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April 7, 2005
Auditor’s answers don’t resolve E-911 standoff
Auditor’s answers don’t resolve E-911 standoff Jackson and Hinds County both got the answer they wanted from the state auditor’s office after asking whether the city can change its public safety communication system. . . . Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. said he and the Jackson City Council will meet Monday to discuss the next step.…
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April 7, 2005
No one hurt in Jackson bank heist
No one hurt in Jackson bank heist Police are searching for a man who robbed a Jackson bank near LeFleur’s Bluff on Wednesday afternoon. No customers were in the State Bank & Trust Co., 4775 Old Canton Road, when the suspect walked in at 3:08 p.m., Jackson Police Department spokesman Robert Graham said. Clarion Ledger…
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April 7, 2005
Corporate, community collaboration brings housing development to West Jackson
Corporate, community collaboration brings housing development to West Jackson The launch of the Project Home Ownership Opportunities Program (HOOP) was announced April 4, at Jackson State University’s College of Business. The program, a collaborative effort between Freddie Mac, Trustmark National Bank, The Jackson Metro Housing Partnership, The Voice of Calvary Ministries, West Jackson CDC, and…
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April 7, 2005
Residents question Melton’s campaign eligibility
Residents question Melton’s campaign eligibility On April 4, a group of Jackson residents gathered to voice their concerns about whether or not Frank Melton is eligible to run for mayor of the city of Jackson. “I want the committee to check the records and have Mr. Melton explain,” said Jim Rice. “I’m afraid there may…
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April 7, 2005
Jackson area ministers endorse Harvey Johnson
Jackson area ministers endorse Harvey Johnson On April 2, 45 ministers gathered at Mayor Harvey Johnson’s campaign office to formally endorse him for reelection. Amidst cheers, chants, and applause, Johnson thanked the ministers for their support. “We were here when I first ran in 1997,” Johnson said. “I had your support. We came again amongst…
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April 7, 2005
Does this man live here?
What makes someone a resident?
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April 6, 2005
Campaign Residency Dissent from Johnson ally
The following are excerpts from a dissenting opinion by then Supreme Court Judge Fred Banks in a case that has been referred to several times during the course of the Melton residency issue. As you may remember, Judge Banks, noted local attorney, introduced Harvey Johnson during his announcement to seek reelection. Hinds County Election Com’n…
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April 6, 2005
Melton touts plan to end blight
Melton touts plan to end blight Melton, former director of the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, said through his deal with the union, he’ll revitalize neighborhoods one at a time, starting with Washington Addition and moving to Subdivision No. 2 and the Jackson Apartments on Maple Street. AFL-CIO-trained workers, he said, would not allow their neighborhoods…
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April 6, 2005
‘Highway 80 Day’ In Jackson
‘Highway 80 Day’ In Jackson Democratic mayoral candidate Frank Melton announced at a March 31 catfish rally at Howard Wilson Kia on Highway 80 that, as mayor, he would be paying more attention to what he calls the “Forgotten Commercial Corridor.” The highway, once a main artery connecting Jackson with Meridian and Vicksburg, began a…
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April 6, 2005
Melton’s Residency Dividing Democrats
Melton’s Residency Dividing Democrats Representative Earle Banks is on the State Democratic Committee. He said, “It’s about politics, it’s about getting Mr.Melton out of the race so Mayor Johnson has a clear shot to win the primary in which he faces Rick Whitlow.” Lavaree Jones is in charge of party development and organization for the…
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April 6, 2005
Radios – CL Editorial
Radios The recent Clarion-Ledger’s series of reports, “Hinds County: Patchwork Justice,” showed that political turf wars have kept city and county law enforcement from operating in an efficient way to fight crime. The losers are the citizens/taxpayers; the winners are the criminals. It’s indefensible for two law enforcement agencies with overlapping jurisdictions to have radio…
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April 6, 2005
Dems Challenge Melton’s Residency
Dems Challenge Melton’s Residency On April 4, Jackson resident James Rice asked the Jackson Municipal Democratic Executive Committee to take a second look at the qualifications of Democratic mayoral candidate Frank Melton, asserting that Melton was not qualified to run in the district because he had not filed homestead exemption there. Rice, wielding a printout…
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Daniel Tyson
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May 30, 2025
Hosemann, White recap special session, address tension between chambers
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 30, 2025
Legislature adds $16 million to education funding formula, other areas of the K-12 budget
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
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May 30, 2025
Supreme Court lets Trump strip legal protections from 500,000 people, exposing more to deportation
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Frank Corder
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May 19, 2025
Modine expanding data center cooling equipment manufacturing in Grenada County
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Lynne Jeter
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May 19, 2025
Goldman Sachs honors inaugural Mississippi small business graduating class
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Frank Corder
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May 15, 2025
HH2 relocating Kentucky distribution center to Blue Mountain, Mississippi
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Susan Marquez
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May 30, 2025
What’s Happening, Mississippi? Things to do in the Magnolia State in June 2025
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 30, 2025
How to obtain blessings
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 29, 2025
Win percentage rule change could land Leach in College Football Hall of Fame
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Sid Salter
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May 28, 2025
Like good moonshine, Bragg’s trilogy of Southern white poverty memoirs ages smoothly
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Chip Pickering
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May 21, 2025
AI’s full business potential will be stifled by state regulations: Why a federal AI strategy is needed
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Jeff Hale
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May 21, 2025
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