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May 26, 2005
Council rejects lawsuit settlement
Council rejects lawsuit settlement City Council members shot down a $75,000 settlement proposal of a lawsuit filed over then-Jackson Police Officer Mertis Walker’s arrest of a woman who owed her money. “We voted it down because we thought the city should not pay a dime as we are not liable,” Council President Leslie McLemore said…
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May 26, 2005
City Council Rejects Settlement Offer
City Council Rejects Settlement Offer Jackson City Council members voted down a lawsuit settlement involving former police officer Mertis Walker. City leaders voted against paying $75,000 to Blanche Ann Ray who sued the city and Walker. Walker had Ray arrested for failing to repay money she borrowed from Walker’s lending business. Jackson attorney Sam Begley…
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May 24, 2005
Resolution opposes appointee protection
Resolution opposes appointee protection A resolution going before the City Council today recommends that Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. not move some city staffers into civil service positions. “We were trying to get at discouraging the mayor from moving people from political slots into civil service positions,” City Council President Leslie McLemore said. “The new mayor…
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May 24, 2005
As a fellow Dem, mayor should give Melton boost
As a fellow Dem, mayor should give Melton boost Decisions, decisions Johnson, who defeated two-term incumbent Kane Ditto in 1997, has been evasive about whether he will support Melton. “I haven’t made up my mind about that,” said Johnson, a Democratic National Committee member. “I don’t see any dust flying. No TV spots. No radio…
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May 24, 2005
Melton plans tactic to keep board post
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May 22, 2005
Police Targeted in Shootout
Police Targeted in Shootout The damage from Wednesday’s shootout in west Jackson could have been much worse. Police now say the shooter had more than two hundred bullets waiting to be fired. That’s in addition to the estimated eighty rounds 23-year-old Willie McGregory fired at police. Inside McgGegory’s father’s tire store police discovered the bullets…
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May 21, 2005
Rick Whitlow Gets His Message Out
Recently, traditionally Republican Households began receiving recorded voice message calls from the Whitlow campaign. Whitlow is now putting his resources to work and getting his message out. You can hear the recorded call here. He has also made the following article available exclusively to JacksonsNextMayor.com Zero Tolerance on Crime by Republican Mayoral Candidate Rick Whitlow…
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May 21, 2005
Community urged to help end violence
Community urged to help end violence At the City Hall news conference, Hinds County District Attorney Faye Peterson urged anyone with information to come forward. Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. said the community was shocked and outraged by what happened. “I ask all Jacksonians to work together to prevent this kind of violence,” he said.…
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May 19, 2005
Police wound gunman in shootout
Police wound gunman in shootout Sounds of gunfire Wednesday afternoon in a west Jackson neighborhood sent people scrambling indoors. Willie McGregory, 22, fired 30 rounds during a gunfire exchange with police after he was stopped on a traffic violation in south Jackson, then led officers on a 10-mile chase that ended at a tire shop,…
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May 19, 2005
Whitlow on “Ask the Candidate”
Catch Rick Whitlow on WAPT-TV Channel 16 “Ask the Candidate” today, Wednesday, May 18, 2005, at 5:00 PM.
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May 18, 2005
Jackson Mayor Says He’s Not Brooding Over Loss
Jackson Mayor Says He’s Not Brooding Over Loss Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson refuted claims that he has been avoiding the media since losing the May 3rd Democratic Primary. Johnson held a news conference following Tuesday night’s city council meeting. The outgoing mayor says he is not going to blame the media for his loss, but…
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May 18, 2005
Challengers win Jackson council runoffs
Challengers win Jackson council runoffs Two Jackson City Council incumbents were ousted in Democratic runoffs Tuesday, the same day some other metro-area races were decided. Eight-year Ward 4 Councilman Bo Brown lost to his neighbor, Frank Bluntson. Retired educator Charles Tillman defeated Ward 5 Councilwoman Bettye Dagner-Cook, a high school biology teacher, in her bid…
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January 2, 2026
Mississippi’s Tourism Advertising Fund took in over $15 million last fiscal year
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Frank Corder
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January 2, 2026
15 Mississippi sites added to National Register of Historic Places during 2025
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Brett Martel, Associated Press
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January 2, 2026
Chambliss, Carneiro lift Mississippi past Georgia 39-34 in Sugar Bowl and into CFP semifinals
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Steve Reed, Associated Press
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January 2, 2026
Kamario Taylor seeks to establish himself as Mississippi State’s QB of the future vs. Wake Forest
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Alistair Begg
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January 2, 2026
Embraced by Christ
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Susan Marquez
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January 1, 2026
It is possible to eat healthy in Mississippi
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J.T. Young
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January 2, 2026
Setting up the 2026 midterms
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Russ Latino
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December 31, 2025
Your life is not a dumpster fire, be positive in 2026
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Sid Salter
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December 31, 2025
Sen. Wicker chairs a vastly different SASC in a very different Congress than did Stennis
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