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Aldermen give nod to new liquor ordinance

Associated Press — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:36:14 +0000

NEW ALBANY — Aldermen have passed the ordinance that will implement the sale of wine and liquor on June 6. Mayor Tim Kent says the ordinance states that New Albany will follow the state’s regulations. City attorney Regan Russell tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal the ordinance is to take effective date at least 30 days [...]

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Cities getting new mayors; still counting in Vicksburg

Associated Press — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:34:33 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Several Mississippi cities are getting new mayors, after yesterday’s party primaries knocked some incumbents out of contention. Jackson voters opted for change, as Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. placed third in the Democratic primary. Businessman Jonathan Lee and attorney Chokwe Lumumba advanced to the May 21 runoff General elections are June 4, and [...]

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Some incumbent mayors starting to look for new job today

Associated Press — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:29:14 +0000

AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Most Mississippi cities elect mayors this year, and party primaries yesterday narrowed the fields of candidates. Primary runoffs are May 21. The general election is June 4, with mayoral terms beginning July 1. A candidate must win 50 percent plus one to avoid a runoff, and otherwise the top two vote-getters advance. [...]

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SoS to watch absentee ballots after complaints

MBJ Staff — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:34:07 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Secretary of State’s Office will conduct a thorough review of absentee ballots cast in some cities in the upcoming municipal primary election. This review comes on the heels of several complaints from municipal clerks, elected officials and citizens regarding a high number of absentee ballots cast thus far in the primary. [...]

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Jackson wins handily, takes Gardner’s empty House seat

Associated Press — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:32:12 +0000

PANOLA COUNTY and TATE COUNTY — Lataisha Jackson has won a runoff election in House District 11 to fill the unexpired term of the late state Rep. Joe Gardner. Complete, but unofficial, returns from yesterday’s runoff showed Jackson with about 70 percent of the vote over Anderson Boothe. House District 11 includes parts of Tate [...]

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Mayoral candidate will be on ballot despite challenge

Associated Press — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:48:32 +0000

MERIDIAN — Independent mayoral candidate Walter Patton’s name will on the June 4 general election ballot in Meridian. The Meridian Star reports the local election board denied a challenge to Patton’s candidacy. Some people who signed Patton’s petition told the election board that they supported a different candidate. They wanted their names removed from Patton’s [...]

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Report: Counties generally prepared for last Election Day

MBJ Staff — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:38:01 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Despite a high number of last-minute voter registrations, the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office found counties statewide were well prepared for one of the highest levels of voter turnout in Mississippi history. This is according to a report from Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann’s office. “The number of voters in this Presidential [...]

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Election to held for House seat left vacant by suicide

Associated Press — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:06:51 +0000

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Gov. Phil Bryant has set a special election to fill a House seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Jessica Upshaw. The election is May 14 in District 95, covering parts of Harrison and Hancock counties. A runoff, if necessary, will be June 4. The qualifying deadline is April 15, [...]

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Son wins special election to fill late father’s House seat

Associated Press — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:39:11 +0000

EAST MISSISSIPPI — Karl Gibbs will be filling the remaining three years of the House District 36 seat for his late father, Rep. David Gibbs. Complete but unofficial returns show Gibbs received 57 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s special election over Eddie Longstreet. House District 36 includes parts of Clay, Lowndes and Monroe counties. [...]

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Five candidates seek Gardner’s vacant House seat

Associated Press — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:14:33 +0000

PANOLA COUNTY and TATE COUNTY — Five candidates were running in a special election today in House District 11 to complete the term of the late state Rep. Joe C. Gardner. Gardner, a Democrat from Batesville, died in February. He had been a member of the Mississippi House since 2007. He represented District 11, which [...]

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