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:: breakingnews

Jackson Nightclubs Central in Lawsuits

by Ronni Mott
October 2, 2009

Controversies surrounding two Jackson nightclubs have put the clubs in the center of separate lawsuits, one as a defendant, the other as the plaintiff. read more »

Ex-Bodyguards Challenge Ridgeway Restitution

by Ward Schaefer
September 29, 2009

Two former Jackson police officers are disputing the amount that federal prosecutors say they must pay in restitution for the 2006 demolition of a Ridgeway Street duplex. Marcus Wright and Michael Recio, both former bodyguards to the late Mayor Frank… 1 read more »

Melton Bodyguard Recio Gets House Arrest, Probation

by Ward Schaefer
September 10, 2009

Michael Recio, who served as a Jackson police officer and bodyguard to the late Mayor Frank Melton, will serve one year of probation for his role in the 2006 warrantless destruction of a Ridgeway Street duplex. Recio's sentence, which includes… 1 read more »

Former Bodyguard Wright Gets Probation

by Ward Schaefer
September 9, 2009

A federal judge has sentenced former Jackson police officer Marcus Wright to one year of probation for his role in the 2006 warrantless destruction of a private home on Ridgeway Street. The incident attracted controversy as an example of the… 1 read more »

Wright Sentencing in September

by Ward Schaefer
July 7, 2009

Marcus Wright, former bodyguard for the late Mayor Frank Melton, is set to face sentencing Sept. 4 for his role in the 2006 demolition of a private home. Wright pled guilty in Oct. 2008 to misdemeanor conspiracy, ending a lengthy… read more »

Melton’s Legal Bills and his Blind Trust

by Donna Ladd
May 26, 2009

Mayor Frank Melton told the Jackson Free Press in February that he was concerned enough about the costs of lawsuits to him personally that he had set up a blind trust to protect his personal fortune.

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BREAKING: Second Bodyguard Pleads Guilty

Also see: Full JFP Melton Blog/Archive/Trial

Former mayoral bodyguard Michael Recio has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for his role in the 2006 demolition of a Ridgeway Street duplex, according to WAPT and a federal attorney with knowledge of the case. Recio was the last remaining… 10 read more »

Recio To Stand Trial Next Week

by Ward Schaefer
May 13, 2009

Also see: Full JFP Melton Blog/Archive/Trial

The civil rights trial of Jackson police officer Michael Recio will proceed next week, despite requests by federal prosecutors for a postponement after the death of Mayor Frank Melton. Prosecutors… 5 read more »

Melton Memorial to Stream Live

May 12, 2009

WAPT will offer a live video stream of the noon memorial for late Jackson Mayor Frank Melton at Thalia Mara Hall. read more »

Melton Prayer Vigils, Funeral Scheduled

May 8, 2009

Mayor Frank Melton's memorial service is scheduled for noon Tuesday, May 12, at Thalia Mara Hall. On Monday, his body will lie in state at City Hall from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Melton's graveside service will take place at the Houston Memorial Gardens… 2 read more »

BREAKING: Frank Melton Has Died

Full JFP Melton Blog and Archive

May 7, 2009

The Associated Press is reporting that Jackson Mayor Frank Melton has died. Shortly before polls closed Tuesday evening around 7 p.m., the mayor went into cardiac arrest at his… 42 read more »

Council Selects McLemore Interim Mayor, Angers Stokes

by Donna Ladd
May 6, 2009

In an emergency meeting held at 4 p.m. today, the Jackson City Council voted 5-to-1 to appoint Ward 2 Councilman Leslie McLemore as interim mayor after Mayor Frank Melton succumbed to cardiac arrest just as the primary polls closed Tuesday… 19 read more »

City Council Calls Special 4 p.m. Meeting to Select Interim Mayor

Verbatim:

NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE

TYPE OF MEETING SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING

CALLED BY Councilman McLemore

PLACE Council Chambers

SUBJECT 1- Emergency Meeting of the City Council (Acting Mayor)

TIME AND DATE Wednesday, May… 6 read more »

UPDATED: Mayor Frank Melton ‘Still Alive,’ Spokeswoman Says

by Donna Ladd and Ward Schaefer
May 5, 2009

The JFP's Full Archive of Frank Melton Coverage
The JFP's 2009 City Election Coverage

UPDATE 12:10 P.M.: City spokeswoman Goldia Revies has released the following statement: "Mayor Frank E. Melton is… 38 read more »

BREAKING: Melton Rushed to St. Dominic; Sources Say ‘Unresponsive’

May 5, 2009—WAPT and other sources are reporting that Mayor Frank Melton is en route to St. Dominic in an ambulance. May be in cardiac arrest; "unresponsive," according to scanners and sources.

Update: Sources are telling WAPT that he was in full cardiac arrest when the ambulance… 12 read more »

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:: jfpontwitter

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:: ridgewayphotos

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Ridgeway Duplex #7

Ridgeway Duplex #7

Damage to a duplex on Ridgeway Street in Jackson after Mayor Frank E. Melton and associates allegedly entered the building with sledgehammers and other tools.

(Photo by Adam Lynch.)

meltonblog

PDFs of Documents Filed in U.S. v. Melton

Most recent filings are listed at the bottom.   1 read more »

Melton Indictments: The JFP Story That Started It All

Read Adam Lynch's breaking story that first revealed Mayor Frank Melton's Aug. 26 alleged rampage on Ridgeway Street in Jackson—the accusations that led to felony indictions of Melton and his bodyguards two weeks later on Sept. 15. Adam's story first appeared the afternoon of Sept. 1, 2006. You can…   164 read more »

Ladd Profiles Frank Melton in Reason Magazine

JFP Editor Donna Ladd writes about Mayor Frank Melton's shenanigans for Reason Magazine. The piece starts:

Last September, my newspaper reported that on August 26, 2006, Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Frank Melton had taken an entourage of police officers and teenagers (some with criminal records) to a…   3 read more »

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:: coverstories

The Charms of Frank Melton

by Donna Ladd
May 13, 2009

Mayor Frank Melton and I disagreed on many things, especially the way he ran the city and his style of “crime-fighting,” but we met in the middle on a few things. 9 read more »

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:: newsstories

City Pays Melton’s Legal Fees

by Adam Lynch
June 24, 2009

During a June 16 City Council meeting, the council voted—without issue or debate—to pay the late Mayor Frank Melton’s $37,500 attorney fee in connection with his federal trial for demolishing a home on Ridgeway Street. Stokes, who was a witness… read more »

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:: opinioncolumns

[Editor’s Note] Frank Melton is No Barack Obama

by Donna Ladd
April 29, 2009

It’s déjà vu all over again. Four years ago this week, I was writing a column calling for—no, begging—Jacksonians not to vote for Frank Melton as mayor in the Democratic primary. I had spent several months researching, reporting, following, tracking,… 13 read more »

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:: meltoncomments

Nov 20, 2009
Barbour Wants to Merge State's Black Universities
baquan2000: Goldenae - you pointed out a key element in your post, "the point is that he would even suggest such a thing. And the sad part is that from the polls, the people responding ...
Nov 20, 2009
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
Wintrhop Sargent: WMartin - At the church I attend, St. Andrew's Cathedral, there is no teaching or preaching about hate (unless you include the teaching and preaching AGAINST hate). I'm fairly ...
Nov 20, 2009
[Doyle] From Dixie, With Love
ladd: A fail-safe principle I've always sworn by: If the Kluckers agree with me about something, I need to rethink it.
Nov 20, 2009
[Doyle] From Dixie, With Love
Goldenae: I would truly be ashamed of myself if I looked at life and others the way the some people do. Some folks can not put themselves in another person's shoes to save their lives. It is very odd that ...
Nov 20, 2009
Barbour Wants to Merge State's Black Universities
Goldenae: Why is it so hard to understand that regardless of what we would like to think, there are different standards. That is quite obvious in Barbour's suggestion of merging ...
Nov 20, 2009
[Doyle] From Dixie, With Love
Huckleberry: “a school that the Klu Klux Klan holds at bay” - Queen, for the reasons I wrote yesterday, I don’t think that statement accurately depicts the “chant” situation or the Ole Miss of today.

Nov 20, 2009
Ivory Harris
Izzy: Great piece, Ward.
Nov 20, 2009
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
J.T.: WMartin, believing dogma is a far cry from Loving God, Self, Others. I understand your comment with my heart.

And, the irony is that sometimes some in those religions that deem themselves to ...
Nov 20, 2009
Barbour Wants to Merge State's Black Universities
baquan2000: I thought I made this point earlier, but I guess I didn't. I honestly don't think they will merge the schools. The easiest thing to do is cutback staff, realignments, pay ...
Nov 20, 2009
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
WMartin: They do teach faith I will grant you. It's the only way to get people to believe their fairy tales. Love, tolerance, justice and peace? Well we all know religions have no problem going around ...
 


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