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Afton Thomas, associate director for programs at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, entered the race for a seat on the Oxford Board of Aldermen last week. Running as a Democrat, Thomas will face Republican incumbent Mark Huelse to represent Ward II.
Thomas said she decided to run after being encouraged by members of the community to run based on her involvement with various nonprofit organizations in Lafayette County.
“I was asked, ‘Have you ever considered it?’ and I hadn’t considered it. I said, ‘You know, now you have me thinking about it,’” Thomas said.
Tupelo voters choose to keep local tax for road construction
February 3, 2021 GMT
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) Residents in a Mississippi city have voted to keep a local tax that pays for road construction.
The election Tuesday renewed Tupelo’s Major Thoroughfare Program for a seventh time. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that the tax will continue for five more years.
“I’m relieved that we get to continue the progress that we have made and proud to live in a community that is this progressive and community minded,” said Greg Pirkle, chairman of the Major Thoroughfare committee.
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There was some concern that the COVID-19 pandemic would hamper outreach efforts to encourage people to support the program’s renewal, but nearly 90% of voters backed the program.
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Daily Journal hires former Clarion Ledger editor Sam Hall Follow Us
Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Monday, February 1, 2021
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal is hiring a new executive editor who previously led another newspaper in the state.
Sam R. Hall begins work Feb. 8 at the Daily Journal, according to announcement Monday from William Bronson, publisher of the Tupelo-based paper. Hall is a Tupelo native and 1994 graduate of Tupelo High School.
Hall succeeds Elizabeth Walters, who left the Daily Journal in January after two years as executive editor. She returned to South Carolina to work as audience development editor for The Greenville News, Anderson Independent Mail and Spartanburg Herald-Journal.
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⢠Tupelo native and former executive editor of the Clarion Ledger, Sam R. Hall, will lead the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journalâs newsroom, publisher William Bronson announced Monday.
Hall, a Tupelo native and 1994 graduate of Tupelo High School, replaces Elizabeth Walters as the Daily Journalâs executive editor. Walters left in January.
Hall has more than 20 yearsâ experience in journalism and communications, including eight years at the Clarion Ledger, where he was executive editor for five years.
âI am so very excited to have Sam Hall joining the Journal family as the new executive editor,â Bronson said. âSam and his family will be a great addition to Tupelo and Northeast Mississippi. The Journal is blessed to add someone with Samâs resume, personality, and deep connection to the Tupelo community. To have a Tupelo native leading our news operations as we head into our 151st year of service is great for Northeast Mississippi, Tup