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December 28, 2007

Suspended tax collector denies role in tag scandal

The Clarion-Ledger, 12/28/7 Suspended Washington County Tax Collector Patricia Lee said she is innocent of charges that she and eight current and former deputies filed fraudulent paperwork to give residents car tag discounts. “She demands a speedy trial so she can go ahead and get to the bottom of it and be exonerated,” said Johnnie…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 28, 2007

Investigation of incendiary video ongoing

The Clarion-Ledger, 12/28/7 An internal investigation is under way to determine if Jackson’s assistant fire chief, Todd Chandler, was in a 13-year-old video mocking black firefighters. “First, we’ll determine if it was, indeed, him. Second, we’ll try to determine if this was a prank, if they were just bad-mouthing black firefighters or were they trying…