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Wesley Webb should resign from the Major Thoroughfare Program advisory committee immediately.

TUPELO •The election of Wesley Webb to the Lee County Board of Supervisors raises legal and political questions for the city of Tupelo's unique road building program.

TUPELO • Wesley Webb and Buddy Dickerson will advance to a runoff election to fill the vacant District 3 seat on the Lee County Board of Supervisors.

Tupelo city leaders tackle road repair Tupelo city council members are trying to make sure Tupelo's roads are smooth. Posted: Mar 9, 2021 10:08 AM Updated: Mar 9, 2021 2:49 PM Posted By: Alexis Jones TUPELO, Miss (WTVA) - Mayor Jason Shelton said it will take over $4 million to fix a majority of the roads and potholes throughout the city. Shelton said $1.8 million from the Major Thoroughfare Program will go toward repairing roads. He and other leaders want an additional $800,000 this year from the Online Sales Tax. Shelton said there are many roads that need some work. City council members l...

TUPELO • Mayor Jason Shelton is criticizing a candidate seeking to replace him for supporting a sales tax increase to pay for a new county jail. In comments posted to social media, Shelton accused Lee County supervisor and Republican mayoral candidate Todd Jordan of wanting “to raise your taxes and put every business in Tupelo/Lee County at a competitive disadvantage to businesses in neighboring counties.” The five-member Lee County Board of Supervisors, of which Jordan is a first-term member, wants legislative permission to call a referendum asking local voters to approve a...