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ABERDEEN – The board of aldermen voted 4-1 June 1 for an adjustment to the city’s mask ordinance, which has been effective since last July in response to COVID-19. The
Pete Randle and Jimmy Dale Parham have worked behind the scenes on election days and nights for a collective 48 years to ensure Monroe County elections have run smoothly. The two men are retiring from roles as county election commissioners and they were recently honored at the Monroe County Courthouse.
Parham was appointed to the District 1 position to fill the seat of Robert Parham after he fell ill 20 years ago. After completing that unexpired term, he was elected to the position for the next four terms.
âThis last election put a lot of pressure on everybody because of coronavirus. I had several, and other commissioners did too, right up to the week before the election who would call and say they just couldnât work and asked if someone could take their place. It was a challenging election from several different standpoints,â said Parham, who began serving in March 2000.