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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 Hattiesburg voters participated. Vote totals remain unofficial until they are certified by the Mississippi Secretary of State s office. ....
Posted4/6/2021 5:27 AM Following citizen complaints and news reports about the quality of Des Plaines new rolling garbage cans, city officials on Monday said they want to investigate the problems. The complete truth is, the garbage cans we have now are not as good as the ones we used to have, 6th Ward Alderman Malcolm Chester told the city council during its scheduled virtual meeting. Maybe we need to take a longer look at this.
The blue cans arrived in February as Morton Grove-based Lakeshore Recycling Systems prepared to take over as the city s garbage contractor. Some 33,000 cans for garbage and recyclable materials were delivered to about 16,500 customers. ....
Five contested council races await Alton voters Dylan Suttles, dylan.suttles@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail ALTON On April 6, voters will have five contested races for alderman positions. Incumbent Brian Campbell is running unopposed for 1st Ward Alderman. In the 6th Ward, incumbent Alderwoman Stephanie Elliott is running unopposed. Contested races include: 2nd Ward Incumbent Alderwoman Carolyn MacAfee is challenged by Steve Potter for 2nd Ward Alderman. MacAfee is a retired computer programmer from Owens Illinois Mold Shop who also served as a pricing clerk for Boeing and was the store manager for the Casual Corner clothing store. She is a high school graduate and completed two years at Lewis and Clark Community College. ....