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April 28, 2005
News Channel 12 Looks Into Candidates Campaign Money
News Channel 12 Looks Into Candidates Campaign Money Earl F. Jones is the co-chair of MMI Dining and Hotel Group. He is one of 14 donors who have contributed money to two mayoral campaigns, incumbent, Harvey Johnson Jr. and challenger, Frank Melton. Jones says he and his wife personally donated $7,000 dollars to Melton’s campaign…
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April 28, 2005
City transportation not just potholes – CL Editorial
City transportation not just potholes Jackson’s transportation needs aren’t about potholes anymore. Jackson’s road infrastructure must not only be maintained better, but must serve a complex metro area. Indeed, bumpy, pitted streets remain a problem, requiring more funding. Roads are now part of a computerized system of assigning paving priority. The larger problem is seeing…
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April 28, 2005
Are Jackson Mayoral Campaign Ads Getting the Message Across?
Are Jackson Mayoral Campaign Ads Getting the Message Across? The countdown is on until Tuesday’s election. In the remaining days, it’s likely Jackson’s mayoral candidates will push hard to reach voters through advertising. For the past month campaign ads for incumbent Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. and challenger Frank Melton have been familiar to your tv…
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April 28, 2005
Fear And Voting In Jackson – Planet Weekly Editorial
Fear And Voting In Jackson Personally, I’m concerned with what I see as an upcoming crime. I see it coming, and so should you. In Mississippi, you don’t have to register as a Republican or Democrat when you register to vote (or an Independent, which is my preference). As such, at primary election time, a…
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April 27, 2005
Poll shows Melton leading in mayoral race
Poll shows Melton leading in mayoral race Democratic mayoral challenger Frank Melton was leading in a poll taken days after he and Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. faced off in a debate earlier this month. The results show Melton has 48 percent of the vote while Johnson takes 35 percent, according to the Mason Dixon…
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April 27, 2005
Melton leading money race
Melton leading money race Democratic challenger Frank Melton has raised $10,198 more than two-term incumbent Harvey Johnson Jr. in the nearly $1 million race for mayor of Jackson. Melton has raised $454,757 to Johnson’s $444,559 heading into Tuesday’s primary election. Melton’s camp also has spent more money than Johnson’s. Each camp turned in pre-primary campaign…
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April 27, 2005
Elections – Downtown development essential
Elections – Downtown development essential The future of Jackson is closely associated with how the downtown fares, which voters should keep in mind on Tuesday when assessing candidates’ priorities. Over the years, as citizens moved to the suburbs and shopping malls caused downtown stores to fade, Jackson’s central city became almost exclusively a hub for…
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April 27, 2005
Marshall Ramsey Editorial Cartoon
Marshall Ramsey Editorial Cartoon Clarion Ledger 4/27/5
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April 26, 2005
Jackson Voters Say Crime Should Be Mayor’s Top Priority
Jackson Voters Say Crime Should Be Mayor’s Top Priority The results of an exclusive Mason-Dixon poll conducted by 16 WAPT-TV News show Jackson voters believe crime is the most pressing issue the city faces. When asked which issues would most influence their vote in the mayoral election, a majority of voters, 43 percent, said crime…
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April 26, 2005
Elections . . . Housing crucial to the city’s future – CL Editorial
Elections . . . Housing crucial to the city’s future If crime is the public’s No. 1 issue in Jackson, then the second must be housing – and its inextricably interrelated issues of neighborhoods, zoning and schools. Jackson’s schools have their own issues unrelated to the municipal elections, but how the schools fare are affected…
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April 26, 2005
And . . . Zoning issues affecting suburbs – CL Editorial
And . . . Zoning issues affecting suburbs As Jackson has been forced to pass stricter zoning laws to protect and preserve neighborhoods, so suburban cities have had to review housing and zoning issues. In Flowood, for example, the city has been grappling with an explosion in apartment construction, trying to balance apartment, single-family and…
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April 26, 2005
Gunman killed in shed
Gunman killed in shed Jackson police S.W.A.T. officers converge on the scene of a domestic dispute that led to a Jackson man shooting at a police officer Monday morning. Police were called to Owsley Street about 7 a.m. Monday. Officer Jerry Shoulders was shot by suspect Marvin Stamps, 30, but escaped serious injury. Marvin Stamps…
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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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Frank Corder
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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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