Pictured are Mayor Tony Yarber (from left), Ashby Foote, Ward 1; Kenneth Stokes, Ward 3; De’Keither Stamps, Ward 4; Melvin Priester Jr., Ward 2 and council president; Charles Tillman, Ward 5; Tyrone Hendrix, Ward 6; and Margaret Barrett-Simon, Ward 7. PHOTO BY JAY JOHNSON
Pictured are Mayor Tony Yarber (from left), Ashby Foote, Ward 1; Kenneth Stokes, Ward 3; De’Keither Stamps, Ward 4; Melvin Priester Jr., Ward 2 and council president; Charles Tillman, Ward 5; Tyrone Hendrix, Ward 6; and Margaret Barrett-Simon, Ward 7. PHOTO BY JAY JOHNSON
Jackson City Council’s regular meeting on March 22 was held at the historic Woodworth Chapel on the campus of Tougaloo College. Occasionally City Council meetings are held on college campuses as a way of engaging students and giving them the opportunity to see government in action. All council members were present.
The next regular city council meeting is set for 6 p.m. April 5, at City Hall.
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After attending a local Democratic caucus meeting earlier this year at Provine High School in Jackson and at the urging of some in attendance. There James Reed left with the understanding that it was his time to offer himself as a public servant. “I really didn’t have this on my radar,” Reed said. “But after being asked to run, praying about it and discussing it with my wife, I decided to do it.”
Reed is seeking the office of Election Commissioner for District 1 in Hinds County. […]
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