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May 16, 2008

Mayor Melton Sleeps With The Homeless

WAPT, 5/14/8 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton arrived at the Salvation Army’s Center of Hope Wednesday night carrying an overnight bag. He’s prepared for an overnight visit with homeless men and women taking part in a program to get them off the streets. “This is not a show,” said Melton. “I’ve had 28 years of showbiz…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 16, 2008

1st District: Miss. going over to the ‘D’ column?

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 5/15/8 Mississippians take pride in electing “the individual, not the party,” but it’s inescapable that some would see Tuesday’s election of a Democrat to the 1st Congressional District as a political sea change. Democratic Prentiss County Chancery Clerk Travis Childers defeated Republican Southaven Mayor Greg Davis in the runoff, despite heavy national…