Mayor, council candidates pitch plans for tackling crime, city finances at Republican forum
Crime, budgetary issues and the local economy were issues raised repeatedly at a meeting of the Lowndes County Republican Women on Tuesday where select candidates for Columbus municipal elections spoke to a few dozen people at Lion Hills Center about their platforms.
Internet access, increased tax revenue highlighted at Oktibbeha candidate forum
Nine candidates for Oktibbeha County government offices made their cases to a crowd of about 30 at The Mill at MSU Conference Center over breakfast Wednesday morning.
Sheriff candidates focus on attacking drug crimes
All four candidates for Lowndes County sheriff showed for a forum Thursday at New Hope Community, each addressing how law enforcement should attack drug crimes in the county.
Candidates field questions at citizen forum
Candidates for chancery clerk, District 1 supervisor, District 17 state senator and District 1 justice court judge in Lowndes County touted their years of job experience, business ownership and community involvement as reasons why they would make the best public servants at a candidates forum at the Caledonia Community Center Thursday night.
Candidates to gather for citizen-led forum Friday
Candidates for county and state offices will speak at a community political forum and answer citizen questions at the Anderson Grove Community Center Friday night.
Dist. 38 candidate forum to be held Thursday evening
Voters will have a chance to hear from three candidates vying for the Mississippi House of Representatives District 38 seat at a Thursday evening forum at the Greensboro Center in Starkville.
Lowndes county voters get to meet their candidates
Thursday night’s candidate forum was old hat to longtime elected officials like Justice Court Judge Peggy Phillips of District 2, who admitted she needed no introduction.