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August 19, 2008

Mayor pulls nomination switch for city judge

Mayor Frank Melton pulled a former state representative from his short list for Municipal Court judge on Monday, choosing a local trial attorney instead. Melton had asked the Jackson City Council last month to put former state Rep. John Reeves on the bench to replace Judge Melvin Priester. That confirmation hearing was never held. On…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 19, 2008

Tyrone Ellis reports over $30K in campaign finance as of 1/08

The most recent campaign finance report shows State Rep Tyrone Ellis (D-Starkville) had over $30,000 in his campaign account, which is plenty sufficient to fund a 5 day junket in Denver. Other interesting notes of his campaign finance reports. 1. He is almost entirely corporate/PAC funded with almost no individual contributions this cycle. 2. He…