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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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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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February 11, 2026
House GOP pushes strict proof-of-citizenship requirement for voters ahead of midterm elections
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Frank Corder
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February 11, 2026
Mississippians can now show their love for freedom and liberty with a “Don’t Tread On Me” car tag
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Jeremy Pittari
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February 11, 2026
Education freedom advocates continue their push for more choice for parents, students
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Frank Corder
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February 10, 2026
Spartan Composites investing $49 million in Saltillo manufacturing facility
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Frank Corder
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February 6, 2026
Karman Space and Defense acquires Gulfport’s Seemann Composites, Material Sciences
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Frank Corder
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February 3, 2026
Siemens Energy investing up to $300 million in new high-voltage switchgear facility in Mississippi
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Susan Marquez
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February 11, 2026
Governor’s Arts Awards recognizes Mississippi arts culture bearers
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Alistair Begg
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February 11, 2026
The wisdom our world needs
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Meredith Biesinger
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February 10, 2026
Shaped by Hand: The heart behind Sumrall’s Coral Depot
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Samuel Gonzalez
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February 10, 2026
Education Savings Accounts recognize a simple truth: No two students are the same
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Kimberly Ross
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February 10, 2026
Walz ‘Civil War’ rhetoric irresponsible, absurd
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Grace Breazeale
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February 4, 2026
The Weight They Carry: Life as a teacher in Mississippi
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