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CHICKASAW â Registered voters in two of Chickasaw Countyâs Municipalities will head to the polls on June 8 to cast their ballots for the general elections.
Following a primary and runoff, the general election will be the final hurdle to cross for the candidates seeking election, or in some cases, reelection into their respective offices.
Houston already has a new face joining the board this next term in the form of Matt Callahan, who beat incumbent Frank Thomas for the Ward 3 Alderman seat in the Republican primary.
The remaining seats that will be voted on in Houston are Alderman of Ward 1 and Alderman at Large.
Okolona hoping to provide high-speed internet in the future
The pandemic has made high-speed internet a necessity.
Posted: Dec 21, 2020 5:51 PM
Posted By: Chelsea Brown
OKOLONA, Miss. (WTVA) - The coronavirus pandemic has made high-speed internet a necessity since many people are learning and working from home.
A longtime law in Mississippi does not allow cities to provide internet, only utilities like electricity, water and sewage. Right now, the City of Okolona, we cannot go in the internet business, Okolona Mayor Sherman Carouthers said.
But that doesn’t mean all hope is lost, Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley said. A new plan is needed.