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May 3, 2005
Ridgeland police radio system upgraded
Ridgeland police radio system upgraded The Ridgeland Police Department will begin using a $1 million radio system next month that will allow them to communicate with surrounding law enforcement agencies. Officials had been using a 25-year-old Motorola analog radio system equipped with only one channel that didn’t allow communication between people within the department or…
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May 3, 2005
Project sets sights on illegal guns
Project sets sights on illegal guns Local law enforcement officials predict a new program to get illegal guns off Jackson streets could begin by the end of the year. U.S. Attorney Dunn Lampton wants to start a gun interdiction unit through the Jackson Police Department. Officers would use vans equipped with gun-firing tanks to test…
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May 3, 2005
Mayoral hopefuls vie to get out vote
Mayoral hopefuls vie to get out vote Spring may have been in the air Sunday but for many potential Jackson voters, politics was not. Just two days before Tuesday’s mayoral and City Council elections, several residents spent the afternoon clad in jogging suits, chasing Frisbees or just soaking up the sunshine at area parks. Many…
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 2, 2005
Why is this man calling you?
Liles Williams Stumps For Johnson
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May 1, 2005
CL Endorsement – Melton in the Democratic Primary
CL Endorsement – Melton in the Democratic Primary Jackson voters are fortunate to have two highly capable Democratic candidates for mayor in incumbent Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. and former television executive Frank Melton. Both have distinguished careers and records of community service. Both are competent managers. Both love the city of Jackson. Johnson has been…
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May 1, 2005
Issues – CL Editorial
Issues – CL Editorial As across Mississippi, citizens in the metro area will be going to the polls on Tuesday to elect municipal leaders in party primaries – many amounting to elections outright. Whether the municipality is Learned, the smallest in the state, or Jackson, the largest, the issues are the same: Crime/public safety; Housing/zoning/neighborhoods;…
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 1, 2005
Marshall Ramsey Cartoon 5/1/5
Marshall Ramsey Cartoon Clarion Ledger 5/1/5
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May 1, 2005
Johnson vs. Melton: Hope may be deciding factor in Tuesday’s election
Johnson vs. Melton: Hope may be deciding factor in Tuesday’s election From a distance, Tuesday’s three-person Democratic mayoral primary in Jackson doesn’t look like much of a contest. The incumbent is the ideal candidate. He is a two-term mayor. Crime, identified as the city’s top issue, is down. Parts of downtown Jackson are buzzing with…
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May 1, 2005
‘Complex’ Melton has rough and soft sides
‘Complex’ Melton has rough and soft sides Frank Melton wants to be mayor of Jackson. Melton is running for the office because he says he wants to see more visible improvements in Jackson, knows who’s responsible for the city’s crime-ridden underbelly and, simply, needs to stay busy. He has been characterized as hard charging, passionate…
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May 1, 2005
Johnson’s mantra – respect the process
Johnson’s mantra – respect the process Johnson, 58, is known for helping Jackson get funding for a convention center approved through the Legislature, lowering crime statistics and instituting the city’s first comprehensive plan since 1989. He is criticized for getting things done too slowly, being aloof, if not arrogant, and not working smoothly with other…
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May 1, 2005
WAPT Puts Johnson’s Numbers To Test
WAPT Puts Johnson’s Numbers To Test In fewer than five days, Jackson voters will go to the polls and choose a mayoral candidate in the Democratic primary. Viewers are seeing plenty of ads on TV from Mayor Harvey Johnson and his challenger, Frank Melton. In the last week before the big vote, Johnson released a…
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May 1, 2005
Candidates Campaign at Lynch Street Festival
Candidates Campaign at Lynch Street Festival Election Day is now just a few days away, and both Democratic mayoral candidates worked the crowds on Lynch Street. With an estimated 6,000 people in attendance throughout the day, both candidates took the opportunity to urge voters to head to the polls. Mayor Harvey Johnson took the stage…
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Mark Sherman, Associated Press
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June 27, 2025
Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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June 27, 2025
Key inflation gauge rose last month while Americans cut back on spending
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Frank Corder
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June 27, 2025
Back-to-school sales tax holiday set for July 11-13
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Lynne Jeter
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June 27, 2025
Howard Industries announces $237 million expansion in Clarke, Jones and Simpson counties
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 17, 2025
Balch & Bingham’s Hoffmann appointed Honorary Consul of Belgium for Mississippi and Alabama
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Bernard Condon, Associated Press
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June 16, 2025
The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company
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Matt Friedeman
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June 29, 2025
What New York, Jackson needs is a man on horseback
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 29, 2025
Why a ‘sachet of myrrh’?
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 27, 2025
A heavy heart
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Sid Salter
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June 25, 2025
After a half-century of legal logjam, will killer of Coast banker’s wife face execution June 25?
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Samuel Creekmore
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June 24, 2025
Mississippi must lead on addiction and PTSD treatment
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Ethan Watson
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June 23, 2025
Reality check for Gen Z: ‘Green’ energy requires wealth
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