Tupelo voters in three wards will return to the polls Tuesday, April 27, to decide runoffs for city council. These are important elections, with council members holding sway over key decisions that impact day-to-day life in our city.
One role of the media is to inform our voters about the candidates and to provide a platform by which those running for office can share their ideas and even debate their opponents over the issues that are most important to voters and communities.
The Daily Journal has always taken seriously its duty to help create as informed an electorate as possible. As a locally owned business filled with employees and their families who work, live, worship and entertain here, these elections impact us as much as anyone. We want to see capable, responsible, professional officials leading our city, people with a vision to push us to the forefront of growth and innovation with progressive business ideas and well considered social policies that reflect a commitment to God and the betterment of mankind.