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 by Adam Lynch
August 6, 2010
The Mississippi Supreme Court closed another distant chapter in the litigious mayoral career of Frank Melton this week, when it affirmed a lower court's decision to dismiss a temporary restraining order that business owner Charlotte Reeves filed in 2007…
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by Adam Lynch
June 9, 2010
Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes fired back at the Clarion-Ledger this morning for what he considered inaccurate reporting on his poor attendance at city council meetings and his taxpayer-funded travel.
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 by Ward Schaefer and Adam Lynch
February 18, 2010
City's letter to Jennifer Sutton (PDF)
The Ridgeway Street duplex that figured prominently in a federal civil rights case against former Mayor Frank Melton must be cleaned up or torn down, according to Jackson's…
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 by Ward Schaefer
January 21, 2010
Michael Recio and Marcus Wright, the former police bodyguards for the late Mayor Frank Melton, must pay $10,000 each in restitution for their roles in the 2006 warrantless demolition of a private home on Ridgeway Street, a federal judge ruled…
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by Adam Lynch
December 1, 2009
The Jackson City Council agreed to finally pay attorney's fees for former city employees Marcus Wright and Michael Recio today. Former bodyguards of deceased Mayor Frank Melton, both men were with Melton when he oversaw the illegal demolition of a…
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 November 30, 2009
On tomorrow's agenda for the Jackson City Council is the question of whether to pay former Mayor Frank Melton's legal fees and those of his two bodyguards. City Attorney Pieter Teeuwissen and Councilman Kenneth Stokes are bringing the question to the council Tuesday, according…
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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.
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 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…
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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…
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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…
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 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…
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 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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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…
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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…
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May 12, 2009
WAPT will offer a live video stream of the noon memorial for late Jackson Mayor Frank Melton at Thalia Mara Hall.
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Feb 01, 2012Medicaid Assistance: Non-Smokers Only?
Pilgrim: Shakes head.
Anyone want to see if Sen. Chris McDaniel has any connections to companies that would provide all that testing?
Failing that, ask how much it would cost to test all 711k per ...
Feb 01, 2012
Cyberstalker Hindman: Well-Connected
BubbaT: Read the chats logs,when he showed up for the sting operation,the cops shoulda shot that sick SOB and said he resisted arrest.
Feb 01, 2012
Somebody Say Something
LatashaWillis: Thank you for sharing, Laurie. It will take time before society fully gets that mental illness is not a joke. We don't laugh at cancer patients, right?
Feb 01, 2012
Medicaid Assistance: Non-Smokers Only?
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Feb 01, 2012
Somebody Say Something
Laurie Bertram Roberts: thank you for sharing many of us have suffered in silence never telling our friends or family that we went though this period/periods of time but by breaking the silence you are helping ...
Feb 01, 2012
Cyberstalker Hindman: Well-Connected
DonnaLadd: Read the letters. It's a "misstep," if you're of "Ole Miss football fame."
This turns my stomach.
Feb 01, 2012
Somebody Say Something
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Feb 01, 2012
Somebody Say Something
LatashaWillis: Thanks, Liz, and likewise. :-)
Feb 01, 2012
Medicaid Assistance: Non-Smokers Only?
Lori G: Maybe a stupid question but one I need to know...Do our legislatures even know enough to look to see if these kinds of bills they are writing have already been used in other states and ...
Feb 01, 2012
Somebody Say Something
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