tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post3832525411809647094..comments2024-03-28T20:15:14.484-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: The Mayor and His MortgagesKingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-7779352968152521572008-02-20T23:45:00.000-06:002008-02-20T23:45:00.000-06:00This is great coverage, 'Fish. Good stuff.This is great coverage, 'Fish. Good stuff.Tom Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08391688821652172152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-69482406023036229682008-02-20T17:12:00.000-06:002008-02-20T17:12:00.000-06:00That is what I told you. Jackson Free Press garba...That is what I told you. Jackson Free Press garbage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-44525343668513753582008-02-20T17:06:00.000-06:002008-02-20T17:06:00.000-06:00Just read the story. Garbage. Didn't bother to fig...Just read the story. Garbage. Didn't bother to figure out what the real value of the home is. Didn't bother to point out it was a second mortgage and the specifics of it.<BR/><BR/>Lynch also screws up by not distinguishing between the two notes because Melton HAS been making payments on his first mortgage. <BR/><BR/><BR/> <BR/><I><BR/>Mayor’s Home on the Block?<BR/>by Adam Lynch<BR/>Photo by William Patrick Butler<BR/>February 20, 2008<BR/><BR/>Jackson Mayor Frank Melton is in danger of losing his $353,000 home at 2 Carter’s Grove in North Jackson to foreclosure. Melton told The Clarion-Ledger that he was making arrangements with his mortgage lender, OmniBank, to save his northeast Jackson home, which he has not made a payment on since last October.<BR/><BR/><BR/>In an embarrassing twist, the lender published a public notice of sale of Melton’s lavish north Jackson house in Monday’s Clarion-Ledger, complete with a March sale date.<BR/><BR/>Melton told the paper he blames the late mortgage payment on a mix-up in the mail, explaining that the October mortgage bill might have gone to his old mailbox at WLBT Channel 3, even though Melton’s connection to the station allegedly ended in March 2006, with the sale of the station to Raycom Media.<BR/><BR/>“As of Feb. 1, Frank (Melton) has absolutely zero affiliation with WLBT,” WLBT Vice President and General Manager Dan Modisett told the Jackson Free Press in 2006. <BR/><BR/>“Frank bought some stock in the company, which anybody can do, and he was probably given a certain amount of stock for being on the board ... but beyond that, Melton is no longer connected.”</I>Kingfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-77762478651332650352008-02-20T16:41:00.000-06:002008-02-20T16:41:00.000-06:00Sorry King. If the Jackson Free Press is going to...Sorry King. If the Jackson Free Press is going to crow about their journo-quality then they need to deliver it on everything they do. If Ladd doesn't have the ponies then she needs to do less well. <BR/><BR/>This Melton mortgage story isn't the first average job they've done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-61591332913737138192008-02-20T16:35:00.000-06:002008-02-20T16:35:00.000-06:00Either sloppy or didn't have time as he also cover...Either sloppy or didn't have time as he also covered the legislature, which is understandable. However, I've noticed he does not do his homework any time the legal system is involved (See the Prudential story). <BR/><BR/>Took me one hour at the courthouse and 90 minutes if that long, to write and rewrite a couple of times.Kingfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-70016580594626030982008-02-20T16:32:00.000-06:002008-02-20T16:32:00.000-06:00This Jackson Free Press POS.This Jackson Free Press <A HREF="http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/comments.php?id=16288_0_4_0_C" REL="nofollow">POS</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-2864812893263870442008-02-20T16:29:00.000-06:002008-02-20T16:29:00.000-06:00Which story is that?Which story is that?Kingfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-27638984296742286922008-02-20T16:27:00.000-06:002008-02-20T16:27:00.000-06:00Compared to your work King the Jackson Free Press ...Compared to your work King the Jackson Free Press article published today is a complete POS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-91406892443533895222008-02-20T12:06:00.000-06:002008-02-20T12:06:00.000-06:00I wonder why he does not get the money from his wi...I wonder why he does not get the money from his wife.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-30941012697486289962008-02-20T06:27:00.000-06:002008-02-20T06:27:00.000-06:00They've all seen it. My traffic counter tells me s...They've all seen it. My traffic counter tells me so. They all saw it last night. Several times.Kingfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-27490942888056057622008-02-20T03:36:00.000-06:002008-02-20T03:36:00.000-06:00will be interesting to see what local news directo...will be interesting to see what local news directors will do with this info, now that someone has actually done the work for them.... well done k-f.Zombino!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06242292239748943167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-65312680015911713612008-02-20T00:32:00.000-06:002008-02-20T00:32:00.000-06:00Watched all three channels tonight. No mention of ...Watched all three channels tonight. No mention of any of this stuff at all.Kingfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-70211122428305562062008-02-19T23:21:00.000-06:002008-02-19T23:21:00.000-06:00Who is the livingston road property owners? Why i...Who is the livingston road property owners? Why is Melton's name listed on there? If you click his name following the link you posted to the tax roll, it pulls it up. <BR/><BR/>Also, on his property in 1999, it says "redeemed." Doesn't that mean it was foreclosed and he got it back?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-52087016726984964152008-02-19T19:15:00.000-06:002008-02-19T19:15:00.000-06:00What an insult to those of us in Jackson that actu...What an insult to those of us in Jackson that actually pay taxes...<BR/><BR/>Keep up great work, fish!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-5118477173169022152008-02-19T19:08:00.000-06:002008-02-19T19:08:00.000-06:00http://www.reason.com/news/show/123117.htmlhttp://www.reason.com/news/show/123117.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-12883616517425471342008-02-19T19:02:00.000-06:002008-02-19T19:02:00.000-06:00Great work King!I'd bet in some parts of Jackson t...Great work King!<BR/><BR/>I'd bet in some parts of Jackson that assessed is damn close to market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-49600717230141999162008-02-19T18:17:00.000-06:002008-02-19T18:17:00.000-06:00I would bet money that he does not have as much mo...I would bet money that he does not have as much money as people think he has. There is just no other way to view this. <BR/><BR/>Why would you take out an equity loan, assuming that you had a bunch of money? Further, why on Earth would you make it a balloon? And it's an ARM? Wow. <BR/><BR/>I assume since Melton told reporters it would be taken care of yesterday, and everything was closed yesterday, we could assume it was taken care of today??? Right??? Bueller? Bueller?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com