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TUPELO • Around a dozen candidates running for Tupelo municipal office have missed a deadline to properly disclose sources of their income and other financial interests, running afoul of state ethics laws. Mississippi requires candidates for public office to file a statement of economic interest with the State Ethics Commission within 15 days after the qualifying period ends. The qualifying deadline was Feb. 5, which means the deadline for candidates to submit their economic interest forms was on Friday, Feb. 20. Even though they’ve missed the statutory deadline, candidates still ha...

TUPELO • Megan Kessler, a Tupelo realtor, recently qualified to run for the Tupelo City Council’s Ward 1 seat as a Republican, making her the fourth person to enter an increasingly crowded race. Kessler, 41, has lived in Tupelo since she was 10 years old and graduated from Tupelo High School and the University of Mississippi. After college, she has worked in sales for most of her adult life. In a statement to the Daily Journal, Kessler said if elected to the council, she would like to continue to revitalize certain neighborhoods, support local educational institutions, and unify the...

TUPELO • Eric Hampton, a Tupelo business owner, and Demetra Sherer, a Tupelo real estate agent, have qualified to run for Tupelo City Council’s Ward 1 and Ward 2 seat, respectively. Hampton, 42, is a native of Lee County and owns several businesses in town and has been active in local politics for several years. He’s running as a Republican for the Ward 1 seat and has previously said that one of his core priorities would be to ensure economic growth continues in Tupelo. “Our city needs to grow both sectors of jobs, both blue collar and the white collar,” Hampton previ...

TUPELO • Amanda Angle, an accountant, and Eric Hampton, a business owner, each say they intend to run for Tupelo’s Ward 1 City Council seat as Republicans, signaling at least one contested primary for a council seat in next year’s municipal elections. Both candidates either own or help lead private businesses in town. In exclusive interviews to the Daily Journal, each detailed that, if elected, he or she would work to support local businesses and to be a voice for entrepreneurs inside City Hall. Hampton, 42, is a native of Lee County, owns several businesses in town and has bee...

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