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April 13, 2005
Melton response to yesterday’s flash flooding
Melton response to yesterday’s flash flooding With over 30 years of flooding after heavy rains, many north Jackson residents are ready for some action. Fire trucks and barricades were in place after last night’s storms to stop cars from entering parts of Glenside Drive. The wake of the cars through the flood waters would have…
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April 13, 2005
Rainwater Creeps Toward Front Doors
Rainwater Creeps Toward Front Doors Residents in two different north Jackson neighborhoods say they have been plagued with the same problem for over 30 years, flooding after heavy rains. Monday night Jackson fire trucks and barricades stopped cars from entering parts of Glenside Drive and pushing water into homes. Twelve yards were submerged, threatening to…
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April 12, 2005
Candidate urges citizen patrols
Candidate urges citizen patrols Ward 5 candidates went from the smallest problems – unclogging drainage basins – to large plans to knock down crime but still left room for jabs at each other during a forum Monday. About 110 people shuffled into the Provine High School auditorium. Incumbent Bettye Dagner-Cook faces challengers Chris Gray, Kesha…
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April 12, 2005
Melton Pledges to Run Clean Campaign
Melton Pledges to Run Clean Campaign Jackson Mayoral candidate Frank Melton says Mayor Harvey Johnson is using negative campaign strategies to tarnish his reputation. The campaign propoganda targets Melton’s voting record. You’ve probably seen the ads from both campaigns that started airing last week. During a press conference Monday afternoon in front of city hall,…
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April 12, 2005
Marshall Ramsey Cartoon on Melton 4/12/5
Marshall Ramsey Cartoon on Melton 4/12/5 Marshall Ramsey Clarion Ledger 4/12/5
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April 12, 2005
JSU upgrading neighborhood
JSU upgrading neighborhood A wrought-iron fence separating Jackson State from Washington Addition symbolizes its disconnect with some residents. But the university is beginning to reach across the fence to help restore the historic community. The state’s only urban university is renovating a handful of houses it owns on Barrett Avenue in Washington Addition. It also…
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April 12, 2005
Hearing delayed for ex-convict in shooting case
Hearing delayed for ex-convict in shooting case A detention hearing for an ex-convict believed to have sold Omar Hampton the stolen gun used to kill Jackson Police Officer Thomas Catchings was delayed Monday afternoon amid concerns about the man’s mental competency. The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives arrested Jessie James Powell, 49, of…
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April 12, 2005
Fire union agreement to be signed by mayor
Fire union agreement to be signed by mayor Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. will sign a proposed labor agreement today with top officials of the International Association of Firefighters, city spokesman Chris Mims said. Mims wouldn’t discuss the contract’s details, but he said the city has been in negotiations with the union for a long…
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April 11, 2005
2 mayoral candidates speak at forum
2 mayoral candidates speak at forum At the start of a forum Saturday, Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. took swipes at his absent opponent’s legitimacy as a true Democrat. When he wasn’t taking shots at Frank Melton, he was showcasing his own eight-year record. Annell Smith, the opponent who was present, told Johnson that she…
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April 11, 2005
Why back candidate who does not vote?
Why back candidate who does not vote? Frank Melton lives in a gated northeast Jackson community on a gated street in a mansion surrounded by a gate. He pays taxes in Jackson and is a registered voter in Hinds County but has filed homestead exemption on a Texas home. Is Melton a legal resident of…
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April 10, 2005
Mayoral Candidates Square Off
Mayoral Candidates Square Off Is Frank Melton a Republican in disguise? Is the city of Jackson in trouble under the Johnson administration? Those were just some of the issues and insults raised Saturday as the candidates for mayor of Jackson spoke up. The two most popular Democratic candidates for mayor of Jackson were miles apart…
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April 9, 2005
Election Man Cartoon 4/9/5
Election Man Cartoon 4/9/5 Marshall Ramsey Clarion Ledger 4/9/5
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July 1, 2025
Senate churns through overnight session as Republicans seek support for Trump’s big bill
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Frank Corder
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July 1, 2025
Gatekeepers, sabotage, political malpractice: Pinkins parts ways with the Democratic Party
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July 1, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: July 1, 2025
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Lynne Jeter
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June 27, 2025
Howard Industries announces $237 million expansion in Clarke, Jones and Simpson counties
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June 17, 2025
Balch & Bingham’s Hoffmann appointed Honorary Consul of Belgium for Mississippi and Alabama
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June 16, 2025
The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company
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Susan Marquez
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July 1, 2025
What’s Happening, Mississippi? Things to do in the Magnolia State in July 2025
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July 1, 2025
Has He forsaken you?
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June 30, 2025
Crusts off
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June 25, 2025
After a half-century of legal logjam, will killer of Coast banker’s wife face execution June 25?
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Samuel Creekmore
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June 24, 2025
Mississippi must lead on addiction and PTSD treatment
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Ethan Watson
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June 23, 2025
Reality check for Gen Z: ‘Green’ energy requires wealth
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