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January 9, 2008

Melton to have heart surgery Wednesday

The Clarion-Ledger, 1/9/8 Mayor Frank Melton is scheduled for surgery Wednesday, his attorney, Dale Danks Jr., said. Melton is scheduled to have a cardioverter-defibrillator, a small battery-powered electrical impulse generator, inserted into his heart. The device is used in patients who have either survived or are in danger of suffering cardiac arrest, the most common…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 9, 2008

Senate approves shortened session

The Clarion-Ledger, 1/9/8 About an hour after the Mississippi Senate convened this morning, lawmakers in the chamber agreed unanimously to shorten the session to 104 calendar days. Now the bill moves to the House for consideration. Originally, incoming Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant said he wanted to shorten the session 90 days, but he has since…