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October 9, 2008

Melton: Mayor should think of city and resign

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 10/9/8 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton, if he truly cares about this city, should resign. On Tuesday, one of his former bodyguards, Jackson police Det. Marcus Wright told federal authorities in a plea deal that he and fellow JPD bodyguard Michael Recio were with the mayor the night of Aug. 26, 2006, when,…
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October 9, 2008

Speaker confident of better IHL funding

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 10/9/8 House Speaker Billy McCoy, D-Rienzi, said Wednesday he is confident that a special committee he named will provide solid recommendations on ways to provide more consistent, enhanced funding for Mississippi’s eight public universities. “I think we can make a difference in funding the Institutions of Higher Learning,” McCoy said.…