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It was a mixed bag of results for Forrest and Lamar county city elections, with most incumbents, including Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker, retaining their seats.  Municipal elections were held Tuesday in Hattiesburg, Purvis, Sumrall and Lumberton. Petal's races were decided in April's primary and runoff elections. Polling places reported no issues in Tuesday's election, according to city clerks. Turnout, they said, was low. "Around 10% of registered voters came out," said Purvis city clerk Catherine Kemp Tuesday. Hattiesburg city clerk Kermas Eaton said only around 30% of registered Hatties...

In Ward 1, Democrat Ken Chambers will face incumbent Jeffrey George, a Republican. Chambers received 139 votes. Council President Carter Carroll, a Republican, and Democrat Picasso Nelson Sr. will be hoping to gain the Ward 3 seat in June. Nelson received 266 votes. Ward 4's race will be between Councilwoman Mary Dryden and former councilman Dave Ware. Both are running as independents.  Wards 2 and 5 Democratic incumbents Deborah Delgado and Nicholas Brown will not face opposition in the June election and will retain their seats on the council. Delgado received 66% of the votes with 601...

Hattiesburg City Council candidate arrested on warrant for false pretenses Ken Chambers was booked into the Forrest County Jail on a felony warrant for false pretenses. (Source: Forrest County Jail) By WDAM Staff | March 8, 2021 at 9:25 PM CST - Updated March 8 at 9:39 PM HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The Forrest County Sheriff’s Office arrested a candidate for Hattiesburg City Council Monday evening. Kentrell Deonta Chambers, 34, was booked into the Forrest County Jail on a felony warrant for false pretenses around 7:20 p.m. Chambers is running as a Democratic candidate for Ward 1...

Indictment: Hattiesburg City Council candidate used Cash App to take money Ken Chambers was booked into the Forrest County Jail on a felony warrant for false pretenses. (Source: Forrest County Jail) By WDAM Staff | March 9, 2021 at 10:53 AM CST - Updated March 9 at 10:58 AM HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A candidate running for a seat on the Hattiesburg City Council is accused of stealing hundreds of dollars from a woman using the peer-to-peer payment service Cash App, according to an indictment filed in Forrest County Circuit Court. Kentrell Deonta Chambers, 34, was booked into the Forre...

Hattiesburg resident challenges council candidate’s qualifications to run The municipal primary is set for April 6. (Source: WDAM) By Luke Smith | March 2, 2021 at 6:39 PM CST - Updated March 2 at 8:32 PM HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A Democratic candidate’s qualifications to run for Hattiesburg City Council in the April primary are being challenged by a resident of the ward he seeks to represent. Joseph Lanford filed the petition in Forrest County Circuit Court on Friday challenging the Democratic Executive Committee of Hattiesburg’s decision that Bradly James Pope Park...