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August 23, 2007

City councilman pushing Farish Street moratorium

The Clarion-Ledger, 8/23/7 Putting a moratorium on demolitions in the Farish Street Historic District would give city officials and Farish Street landowners time to sort out a plan for revitalizing the community, a Jackson City Council member said. Councilman Leslie McLemore suggested the moratorium be six months. The council might consider it next week.
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 23, 2007

Mississippi: 3rd District Race Already Shaping Up

Southern Political Report, 8/22/7 Less than a week after sixth-term US Rep. Chip Pickering (R) announced that he will not seek re-election in 2008, the field of candidates and potential candidates is growing in Mississippi’s 3rd District (Meridian, etc.). The district has a strong Republican tilt — Bush carried it by 65% in 2004 and…