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April 21, 2008

Bodyguard Fla. trip wasteful, unnecessary

The Clarion-Ledger, 4/20/8 At $12,326, it would be a stretch to call Mayor Frank Melton’s travel budget exorbitant. For a mayor of a mid-sized city, it’s not a lot of money. Peanuts, really. It’s good business for a mayor to travel from time to time as long as his city is realizing a return on…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 21, 2008

Legislative action a mixed bag for Jackson

The Clarion-Ledger, 4/20/8 Bills approved in the 2008 legislative session that would crack down on copper theft, combat drug houses and enhance the penalties for some violent crimes could help make Jackson safer, city officials and delegation members say. All of those, as well as a bill that would put $160,000 toward the Jackson Police…