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What is going on in Canton? What is going on in Canton? By L. Socrates Garrett, Garrett Canton, Mississippi has been in the news recently regarding the April 6 primary elections for mayor, board of aldermen and members of the Democratic Municipal Election Commission. Ballots for Cantonians to cast votes for the candidates of their choice have just been made available this week. State law requires that absentee ballots be available 45 days before an election. Not so in Canton, Mississippi becaus...

Qualifying for municipal elections in the City of Fulton has heated up with every official seat having new faces in the race. For Ward 1 alderman, Daisy Stone, has qualified as a Democrat. Hayward Wilson currently holds the seat, but has not qualified to date. Ward 2 currently has three Republican contenders vying for the position, Drew Gough, Martin Richardson, and Sharon Russell. Michael Nanney has not yet qualified to seek the position again. Also running on the Republican ticket for Ward 3 ...

Qualifying continues for the 2021 municipal elections with the deadline a little more than three weeks away at Friday, February 5.