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By Deidra Brisco Jun 27, 2021 | 6:51 PM CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Sunday, a Hispanic task force in Canton gathered for a public meeting to discuss issues in the community. Representatives from the Canton School District, Win Job Center, local churches, along with the police department and Mayor William Truly, all spoke of possible solutions to current issues in the Hispanic community. Many want to find a solution with to the language barrier within the police department, school district and the job center. The meeting comes after a triple homicide happened within the Hispanic commun...

What’s going on with Canton’s Democratic Party? City leaders have varying opinions. Sign out front of Canton City Hall. (Source: WLBT) By Anthony Warren | April 27, 2021 at 4:37 PM CDT - Updated April 27 at 5:46 PM CANTON, Miss. (WLBT) - For Marion Freeman, it’s like Jim Crow all over again. The 74-year-old member of Canton’s Democratic Executive Committee remembers when Black people couldn’t vote … when African Americans were forced to endure near-impossible litmus tests for the chance to cast a ballot. “They brought in a selected group of Black peop...

Immigrant alliance in central Mississippi voices concerns over immigration issues Share Updated: 6:17 PM CDT Apr 22, 2021 Share Updated: 6:17 PM CDT Apr 22, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript the immigrant alliance for Justice and Equity here in Mississippi held two events today, one and ken and the other here in downtown Jackson. Their goal was to address a number of issues the Hispanic and immigrant communities are facing here in the state that includes a pathway to citizenship and being the target, a violent crime. President Mr. President. A plea for help fro...

Secretary of State questions legitimacy of Canton’s Democratic executive committee Canton, Mississippi (Source: WLBT) By Anthony Warren | April 21, 2021 at 12:37 PM CDT - Updated April 21 at 5:34 PM CANTON, Miss. (WLBT) - The whole question of who serves on Canton’s Democratic Executive Committee is again at the forefront. This time, that question is being raised by Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson. In an April 16 letter to committee member Natwassie Truly, Watson said the individuals who signed off on the recapitulation report from the city’s Democratic pri...

What is going on in Canton? What is going on in Canton? By L. Socrates Garrett, Garrett Canton, Mississippi has been in the news recently regarding the April 6 primary elections for mayor, board of aldermen and members of the Democratic Municipal Election Commission. Ballots for Cantonians to cast votes for the candidates of their choice have just been made available this week. State law requires that absentee ballots be available 45 days before an election. Not so in Canton, Mississippi because of various maneuvers by the present Board of Aldermen which consist of Rodriquez Brown, Les Penn, ...