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Frank Ervin Melton (March 19, 1949 – May 7, 2009) was the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, United States, from 4 July 2005 until his death on 7 May 2009. Melton, an African American , defeated the city's first black mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. Melton won 63 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary against Johnson, who had served two terms.
Nov 14, 2023 · Frank Melton was a virtual unknown when he arrived in Jackson from Texas in 1984. At 33 years old, he had been picked to run WLBT as the station’s president and CEO, with longtime NAACP leader and state legislator Aaron Henry as chairman.
May 8, 2009 · The mayor, Frank E. Melton, 60, had a heart attack Tuesday night after the polls closed. Mr. Melton was hospitalized Tuesday evening after being found unconscious in his home 10 minutes after...
May 21, 2008 · Frank Melton: The Definitive Journalism of a Flawed Mayor. The JFP’s award-winning coverage that led to multiple trials against a certain “loose cannon.”
May 7, 2009 · JACKSON, Miss. — Frank Melton, 60, the mayor of Mississippi’s largest city, died early today, two days after losing a primary re-election bid and days before he was set to stand trial on...
May 8, 2009 · Former KTRE sports anchor and CEO Frank Melton has died. He passed away Wednesday night from a heart condition. Melton fell ill just before losing his bid for re-election in a tense democratic...
May 7, 2009 · Jackson, MS Mayor Frank Melton, former CEO/GM of WLBT-TV, collapsed after losing the Democratic primary this week and died early Thursday at a hospital. Melton had suffered from heart disease....
