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HENDERSON — Vance County Superior Court was held during the week of Sept. 5. Resident Superior Court Judge Cindy K. Sturges presided over the session. The Office of District Attorney ....
ABERDEEN – Ward 2 Alderwoman Lady B. Garth revisited a recent ruling of the Mississippi Supreme Court during Nov. 1’s board of aldermen meeting, questioning the city’s approach to the ....
ABERDEEN – During April 5’s board of aldermen meeting, lengthy time was devoted to concerns regarding the Aberdeen Planning and Zoning Commission, with one alderman stopping short of following through ....
ABERDEEN â During a special-called meeting April 13, the board of aldermen circled back on action from its previous meeting regarding a reduction in pay for those working elections. Following an executive session during its April 6 meeting, the board approved to set a base pay of $75 for poll workers, election commissioners and members of the resolution board for serving during the recent special-called election and runoff for the mayorâs race. It was a decrease from $125 normally paid to election workers. During that meeting, aldermen approved extra pay for receiving/returning managers and those who attend election classes. âLooking back at the past pay theyâve had, I see no reason for them to have their pay cut,â said Aberdeen Election Commissioner Lee Turnage. âItâs really hard to get poll workers to work for $75 a day.â ....
ABERDEEN â A special election for the Ward 1 alderman seat April 20 will determine if Nicholas Holliday will maintain his seat on the board or if Robert Devaull will be the next alderman. Confusion last week about where itâs being held, though, was yet to be determined as of press time. Devaull challenged the results of last Juneâs runoff for the seat in a case heard in Monroe County Circuit Court in January. Special Judge Jeff Weill, Sr., who presided over the election contest, ordered for the new election in February, citing a number of issues such as irregularities with ballots, violations of distance rules from the polling place on election day, in addition to disturbances at the precinct and violation of sample ballot law. ....