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May 3, 2005

Exclusive WAPT Poll Shows Most Voters Staying Put

Exclusive WAPT Poll Shows Most Voters Staying Put WAPT commissioned a scientific poll, conducted by Mason Dixon, asking: “Are you considering moving out of the city?” Jackson’s population has dwindled, according to the latest Census, but it is unclear whether the numbers will continue to fall. Merl Dungey is a 30-year Jackson resident who said…

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May 3, 2005

Johnson’s Final Ad

Here is Johnson’s Final TV Ad before the primary.

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May 3, 2005

PREDICTIONS – Make ’em here

Well, we’re down to the waning hours before election day. Predict what you think will happen.

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May 3, 2005

Ridgeland police radio system upgraded

Ridgeland police radio system upgraded The Ridgeland Police Department will begin using a $1 million radio system next month that will allow them to communicate with surrounding law enforcement agencies. Officials had been using a 25-year-old Motorola analog radio system equipped with only one channel that didn’t allow communication between people within the department or…

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May 3, 2005

Project sets sights on illegal guns

Project sets sights on illegal guns Local law enforcement officials predict a new program to get illegal guns off Jackson streets could begin by the end of the year. U.S. Attorney Dunn Lampton wants to start a gun interdiction unit through the Jackson Police Department. Officers would use vans equipped with gun-firing tanks to test…

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May 3, 2005

Mayoral hopefuls vie to get out vote

Mayoral hopefuls vie to get out vote Spring may have been in the air Sunday but for many potential Jackson voters, politics was not. Just two days before Tuesday’s mayoral and City Council elections, several residents spent the afternoon clad in jogging suits, chasing Frisbees or just soaking up the sunshine at area parks. Many…

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May 2, 2005

Why is this man calling you?

Liles Williams Stumps For Johnson

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May 1, 2005

CL Endorsement – Melton in the Democratic Primary

CL Endorsement – Melton in the Democratic Primary Jackson voters are fortunate to have two highly capable Democratic candidates for mayor in incumbent Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. and former television executive Frank Melton. Both have distinguished careers and records of community service. Both are competent managers. Both love the city of Jackson. Johnson has been…

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May 1, 2005

Issues – CL Editorial

Issues – CL Editorial As across Mississippi, citizens in the metro area will be going to the polls on Tuesday to elect municipal leaders in party primaries – many amounting to elections outright. Whether the municipality is Learned, the smallest in the state, or Jackson, the largest, the issues are the same: Crime/public safety; Housing/zoning/neighborhoods;…

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May 1, 2005

Marshall Ramsey Cartoon 5/1/5

Marshall Ramsey Cartoon Clarion Ledger 5/1/5

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May 1, 2005

Johnson vs. Melton: Hope may be deciding factor in Tuesday’s election

Johnson vs. Melton: Hope may be deciding factor in Tuesday’s election From a distance, Tuesday’s three-person Democratic mayoral primary in Jackson doesn’t look like much of a contest. The incumbent is the ideal candidate. He is a two-term mayor. Crime, identified as the city’s top issue, is down. Parts of downtown Jackson are buzzing with…

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May 1, 2005

‘Complex’ Melton has rough and soft sides

‘Complex’ Melton has rough and soft sides Frank Melton wants to be mayor of Jackson. Melton is running for the office because he says he wants to see more visible improvements in Jackson, knows who’s responsible for the city’s crime-ridden underbelly and, simply, needs to stay busy. He has been characterized as hard charging, passionate…

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News | Frank Corder •

September 16, 2025

Mississippi State Crime Lab conducting autopsies of two hanging deaths

News | Jesse Bedayne, Associated Press , Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press , John Seewer, Associated Press •

September 16, 2025

Suspect in Kirk killing charged with aggravated murder as prosecutor says DNA found on gun trigger

News | Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press •

September 16, 2025

Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July

Business

Business | Lynne Jeter •

September 16, 2025

Port Pascagoula drives $18.3 billion in economic impact for Mississippi

Business | Josh Boak, Associated Press , Suman Naishadham, Associated Press •

September 15, 2025

A framework deal on TikTok has been reached between the US and China

Business | Frank Corder •

September 12, 2025

HII announces partnership with shipyards in multiple states to meet increased demand by U.S. Navy

Culture

Culture | Meredith Biesinger •

September 16, 2025

Step Back in Time: Exploring the Union County Heritage Museum

Culture | Alistair Begg •

September 16, 2025

Remember your Creator

Culture | Parrish Alford •

September 15, 2025

Mississippi’s Big 3 have big weekend in Oxford, Starkville and Hattiesburg

Opinion

Opinion | Kimberly Ross •

September 16, 2025

Reaction to Charlie Kirk’s assassination is a moral red line

Opinion | Jere Nash •

September 15, 2025

Nash reflects on the implementation of Mississippi’s statewide public education system

Opinion | Kimberly Ross •

September 11, 2025

Magnolia Tribune

Exclusive WAPT Poll Shows Most Voters Staying Put

Johnson’s Final Ad

PREDICTIONS – Make ’em here

Ridgeland police radio system upgraded

Project sets sights on illegal guns

Mayoral hopefuls vie to get out vote

Why is this man calling you?

CL Endorsement – Melton in the Democratic Primary

Issues – CL Editorial

Marshall Ramsey Cartoon 5/1/5

Johnson vs. Melton: Hope may be deciding factor in Tuesday’s election

‘Complex’ Melton has rough and soft sides

News

Mississippi State Crime Lab conducting autopsies of two hanging deaths

Suspect in Kirk killing charged with aggravated murder as prosecutor says DNA found on gun trigger

Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July

Business

Port Pascagoula drives $18.3 billion in economic impact for Mississippi

A framework deal on TikTok has been reached between the US and China

HII announces partnership with shipyards in multiple states to meet increased demand by U.S. Navy

Culture

Step Back in Time: Exploring the Union County Heritage Museum

Remember your Creator

Mississippi’s Big 3 have big weekend in Oxford, Starkville and Hattiesburg

Opinion

Reaction to Charlie Kirk’s assassination is a moral red line

Nash reflects on the implementation of Mississippi’s statewide public education system

Misapplied rage permeates throughout modern society

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