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In this file photo, Saltillo Police Chief Grant Bailey shows off the plaque he received on behalf of the department for their efforts to notify citizens of weather and road conditions during the February ice storm in North Mississippi. Bailey will resign from the police department at the end of the month, bringing to an end a career with the Saltillo Police Department that stretched more than two decades.
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Incumbent Craig Sanders finished close behind to secure a second term on the board. I felt like I would do well, but I didn t think I would lead the voting, said Witcher, who finished with 291 votes. I tried to reach out to as many people as I could. I am humbled to say the least.
Sanders, who ran for office in 2013 and was elected in 2017, collected 280 votes. I am glad to be coming back and I am looking forward to the challenges ahead, Sanders said. We have a lot of problems with aging infrastructure. I am glad I will be able to help tackle those issues.
SALTILLO ⢠Saltillo voters will return to the polls Tuesday to finish choosing who they want as their aldermen for the next four years.
During the April 6 Republican primary, only three candidates â Brian Morgan, Scottie Clark and Terry Glidewell â secured the mathematical majority needed to win outright. Under state law, the next four finishers must go to a second primary to fill the other two seats.
Scott Knight, Craig Sanders, Dylan Whitt and Sonya Hill Witcher will be on the April 27 ballot. Voters will be able to choose up to two candidates. Since there are no Democratic candidates, the top two finishers will secure the final two aldermen seats.
SALTILLO ⢠There could be a lot of new faces at Saltillo City Hall after Tuesday s elections.
Challenger Copey Grantham held a 16-vote lead over two-term incumbent Rex Smith Tuesday night in a mayoral race that was too close to call. The race could be settled Wednesday when affidavit ballots are counted.
In the race for aldermen, 14 candidates split the vote. Because of that, only three candidates got the mathematical majority needed to win a seat outright. The next four top vote-getters will face off in the April 27 runoff for the final two seats.
Grantham, a first-term aldermen, finished the night with 483 votes, compared to Smith s 467 votes. There are still 16 affidavit votes to count, as well as 6 absentee votes outstanding. The absentee ballots must be postmarked by election day and received at city hall within five days to be counted.