TUPELO â¢Â Multiple candidates running for the Tupelo City Council - three of whom have since been defeated - failed to properly submit forms detailing who has donated their campaign on how theyâve spent their campaign dollars, violating the stateâs campaign finance laws.
State law requires all municipal candidates running in a contested primary election to submit campaign finance forms to the municipal clerkâs office by 5 p.m. on March 30.
In the cityâs Ward 3 Republican primary, only the incumbent candidate running for re-election, Travis Beard, turned in his campaign finance report on time.
His Republican opponent, Bradley Gillespie, has not filed any forms, including the required statement of economic interest, despite having several campaign signs displayed in town.
TUPELO â¢Â Three city council races are headed to runoffs, with challengers trying to oust incumbents in Ward 6 and Ward 7 and two fresh-faces to local politics vying for an open seat in Ward 1.
In Ward 1, Amanda Angle and Chad Mims will meet in an April 27 runoff. Ward 6 Councilman Mike Bryan will face challenger Janet Gaston. Ward 7 Councilman Willie Jennings will face challenger Rosezlia âRosieâ Jones.
After Republican primary results were tabulated, nearly-complete but still uncertified results showed that in Ward 1, Mims nearly won the four-person field outright with about 48% of the vote, while Angle captured about 38%. Of the other Ward 1 candidates, Eric Hampton had about 8% and Megan Kessler had about 4%.
TUPELO ⢠Voters in the All America City will cast ballots today that will shape the next four years of municipal leadership.
Tupelo will see contested primaries in Tuesdayâs elections for mayor, as well as a number of city elections.
Few races will be settled by primaries, however.
In the mayoral race, for example, Todd Jordan and Markel Whittington are competing for the Republican nominee, with the winner set to face Democrat Victor Fleitas in a June 8 general election.
Whittington is an incumbent City Council member and local businessman seeking the cityâs top elected position. He has run on his experience in city government, including the economic successes of the last two terms.
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Hancock Estates and Kings Pines celebrated completion of building a community on Monday.
Posted: Mar 9, 2021 12:23 AM
Updated: Mar 9, 2021 9:09 AM
Posted By: Bronson Woodruff
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) One Tupelo Housing Development stopped on Monday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the project.
Housing developments Hancock Estates and King Pines had a ribbon-cutting at the offices on (the newly renamed) Ida B. Wells Street.
Mayor Jason Shelton and others cutting the ceremonial ribbon on Monday. Photo taken 03-08-21.
The Hancock Estates sign by the road. Photo taken 03-09-21.
Several people spoke about the impact they said this new affordable community is making for people living in Tupelo.