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August 4, 2005
Melton: Test 6th-12th Graders for Drugs
Melton: Test 6th-12th Graders for Drugs Jackson Mayor Frank Melton wants students to be able to pass one test in particular… a drug test. Announcing his commitment to improve Jackson’s public schools, Melton wants officials to consider across-the-board drug testing. “The only way that I can know to do it without profiling and selecting certain…
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August 4, 2005
City Workers Caught Stealing Gas
City Workers Caught Stealing Gas Last week we first told you about Jackson police investigating fellow city workers for the theft of gas. They’re not driving off from the pumps, but using taxpayers money to fill gas tanks on their personal vehicles. Two men were the first to be arrested in the city gas theft…
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August 4, 2005
City streets – CL Editorial
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August 4, 2005
Mayor wants to hike police pay
Mayor wants to hike police pay Jackson Mayor Frank Melton said Tuesday he wants to increase salaries for officers, and until he can do that he is putting future recruit classes on hold. He said most police officers work part-time jobs to make ends meet, which adds to stress they already experience on their full-time…
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August 4, 2005
City to handle incorrigible students
City to handle incorrigible students Frank Melton didn’t wear the cowboy hat he wore to the first Jackson City Council meeting he attended as mayor last month. But speaking to more than 4,000 employees at the Jackson school district’s opening convocation Tuesday, he did draw upon the tough cowboy image, earning thunderous applause when he…
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August 4, 2005
Barbour announces special election for three House seats
Barbour announces special election for three House seats Gov. Haley Barbour announced a special election to fill three vacant House of Representatives’ seats. The election is for Aug. 30, to fill vacancies created by the retirement of Charles “Charlie” W. Capps, Jr., the resignation of Joe Taylor, and the retirement of David L. Green. The…
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August 2, 2005
Barbour visits Asia to lure businesses
Barbour visits Asia to lure businesses Clarion Ledger 8/1/5
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August 2, 2005
Melton goes too far with demands
Melton goes too far with demands Greenwood Commonwealth 8/1/5
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August 1, 2005
McCoy defends House positions
McCoy defends House positions House Speaker Billy McCoy, addressing the Neshoba County Fair patrons for the first time, said the House of Representatives will continue to stand up for education funding and health care even if it means butting heads with the Senate and Gov. Haley Barbour. McCoy said a fellow House member recently reminded…
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August 1, 2005
Miss. man ambassador to Tanzania
Miss. man ambassador to Tanzania Clarion Ledger 7/31/5
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August 1, 2005
Barbour signs off on Baxter
Barbour signs off on Baxter Legislators convened July 15 at the Capitol in Jackson for a special session called for the bill, which included $4 million in grants and $10 million in loans. Though both legislative chambers swore support for Baxter’s upgrades, they disagreed in the size of bond packages to pass it. The Republican-controlled…
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August 1, 2005
Ag chief should be talking to the media
Ag chief should be talking to the media Scott Waller Clarion Ledger 7/31/5
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Daniel Tyson
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May 19, 2026
Mississippi Democratic Party plans boycotts, protests in wake of SCOTUS ruling
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Matt Brown, Associated Press
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May 19, 2026
NAACP calls for boycott of Southern college sports programs over voting rights
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May 19, 2026
Sparks enters race for State Auditor
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Frank Corder
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May 14, 2026
Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville
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Frank Corder
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May 12, 2026
M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
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Frank Corder
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May 11, 2026
Lockers Manufacturing announces $9.7 million expansion in Batesville
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Meredith Biesinger
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May 19, 2026
The Author Shoppe: A literary hideaway on Hardy Street
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Alistair Begg
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May 19, 2026
Words that harm
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Robert St. John
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May 18, 2026
The forest and the pine trees
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Mike Ezell
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May 14, 2026
Supporting law enforcement shouldn’t be political
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Sid Salter
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May 13, 2026
Remembering the legacies of former GOP Gov. Kirk Fordice and First Lady Pat Fordice
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Trey Dellinger
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May 11, 2026
New Mississippi abortion pill law protects women
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