TUPELO • Following a vote that divided its board of aldermen, the city of Oxford will require its citizens and visitors to wear masks while in public, beginning Wednesday.
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OXFORD â¢Â As litigation over unclear residency requirements awaits a ruling from the stateâs highest court, Oxfordâs election commission on Tuesday night certified a candidate for June s general election despite previous eligibility concerns.
The commission voted this week to certify Afton Thomas, the Democratic candidate for the boardâs Ward 2 seat.
Commissioners previously questioned whether she should appear on the ballot because she had not lived in the ward sheâs hoping to represent for at least two years. A recent opinion from Attorney General Lynn Fitch s office states that a 2019 election law requires candidates for municipal office to live in both the ward and municipality they wish to represent for at least that amount of time.
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University of Mississippi associate professor of sociology and international studies Miguel Centellas has officially entered the race for Board of Aldermen, running to represent Ward VI. Centellas, a Democrat and Oxford resident since 2015, will face incumbent Republican Jason Bailey for the seat.
Centellas joins Afton Thomas as the second university employee to enter the race for a seat on the Board of Aldermen. Thomas is running as a Democrat against incumbent Republican Mark Huelse to represent Ward II.
In a Facebook post on Monday, Centellas said he decided to run for the position when the Lafayette County Democratic Party approached him about doing so. He said that although he made the decision to run for office suddenly, he takes it very seriously and felt it was his duty to serve his community.