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June 29, 2005
Melton Vows to Shut Nightclub Down
Melton Vows to Shut Nightclub Down Mayor-Elect Frank Melton says he will close The Upper Level nightclub. Six people were shot on Northside Drive outside the club early Sunday morning. An innocent bystander was killed, and the killer is still on the loose. The club’s owners say they do all they can to protect their…
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June 29, 2005
Crime Briefs
Crime briefs Jackson man, 22, charged in shooting A 22-year-old Jackson man was charged with murder in the shooting death of 32-year-old Terry L. Kelly on Monday morning, Hinds County Sheriff’s Department Capt. Steve Pickett said. Kelly was shot by Michael Thompson following a dispute on Lyons Road in Bolton, Pickett said. Both men had…
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June 29, 2005
Woman indicted in Bell killing
Woman indicted in Bell killing A Jackson woman has been indicted on a capital murder charge in last summer’s attack on a 93-year-old woman who later died from complications of her injuries, officials said Monday. Jackson police initially had considered Mary Ann Dixon, 28, of 246 Whitfield St. a suspect because she was in the…
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June 29, 2005
Maintain status quo for now in annex battle
Maintain status quo for now in annex battle Ideally, Byram should become a part of Jackson. The high-growth, unincorporated community south of Jackson is in the capital city’s path of growth. Jackson is already providing water and sewer services to the area. And it would be more cost-efficient for Byram residents to become a part…
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June 27, 2005
CAO pick termed smart but indecisive
CAO pick termed smart but indecisive Clarion Ledger 6/27/5
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June 23, 2005
Fordice chosen for post
Fordice chosen for post Mayor-elect Frank Melton has chosen former Mississippi first lady Pat Fordice to serve as Jackson’s director of the Division of Human and Cultural Affairs. The challenge now becomes getting the move past the City Council. A city ordinance states that new city employees are supposed to live in Hinds County. Fordice…
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June 23, 2005
Armed Convict Never Prosecuted
Armed Convict Never Prosecuted We have new information on a man involved in a shootout in Jackson that left three people hospitalized yesterday. One of the men involved, Marcell Martin, has been arrested on felony gun possession charges in the past. Now some future city leaders are wondering why he was on the streets. Frank…
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June 22, 2005
Jackson’s future? Woodie’s World …
Jackson’s future? Woodie’s World … Woodie’s World. That’s it. That’s the blueprint. That has to be the goal for Frank Melton, Jackson’s hope, Jackson’s new mayor, the most important electoral hire in decades. It was on the front of the newspaper Tuesday, Woodie’s World. There’s an estate sale this weekend, 402 Alta Woods Blvd. Woodie…
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June 22, 2005
3 hurt in strip-mall gunfight
3 hurt in strip-mall gunfight Three people were shot Tuesday morning after gunfire erupted during a domestic dispute on the parking lot of a busy west Jackson strip mall, police said. None of the wounds appeared life-threatening and all involved face multiple charges, including aggravated assault, shooting into an occupied dwelling and a felon in…
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June 22, 2005
Suspensions, Demotions Recommended at JPD
Suspensions, Demotions Recommended at JPD WLBT has learned that the internal investigation surrounding the arrest of a Sykes Elementary School teacher is over. Jackson Police Department’s disciplinary review board has recommended the suspension and demotion of three employees. That includes a 15-day suspension for Commander Eric Wall and a demotion to sergeant. Lieutenant Donald Gator…
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June 22, 2005
Melton Asks Council to Wait to Refinance Bonds
Melton Asks Council to Wait to Refinance Bonds Jackson City Council is continuing a plan to refinance bonds worth 75 million dollars, despite Mayor Elect Frank Melton’s request that council halt its progress. Outgoing Mayor Harvey Johnson says refinancing water and sewer system bonds will save the city 2 million dollars in 20 years. But…
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June 22, 2005
Mayor Johnson to Return to Teaching
Mayor Johnson to Return to Teaching So what does the future hold for Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr? He plans to return to his love of teaching next month as a professor for Jackson State University. Beginning July first, Johnson will serve as a distinguished research fellow with the Mississippi Urban Research Center. He will…
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May 22, 2026
Bipartisan federal legislation filed to address student loans for those seeking nursing degrees
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Nearly 76% of third graders pass literacy assessment on first try, down from prior year
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May 22, 2026
Memorial Day travelers hit with highest prices at the pump in 4 years
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May 20, 2026
International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi
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May 14, 2026
Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville
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May 12, 2026
M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
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Matt Friedeman
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May 24, 2026
Happy birthday, Church! A day to celebrate
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Flag flying etiquette is a real thing
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A bastion for our souls
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May 24, 2026
Memorial Day: A tale of two Mississippi soldiers
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Second-generation jurist brings impactful tenure on the federal bench to a close at age 85
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