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Qualifying period open for special elections ordered this week
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Fri,08/09/24-10:34AM , 786 Reads
Any eligible person who wants to file qualify papers to seek the office of Tallahatchie County prosecuting attorney or justice court judge in the county's 1st Judicial District may now do so, Tallahatchie County Circuit Clerk Daphane Neal told The Sun-Sentinel Friday morning.
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Understanding political polls: UM political science professor offers history, guidelines for voters' consideration
By Edwin Smith - University of Mississippi Communications
Thu,08/08/24-3:53PM , 500 Reads
OXFORD – During election years, it seems that new political polls come out every week, often with conflicting results. But voters can make better sense of exactly what different polls mean by paying attention to how they were conducted and what they measure, a University of Mississippi professor advises.
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Circuit Judge Smith Murphey V, center, is pictured shortly after administering the oath of office to Lance Tennyson, left, interim prosecuting attorney for Tallahatchie County, and Shannon van der Poel, right, interim justice judge in Tallahatchie County’s 1st Judicial District. The brief ceremony got underway at 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in the courtroom of the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston. (Photo by Anita Greenwood)

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County names interim prosecuting attorney, justice judge for 1st District and sets special elections for both
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Thu,08/08/24-11:49AM , 8,168 Reads
The Tallahatchie County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to appoint an interim county prosecuting attorney and an interim justice court judge in the 1st Judicial District, further ordering that special elections for both be held in conjunction with the Nov. 5 presidential election.
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Timothy Holdiness: What Have We Become? Why Hate So Much?
By Timothy Holdiness - The Newton County Appeal
Thu,07/18/24-1:35PM , 397 Reads 60,002 Statewide
On Saturday evening, I was laying in bed, scrolling on TikTok. A little after 6:00 p.m., I saw a livestream of former President Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania. I watched for a bit before swiping up. The next thing I knew, I received a notification from AP News that Trump had been rushed off stage.
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