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April 25, 2007

Prosecution Rests in Mayor Melton’s Trial

WJTV, 4/25/7 Prosecutors Tuesday dropped one of five felony charges against Jackson Mayor Frank Melton and his two police body guards. Prosecutors told the 11-women-one-man jury that Melton used a “Walking Tall” stick to destroy the home. The defense didn’t dispute that the apartment was damaged, but said there was no “malice,” an element that…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 25, 2007

$60M project near stadium OK’d

The Clarion-Ledger, 4/25/7 Senate Bill 2745 gives the Department of Finance and Administration authority over the leases near the stadium. After several revisions this legislative session, the final bill allowed a 40-year lease with a 10-year extension. It would mean a developer could get financing for a mixed-use development such as the one proposed for…