Political Candidate Deadlines to remember! Attention to all Political Candidates! With less than eight weeks until the election on August 2nd, there are many deadlines you need to be aware of so you will not miss out on an opportunity to get your name out in front of potential voters. We will be publishing the Meet the Candidate section...
ATTENTION PONTOTOC CANDIDATES! If you are running for office in Pontotoc and have not run your 500 word political statement that was included in the political package you bought at the Pontotoc Progress.....the deadline is approaching quickly. Statements must run by June 29, 2011 which means the deadline to submit yours is Ju...
W07BN/TV-7 in Bruce presents Meet Your Candidate W07BN/TV-7 is hosting the 2011 “Meet Your Candidate” programs. The programs are scheduled for Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings of each week beginning on Thursday, June 2, 2011. These programs are broadcast “Live” from the TV-7 studio in Bruce and on Metrocast Cable Channel 98 throughout the ...
Campaign signs on right-of-ways will be confiscated by the county Summer is here and the mowing of county right-of-ways has begun. Last March, the Pontotoc County Board of Supervisors warned those posting election signs that any on the right-of-ways will be taken down. Wayne Stokes, president of the board, said, “There are a number of campaign signs on the r...
What are the duties of various county officials? By REGINA BUTLER Progress Staff Writer One question that has surfaced from folks across the county is exactly what are the duties of the county elected officials? This is the conclusion to the county listing of local offices. There are certain rules and regulations that govern the election pr...
Political trio abused power to circumvent will of the people Dear Editor: I’m really, really mad. You should be, too. What happened last week in the Mississippi Senate was a wake-up call for me, a mom with two children in Mississippi’s Public Schools. It should be a wake-up call for every tax-paying citizen of this state. These days it’s pretty rare f...
16,765 registered to vote in Pontotoc County Now that the qualifiers are off and running to get your vote in the August primary, you may wonder how many voters are in each precinct.
County residents should
check on voter registration By REGINA BUTLER Progress Staff Writer Candidates aren’t the only ones who should be checking their district for voter qualifications, residents across the county should do the same. Circuit Clerk Tracy Robinson said that all residents must be registered in the precinct in which they reside. ...
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