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Aberdeen mayoral debate in the books ahead of election
Tuesday s mayoral debate is now over; the election is one week away.
Posted: Mar 9, 2021 11:02 PM
Posted By: Bronson Woodruff
ABERDEEN, Miss. (WTVA) People in Aberdeen will soon choose a new mayor. Former Mayor Maurice Howard was removed from office after he pleaded guilty to embezzlement.
On Tuesday, March 9, 2021, four of the six candidates met at the Elkin Theater across from Aberdeen s City Hall for a debate.
Elkin Theater in Aberdeen. Photo taken 03-09-21.
One of the candidates is Kenyatta Howard, wife of the now former mayor.
Reverend James A. Cook is President of the Aberdeen/Monroe County NAACP spoke at the debate.
ABERDEEN â Following witness testimony and legal arguments last week in Monroe County Circuit Court, Special Judge Jeff Weill Sr. of Jackson explained the timeline for a ruling in the Ward 1 election contest filed on behalf of Robert Devaull. Nicholas Holliday was certified as winner of the race last summer and holds the Ward 1 alderman seat.
Devaullâs attorneys, Lydia Quarles and Jim Mozingo, and Hollidayâs attorney, Walter Zinn Jr., are to have their proposed findings within 21 days following the final witness testimony planned in the case. After studying both findings, Weill will send his final opinion for the Aberdeen Election Commission to review, and its members will have 10 days to send in writing if they agree or disagree with his opinion before a ruling is issued.
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An 18-year-old Lawndale man faces a murder charge in connection to a 2019 fatal shooting in Austin on the West Side.
James Lenoir was arrested Tuesday after investigators identified him as a participant in the murder of Darnell D. Smith in the 200 block of North Long Avenue, police said.
Smith and a 16-year-old boy were shot in an alley April 29, 2019, after someone inside a silver-colored van opened fire, police said.
Smith, a 21-year-old Berwyn resident, was pronounced dead.
The teen was struck in the leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition stabilized, police said.
Lenoir allegedly struggled with officers Tuesday and was also charged with a count of resisting arrest and two counts of aggravated battery to an officer, police said.