Voter information and fellowship rally held in Laurel
Voter information and fellowship rally held in Laurel By Caroline Wood | April 24, 2021 at 10:25 PM CDT - Updated April 24 at 10:25 PM
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - People gathered Saturday in Laurel for a voter rally.
Organizers say they put the rally together because of low voter turn-out in the municipal primary election.
“During the primary here in the city of Laurel there was so much confusion about where people need to go. which precinct,” said Miranda Beard independent mayoral candidate, City of Laurel.
The “Better Together Committee” presented a voter information and fellowship rally Saturday at Boston Park.
Magee wins Democratic nomination for Laurel mayor The general election will take place on June 8. (Source: WDAM) By WDAM Staff | April 6, 2021 at 11:19 PM CDT - Updated April 6 at 11:36 PM
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - After an hours-long delay, Laurel election officials finally revealed vote counts from Tuesday’s municipal primary elections about three hours after polls closed.
Polls closed at 7 p.m., but the city did not announce any updates on the count until around 10 p.m.
Incumbent Mayor Johnny Magee clinched the Democratic nomination for mayor and will face independents Kim Page, Anthony Hudson and Miranda Beard in the June 8 general election.