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June 29, 2005

Jackson tries again for central booking

Jackson tries again for central booking The Jackson City Council restarted a five-year effort with Hinds County Tuesday to build a centralized booking and holding facility for detainees. “It would get us out of the millions of dollars in transportation costs we’ve incurred since the early 1990s,” city Chief Administrative Officer Otha Burton said. The…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
June 29, 2005

Municipal politics come to a pathetic close

Municipal politics come to a pathetic close As Jacksonians close this chapter of Mississippi politics 101, I find that many people are saddened by the ignorance of many of the voters in this city. Why else would they elect Frank Melton, a former television executive, to run the city. First, Melton made promises only God…