first comprehensive plan since 1989. He is criticized for getting things done too slowly, being aloof, if not arrogant, and not working smoothly with other…
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May 1, 2005
WAPT Puts Johnson’s Numbers To Test
WAPT Puts Johnson’s Numbers To Test In fewer than five days, Jackson voters will go to the polls and choose a mayoral candidate in the Democratic primary. Viewers are seeing plenty of ads on TV from Mayor Harvey Johnson and his challenger, Frank Melton. In the last week before the big vote, Johnson released a…
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May 1, 2005
Candidates Campaign at Lynch Street Festival
Candidates Campaign at Lynch Street Festival Election Day is now just a few days away, and both Democratic mayoral candidates worked the crowds on Lynch Street. With an estimated 6,000 people in attendance throughout the day, both candidates took the opportunity to urge voters to head to the polls. Mayor Harvey Johnson took the stage…
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May 1, 2005
Election Man – 4/30/5
Election Man – 4/30/5 And while you’re at it . . . check out the 2001 ElectionMan Series. Really brings back a lot of memories. Marshall Ramsey Clarion Ledger 4/30/5
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May 1, 2005
JPD chief frustrated crime still top issue
JPD chief frustrated crime still top issue Moore has heard the talk: Some crimes are not included in his department’s weekly statistics; Melton, if elected, would fire him; and he’s a liability to Johnson’s campaign. To the critics, “The numbers don’t lie,” Moore said. Moore, a Pontotoc native in the final year of a three-year…
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May 1, 2005
Restaurant robbed 2nd time in 2 weeks
Restaurant robbed 2nd time in 2 weeks Rally’s restaurant on U.S. 80 was robbed at gunpoint by three masked men Friday morning, police said. It is the second robbery in two weeks at the restaurant, said Jackson Police Department spokesman Robert Graham. The men left with an undetermined amount of cash after entering the restaurant…
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April 29, 2005
Jackson Free Press Endorsement of Harvey Johnson
Jackson Free Press Endorsement of Harvey Johnson Excerpt from Print Edition Mayor: Vote Harvey Johnson . . . For Jackson’s future, the JFP supports not one particular man, but men and women who promote progress – in particular, progress that benefits our readership of independent-minded city dwellers who want to start businesses, build careers, enjoy…
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April 29, 2005
Polling . . . Polling . . . Polling
Who's ahead going into the critical final weekend? Updated 4/30 @ 6:00 p.m.
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April 29, 2005
Poll results
Poll results This poll was conducted April 26-27 by New York-based SurveyUSA, polling 783 registered voters. Margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3.4 percent. Clarion Ledger 4/29/5
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April 29, 2005
Poll has Melton leading mayor’s race
Poll has Melton leading mayor’s race Challenger Frank Melton leads two-term Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. with more than 60 percent favoring him in a poll conducted for Jackson television station WJTV-Channel 12. To the question, “Who would make a better mayor?” 64 percent of the 783 registered voters named Melton. Thirty percent chose Johnson and…
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April 29, 2005
City services must be upgraded – CL Editorial
City services must be upgraded One of the more onerous – and underappreciated – jobs of city government is ensuring that basic services are kept on track, and are affordable for citizens. In recent years, it has become apparent in Jackson that overhauls are overdue in terms of water lines and sewer treatment – and…
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April 29, 2005
News Channel 12/Survey USA Poll Shows Melton In The Lead For Jackson Mayor
News Channel 12/Survey USA Poll Shows Melton In The Lead For Jackson Mayor A News Channel 12, Survey USA poll shows Frank Melton ahead in the Jackson mayor’s race. We polled 783 registered voters in Jackson. We asked them who would make a better mayor, Harvey Johnson or Frank Melton? Sixty-four percent say Frank Melton…
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April 17, 2025
Regulating kratom in Mississippi: Age restriction, local bans, business concerns
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Daniel Tyson
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April 17, 2025
State Defender hopeful pilot program will receive funding in special session
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April 17, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: April 17, 2025
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Lynne Jeter
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April 17, 2025
GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville
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Lynne Jeter
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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
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Lynne Jeter
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April 9, 2025
Cultivating deep Magnolia State connections
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C.H. Spurgeon
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April 18, 2025
Imitate Jesus
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Ben Smith
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April 17, 2025
Stoned on turkeys
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C.H. Spurgeon
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April 17, 2025
Harder to be full than empty
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Jonathan Bain
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April 18, 2025
“One Door” is an open door for welfare expansion in Mississippi
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Sam Franklin
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April 17, 2025
Tariffs at the dawn of the American republic
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Lesley Davis
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April 16, 2025
Mississippi took bold steps this session but there’s more work to do
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