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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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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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Frank Corder
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November 14, 2025
Gulf Coast Restoration Fund Advisory Board recommends $62 million in coastal projects, $7 million for a revolving loan fund
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Frank Corder
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November 14, 2025
Okolona school district placed into District of Transformation over fiscal mismanagement
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Jeremy Pittari
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November 14, 2025
Third grade reading assessment pass rate climbs in Mississippi
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Daniel Tyson
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October 30, 2025
Mississippi senators hear concerns from farmers as state’s agriculture industry struggles
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October 29, 2025
Federal Reserve cuts key rate as government shutdown clouds economic outlook
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October 27, 2025
Delta Grain investing $3.76 million to expand Sidon operations
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Alistair Begg
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November 17, 2025
No need for this armor
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Matt Friedeman
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November 16, 2025
A spiritual hernia?
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Jeff Roberson
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November 14, 2025
A farewell to C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum
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Douglas Carswell
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November 15, 2025
Those dark clouds are the debt
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Hunter Estes
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November 14, 2025
Mississippi should double down as an education innovator
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Kelley Williams
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November 13, 2025
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