Portion of highway dedicated to Esther Harrison
In her spirited address at the dedication ceremony honoring Esther Harrison, state Rep. Omeria Scott recited a long list of honors the late Columbus legislator had received over the years, everything from state government and civil rights to her alma maters, Alcorn State and Mississippi University for Women, and her church.
Harrison formally announces campaign
State Rep. Esther Harrison’s re-election campaign actually began when she qualified in January, but she held a kickoff event Thursday in the Lowndes County Courthouse to officially hit the ground running on the homefront.