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April 22, 2005

From the Memory Division – Dale stands by comments that Democratic party needs white leadership

Dale stands by comments that Democratic party needs white leadership by Nikki Burns Derrick Johnson, president of the Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP, said he would like to know if the comments were racially motivated “or was it for political strategy? “As political strategy goes, you try to figure out ways to keep your…

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April 22, 2005

Mayoral debate at JSU canceled

Mayoral debate at JSU canceled A debate between Democratic Jackson mayoral candidates scheduled for Thursday night was canceled when two of the three candidates pulled out. Marcus Chanay, Jackson State University’s interim dean of students, said organizers got word Thursday afternoon that challenger Frank Melton would not be able to make the event. Melton said…

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April 22, 2005

Jury doesn’t indict suspect in Metrocenter gunfire

Jury doesn’t indict suspect in Metrocenter gunfire The Jackson man accused of firing a gun inside the Metrocenter mall last year no longer faces a felony charge. And whether Denarius Pryor faces a misdemeanor charge is left up to the Jackson Police Department. Pryor, 19, was charged with shooting into an occupied dwelling after police…

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April 22, 2005

Officer faces 2nd charge in months

Officer faces 2nd charge in months A Jackson Police Department veteran faces his second criminal charge in two months after allegedly breaking into a nonprofit organization building, where he was found asleep, police said Thursday. Jack Usry, 38, was found inside Catholic Charities, 530 George St., after an alarm went off at the business, Cmdr.…

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April 22, 2005

Why can’t the city and the county get along?

Why can’t the city and the county get along? Dr. L.D. Horne Mississippi Link 4/21/5

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April 22, 2005

Johnson, Melton debate

Johnson, Melton debate Mississippi Link 4/21/5

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April 21, 2005

Mayoral candidates square off tonight

Mayoral candidates square off tonight A debate tonight at Jackson State University will feature at least two of the city’s three Democratic mayoral candidates, organizers said. Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. and challenger Annell Smith are scheduled to square off, JSU public relations representative Eddie Brown said. Carolyn Redd, Frank Melton’s campaign manager, said she offered…

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April 21, 2005

Is city crime’s rate really decreasing? – LTE Clarion Ledger 4/21/5

Is city crime’s rate really decreasing? Is it remotely possible that Jackson’s reduction in crimes (“Is Jackson getting safer?” April 15) might be due in part to misreporting by law enforcement of crimes like breaking and entering being reported as “malicious mischief?” Or maybe it’s possible that things go unreported? Most clear-thinking individuals find it…

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April 21, 2005

Motorists bemoan rush-hour madness

Motorists bemoan rush-hour madness Patricia Martin keeps her eyes on the stalled traffic as she comes to a complete stop on I-20 during her Monday morning commute from her home in Rankin County to work at Belhaven College in Jackson. Patricia Martin is in her silver 2002 Pontiac Grand Am slowly pulling out of her…

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April 21, 2005

Blogging The Mayor

Blogging The Mayor Debate is becoming heated in the run-up to the Democratic primary for the Jackson mayoral race ? and a new website is in place from which voters might glean information on the race as it moves into high gear. JacksonsNextMayor.com is the brainchild of Alan Lange, businessman and political junkie from Jackson.…

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April 20, 2005

CL Letters to the Editor re: election from 4/20/5

CL Letters to the Editor re: election from 4/20/5 Crime ‘stockholders’ should vote Judging by recent letters, there are many folks who will take umbrage to my writing about issues involving Jackson because of my choice to “flee” the city. I work in Jackson, most of my family lives in Jackson and I still shop…

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April 20, 2005

Marshall Ramsey Cartoon

Marshall Ramsey Cartoon Clarion Ledger 4/20/5

News

News | Daniel Tyson •

July 1, 2025

Horhn sworn in as new Mayor of Jackson

News | Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press , Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press , Matt Brown, Associated Press •

July 1, 2025

Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie

News | Frank Corder •

July 1, 2025

Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service along Coast to start August 18

Business

Business | Lynne Jeter •

June 27, 2025

Howard Industries announces $237 million expansion in Clarke, Jones and Simpson counties

Business | Magnolia Tribune •

June 17, 2025

Balch & Bingham’s Hoffmann appointed Honorary Consul of Belgium for Mississippi and Alabama

Business | Bernard Condon, Associated Press •

June 16, 2025

The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company

Culture

Culture | Susan Marquez •

July 1, 2025

What’s Happening, Mississippi? Things to do in the Magnolia State in July 2025

Culture | C.H. Spurgeon •

July 1, 2025

Has He forsaken you?

Culture | Robert St. John •

June 30, 2025

Crusts off

Opinion

Opinion | Matthew Becker •

July 1, 2025

America First: Make NATO great again

Opinion | Sid Salter •

June 25, 2025

After a half-century of legal logjam, will killer of Coast banker’s wife face execution June 25?

Opinion | Samuel Creekmore •

June 24, 2025

Magnolia Tribune

From the Memory Division – Dale stands by comments that Democratic party needs white leadership

Mayoral debate at JSU canceled

Jury doesn’t indict suspect in Metrocenter gunfire

Officer faces 2nd charge in months

Why can’t the city and the county get along?

Johnson, Melton debate

Mayoral candidates square off tonight

Is city crime’s rate really decreasing? – LTE Clarion Ledger 4/21/5

Motorists bemoan rush-hour madness

Blogging The Mayor

CL Letters to the Editor re: election from 4/20/5

Marshall Ramsey Cartoon

News

Horhn sworn in as new Mayor of Jackson

Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie

Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service along Coast to start August 18

Business

Howard Industries announces $237 million expansion in Clarke, Jones and Simpson counties

Balch & Bingham’s Hoffmann appointed Honorary Consul of Belgium for Mississippi and Alabama

The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company

Culture

What’s Happening, Mississippi? Things to do in the Magnolia State in July 2025

Has He forsaken you?

Crusts off

Opinion

America First: Make NATO great again

After a half-century of legal logjam, will killer of Coast banker’s wife face execution June 25?

Mississippi must lead on addiction and PTSD treatment

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