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Friday, 29 March 2024

Primary races to watch

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Primary races to watch
Primary races to watch
There are several races to watch in Jackson.

KEEGAN AND MEGAN.THERE ARE QUITE A FEW RACES TOKEEP AN EYE ON TONIGHT SEVERALCITY COUNCIL RACES, BUT FIRSTLET’S START WITH THAT TOP JOB,OF COURSE JACKSON MAYOR SHOWQUAYANTAR LOMUMBA SEEKING A SECONDTERM IN IN OFFICE TONIGHT NOWDURING HIS FIRST TERM THECAPITAL CITY HAS HAD TO DEALWITH SEVERAL SEVERE WEATHEREVENTS, INCLUDING FLASH FLOODINGIN JANUARY OF LAST YEAR THEPEARL RIVER FLOODING THATSATURATED NORTHEAST JACKSON JUSTA MONTH LATER THE PANDEMICFOLLOWED ALONG WITH A HIGHESTNUMBER OF HOMICIDES IN THECITY’S HISTORY IN 2020, BUT THEMAYOR VERTED A TAKEOVER OF JPSBY THE STATE AND ALSO USHERED INNEW VEHICLES FOR JACKSON FIREAND POLICE ALONG WITH AREAL-TIME CRIME CENTER UNDER HISWATCH, MISSISSIPPI SECRETARY OFSTATE MICHAEL WATSON’S OFFICEOVERSEEING ELECTIONS ACROSS THESTATE.HE SAYS THE MUNICIPAL RACES AREIN HIS OPINION.EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN APRESIDENTIAL RACE.THESE ARE THE ELECTIONS THAT ARECLOSEST TO THE PEOPLE THAT CANHAVE THE QUICKEST IMPACT ON YOURLIVES.WE NEED ALL MISSISSIPPIANS TOGET OUT IN THE VOICES BE HEARDIF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHERE YOU GOVOTE.PLEASE CALL YOUR MUNICIPAL CLERKTO MAKE SURE THAT YOU’RE NOTWASTING YOUR TIME SO YOU CAN GETTO THE PRECINCTS ON TIME.NOW AS WE SAID IN ADDITION TOTHE MAYOR’S RAISED THERE ARE AFEW CITY COUNCIL RACES TO KEEPAN EYE ON AS YOU WATCHEVERYTHING UNFOLD TONIGHT SEVENCANDIDATES ARE VYING FOR THEWARD 4 COUNCIL SEAT TO KEEPTHEIR STAMPS IS STEPPING DOWN TOJOIN THE STATE LEGISLATURE ANDCOUNCILMAN CHARLES TILLMAN WHOHAS SERVED ON CITY COUNCIL FORTHE PAST 16 YEARS AND AS INTERIMMAYOR AFTER THE DEATH OF MAYORSHOW QUAID AND SHOW QUAY LEMUMBAI, I SHOULD SAY IN 2014.HE IS FACING CHALLENGES FROMFOUR CANDIDATES FOR HIS WARDSEAT NOW.THE POLLS ARE STILL OPEN UNTIL 7O CLOCK IF YOU’RE IN LINE WHILETHE POLLS ARE OPEN, THEY WILLLET YOU VOTE, BUT YOU CAN KEEPIT IN MIND.YOU’LL BE ABLE TO CASH YOURVOTE.SO MAKE SURE YOU TAKE ADVANTAGEJUST A LITTLE BIT LESS THANALLOW OUR UNTIL POLLS CLOSEREPORTING LIVE IN DOWNT

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