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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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May 18, 2005
Rank ‘n’ file doing the job in Jackson – CL Editorial
Rank ‘n’ file doing the job in Jackson The name Barry Hale isn’t a household word in the Capital City, like Robert Moore, Jackson’s police chief, or Harvey Johnson, the mayor. But the Precinct 4 Jackson policeman had a deserved moment in the limelight last week. Hale was honored Friday as Officer of the Year…
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May 22, 2026
Bipartisan federal legislation filed to address student loans for those seeking nursing degrees
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May 22, 2026
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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Daniel Tyson
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May 20, 2026
International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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May 14, 2026
Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville
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Frank Corder
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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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Susan Marquez
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May 22, 2026
Flag flying etiquette is a real thing
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Alistair Begg
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May 22, 2026
A bastion for our souls
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Russ Latino
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May 24, 2026
Memorial Day: A tale of two Mississippi soldiers
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Kelley Williams
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May 22, 2026
Hoist on your own petard
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Sid Salter
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May 20, 2026
Second-generation jurist brings impactful tenure on the federal bench to a close at age 85
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