Skip to content
News
Business
Culture
Opinion
Issues
About
Who We Are
Our Approach
Staff & Contributors
Sponsorship
Y’all Archive
Search
Donate
News
Opinion
Business
Culture
About Us
Who We Are
Our Approach
Staff & Contributors
News
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
November 6, 2007
Jackson officials find $400,000 they hope to use to offset deficit
The Clarion-Ledger, 11/6/7 Jackson officials on Monday said they found $400,000 to fill a revenue void created when Mayor Frank Melton refused to raise water and sewer rates. It was unclear where the money was found. The city needs $2.9 million to cover a $3.2 million deficit for the fiscal 2008 budget. A majority of…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
November 6, 2007
3 charged in Nettleton check fraud operation
The Clarion-Ledger, 11/6/7 A nationwide lottery scam involving an estimated $4 million in bogus checks has been traced back to a small town in north Mississippi, where three people were arrested on Friday. Three Nettleton residents have been charged with possession of counterfeit bank notes, wire or mail fraud, and conspiracy to commit wire or…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
November 6, 2007
Officials preparing for judge to be tried
The Clarion-Ledger, 11/6/7 Rankin County Justice Court Judge Richard Redfern has been appointed to preside over two unrelated criminal cases involving Hinds County Chancery Judge William Singletary. In November, Singletary pleaded not guilty to a simple assault charge filed by Bob Merritt, a field tax assessor for Hinds County. Merritt alleges Singletary held a machete…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
November 6, 2007
South Mississippi needs to flex its muscles at the polls today
The Sun Herald Editorial, 11/6/7 South Mississippians need to flock to the polls today to show that Hurricane Katrina did not rob this region of its political influence. With fierce battles being waged in most of the eight statewide races, voters in the six southernmost counties could provide the margin of victory for many of…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
November 6, 2007
Our Opinion: Vote today
The Mississippi Press Editorial, 11/6/7 From a race for governor to a referendum on a Choctaw casino in Jackson County, today’s election likely will chart new directions. The best way to help guide the county and state is to exercise your right to vote. Voting is not a requirement for citizens, but is a right…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
November 6, 2007
Political storms: Katrina helps tilt Miss. race
USA Today, 11/5/7 Voters in off-year elections Tuesday decide whether to keep Republican governors in Mississippi and Kentucky, elect four big-city mayors and consider ballot issues including a Utah proposal to pay state tuition aid for students in private schools. In Mississippi, Gov. Haley Barbour was benefiting from relative success in managing the post-Hurricane Katrina…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
November 6, 2007
Clark Predicts Near-Record Voter Turnout
WLBT, 11/5/7 Secretary of State Eric Clark says he expects the state’s second-highest ever voter turnout on Tuesday. He says the statewide races have really garnered a lot of interest and will drive how many voters show up at the polls. Clark says the only year with a higher turnout was 2003, when Republican Haley…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
November 6, 2007
Giuliani says Huckabee would be among those he’d consider for VP
The Boston Globe, 11/5/7 In response to a direct question about whether or not he would pick Mike Huckabee as his vice president, Rudy Giuliani said it was presumptuous to vice presidential picks before he has the presidential nomination himself. “I have no idea who I would pick as vice president,” Giuliani said at a…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
November 6, 2007
Businessmen say Jackson is faltering under Melton
The Clarion-Ledger, 11/6/7 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton, who is being investigated by federal and state officials, is losing some of his support base in the business community. The first-term mayor has been criticized lately for his police promotions, for using police vehicles to transport kids and their families to his home for barbecue and for…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
November 6, 2007
GC – Hood too cozy with trial lawyers
Hood too cozy with trial lawyers The problem with the 45-year-old incumbent, though, is that it’s difficult to fully trust him. Most of his moves are politically calculated. It’s often hard to tell who is calling the shots in the attorney general’s office, Hood or the trial lawyers who bankrolled his election. Hopkins, 66, appears…
Posts pagination
Prev
1
…
3,769
3,770
3,771
3,772
3,773
…
4,216
Next
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
November 6, 2007
Close race for House speaker
Close race for House speaker The race for House speaker between Billy McCoy and Jeff Smith is an underlying issue in the various legislative elections on Tuesday’s ballot. Who voters put into the 122 House seats will determine who’ll lead the legislative chamber for the next four years. Smith, who’s represented his Lowndes County district…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
November 6, 2007
SALTERBLOG – Franks Media Advisor James Hull Wines to CL Brass
Franks’ media advisor “commends” C-L endorsement of Barbour, but is unhappy that the paper endorsed Bryant for LG… As a fellow journalist, I believe that the Clarion Ledger did what most of the paper’s in this state did: Take the easy way out. Refuse to accept the role laid out for us as the Fourth…
News
News
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
September 9, 2025
Legislators to consider another round of teacher, assistant teacher pay raises
News
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
September 9, 2025
Mississippi State Health Officer touts importance of vaccine mandates after Florida roll back
News
|
Daniel Tyson
•
September 9, 2025
NAACP alleges state withheld millions that could have helped Jackson’s water system
Business
Business
|
Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
•
September 5, 2025
Hiring stalls with US companies reluctant to expand in an uncertain economic landscape
Business
|
Lynne Jeter
•
September 3, 2025
Hood Industries invests $245 million in Waynesboro expansion
Business
|
Lynne Jeter
•
August 29, 2025
Tri-state partnership boosts South’s automaker bid
Culture
Culture
|
Associated Press
•
September 9, 2025
Mississippi State fined $500,000 by SEC for field storming following against Arizona State
Culture
|
Meredith Biesinger
•
September 9, 2025
Mississippi’s Two Museums: Step inside, feel the story
Culture
|
Alistair Begg
•
September 9, 2025
What are you waiting for?
Opinion
Opinion
|
Russ Latino
•
September 8, 2025
Do we have to ‘distrust the science’ to Make America Healthy Again?
Opinion
|
Russ Latino
•
September 7, 2025
The race for U.S. Senate in 2026 may get ugly, but the result is almost certain
Opinion
|
Roger Wicker
•
September 5, 2025
Taiwan has resolved to live free
All the latest delivered to your inbox!
Email
(Required)
Instagram
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
By joining our newsletter, you are confirming that you agree with the
Privacy Policy
Cat Title
|
Author
•
Date
Title Placeholder
