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July 10, 2008
$10M loan OK’d for Jackson project
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/10/8 The Department of Housing and Urban Development on Wednesday approved the backing of a $10 million loan, the next step toward building a hotel development for downtown Jackson’s convention center. Mark Small, developer of the $209 million Capital Center project, said HUD could close on the loan in four to six weeks.…
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July 10, 2008
Attempt to block Medicare bill fails
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/10/8 Despite intense pressure from physician groups and Democrats, Mississippi’s senators stood with many of their Republican colleagues Wednesday in a failed bid to block a Medicare bill that would restore payment cuts to doctors. Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker voted with 30 other Republicans who wanted to block the legislation. But…
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July 10, 2008
Melton timeline
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/9/8 Aug. 26, 2006: A duplex on Ridgeway Street sustains major damage during a visit by Mayor Frank Melton and his entourage, including police bodyguards Marcus Wright and Michael Recio. Witnesses say the trio used sledgehammers and other implements to tear open the front of a duplex the mayor said was being used…
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July 10, 2008
Obama forgets to urge help for Clinton
Obama briefly forgets to urge help for Clinton It was all part of a careful arrangement: Democrat Barack Obama would get fundraising help from his erstwhile rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton, in exchange for his help retiring about $10 million of her campaign debt. But Obama momentarily forgot his part of the deal at a major…
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July 10, 2008
CL – The players in the Melton saga
Case’s key players familiar faces The defendants Frank Melton: The former television executive has spent much of his first term as mayor courting controversy or defending himself in court. Hours after being sworn in on July 4, 2005, Melton led a team of police on a crime sweep of local motels. In the months that…
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July 10, 2008
CL on Melton: Indictment means mayor should resign
Melton: Indictment means mayor should resign Jackson Mayor Frank Melton is back in legal trouble and that means the business of the city of Jackson is back in the ditch. For Jackson citizens this is just more of the same. Melton’s legal issues involving this incident continue to undermine the office and hurt the city.…
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July 10, 2008
GWB event raises just under a million for Senator Roger Wicker (R)
The Campaign Finance Division of YallPolitics is quoting inside sources saying that the George W. Bush event for Roger Wicker held in Jackson last week raised a staggering $975K, making it one of the most successful single day fundraisers in state political history.
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July 10, 2008
Travis Childers (D) on Oil Speculation
Congressman Travis Childers Supports Investigation on Oil Speculation, High Gas Prices Congressman Childers Helps Initiate Agriculture Committee Hearing on Legislative Solutions for Inflated Fuel Costs Washington, DC – Congressman Travis Childers (D-MS) continued to make good on his campaign promise to fight high gas prices this week by calling for the Agriculture Committee to hold…
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July 10, 2008
Jesse Jackson wants to remove Obama’s body parts?
Jesse Jackson Apologizes for Crude Obama Remarks The Rev. Jesse Jackson apologized Wednesday for saying Barack Obama is “talking down to black people” during what he thought was a private conversation with a FOX News reporter Sunday. Jackson was speaking at the time about Obama’s speeches in black churches and his support for faith-based charities.…
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July 10, 2008
Frank Melton’s indictment, initial roundup
Mississippi Mayor Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Violations Grace Chung Becker of the Justice Department said the three men were charged in a conspiracy to tear down a private home in Jackson and thereby violate the civil rights of the owner and resident of that home. In April 2007, all three men were acquitted of…
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July 10, 2008
CL – Melton, bodyguards indicted for alleged civil rights violations
Melton, bodyguards indicted for alleged civil rights violations A federal grand jury has indicted Jackson Mayor Frank Melton and his two police bodyguards on charges related to damage caused to an alleged drug house on Ridgeway Street on Aug. 26, 2006. The charges allege that Melton and bodyguards Marcus Wright and Michael Recio conspired to…
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July 10, 2008
Jackson Mayor Frank Melton indicted by Federal Grand Jury
Mayor Frank Melton and Jackson Police Officers serving as Melton body guards, Marcus Wright and Michael Recio have been indicted by a Federal Grand Jury
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 15, 2025
Lawmakers see financial literacy as a growing need in Mississippi’s colleges and universities
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Mark Sherman, Associated Press
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December 15, 2025
Supreme Court will hear appeal of Black death row inmate over racial bias in Mississippi jury makeup
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Frank Corder
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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Frank Corder
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December 2, 2025
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Robert St. John
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December 15, 2025
The last strand of tinsel
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Alistair Begg
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December 15, 2025
The law of love
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Matt Friedeman
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December 14, 2025
Charles Wesley and Christmas
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Russ Latino
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December 10, 2025
University of Mississippi Chancellor responds to Lauren Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit, seeks dismissal
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Sid Salter
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December 10, 2025
Guardrails or gravel? Why America and Mississippi must get AI regulation right in 2026
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Merle Flowers
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December 8, 2025
The Parents Over Platforms Act: A targeted, privacy-respecting alternative to ASAA
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