[quote]Constitution’s provision to be only issue[/quote]
A judge on Monday postponed ruling whether some of former Gov. Haley Barbour’s pardons are invalid, including the reprieves for mansion trusties who served during his second term.
Danny Neely took office earlier this month as a Yazoo County Justice Court judge, but his stay on the bench is not assured.
In fact, it could be months before Neely knows whether his election is settled.
[quote]Jackson couple awarded $600K in case[/quote]
A judge on Tuesday awarded a Jackson woman and her husband $600,435 in a lawsuit arising from an abortion the woman received in 2003.
[quote]Sale of $90 million in bonds OK’d by Jackson board, but action not final[/quote]
Jackson Redevelopment Authority members on Friday offered conditional approval to fund a long-delayed hotel project, but not without heated debate and questions concerning its legality.
[quote]Challenger alleged voters offered alcohol[/quote]
Longtime Holmes County Supervisor Norman Cobbins Jr. will begin serving another term in January after a challenger failed to prove accusations that Cobbins enticed voters with alcohol.
Cobbins, who has been District 1 supervisor for 16 years, faced that allegation and others from his Democratic primary opponent, Leonard Hampton, whom he defeated by three votes.
A special appointed judge recently ruled there was not enough evidence to back up Hampton’s allegations, clearing the way for Cobbins’ victory.
[quote]Parties reach a deal, but GO Zone financing an issue[/quote]
A final, but unsigned, agreement is in place to build a long-delayed hotel across from the Jackson Convention Complex in downtown, although developers will have a narrow timeframe to sell tax-free bonds included in the project’s financing package.
“The dust is still settling on some details. We’re moving forward with (completing) that agreement,” said Porter Bingham, an adviser to the city on the hotel project.
But JRA has yet to issue about $96 million in bonds, including Gulf Opportunity Zone bonds that must be sold by Dec. 31.
Written by Ruth Ingram | Clarion Ledger
Raymond resident Leon Jones’ residency prevents him from running for Hinds County District 4 constable, a circuit judge ruled Wednesday.
Jones, a Democrat, appealed the Hinds County Election Commission’s Sept. 15 decision to remove him from the November ballot after Republican incumbent Constable Jon Lewis challenged Jones’ residency.
[quote]Developers are directed to account for ‘slow progress'[/quote]
The Jackson Redevelopment Authority wants developers of the Farish Street Entertainment District to give it a specific update on the oft-delayed development’s progress.
A week after the Jackson City Council passed a resolution slamming what it described as the project’s slow progress, JRA voted Wednesday to set up a public meeting with Farish Street Group, led by David Watkins, so developers can spell out where they stand.
A date hasn’t been set.
by Lacey McLaughlin
With less than two months before the Nov. 8 general election, two Hinds County races are still in question.
Gay Polk, who ran for the District 73 seat in the state House of Representatives, filed a formal challenge against Democratic opponent Brad Oberhousen after the Aug. 2 primary. The Democratic Executive Committee certified the final results last month showing that Oberhousen received 2,103 votes, or 51.09 percent, to Polk’s 2,013, or 48.91 percent. Polk said that her name had been left off the ballot at the Wynndale and Dry Grove precincts. ??Polk said today that she received a letter from Hinds County Democratic Executive Committee Chairman Claude McInnnis Monday stating that the committee could not grant a revote. She said she plans to file a lawsuit against the county.
[quote]Some voters given illegal enticements, losing candidate says[/quote]
A Holmes County candidate for supervisor who lost a Democratic runoff to a longtime incumbent is contesting the election for reasons, including that some voters were enticed by alcohol and illegal substances.
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