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09/07/2025

SPECIAL ELECTION

Town of Puckett will hold a special election August 12 for alderman.
If you want to run for the alderman seat in Puckett, contact the Town Clerk as soon as possible for details.

11/06/2025

Rankin County Sheriff's Office reports on June 10 at 9:09 last night the Rankin County Sheriff's Department and medical personnel from the Walters Volunteer Fire Department, Pafford ambulance service, and the Rankin County Emergency Operations Command responded to Diamond D Lake Road near Woodrow Martin Road close to the Puckett community for a one-car motor vehicle crash with injuries.

Upon arrival, first responders noted that there were three individuals in a vehicle that had left the roadway and struck a tree. After life-saving measures were attempted, 19-year old Joshua Blake Cooper II of Ellisville was pronounced deceased at the scene. The two other patients were transported by ambulance to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson where they are in stable condition.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Rankin County Sheriff's Department Accident Reconstruction Unit.

Rankin County District 2 Supervisor Scott Berry announced his resignation on June 4, 2025, in order to accept a full-tim...
04/06/2025

Rankin County District 2 Supervisor Scott Berry announced his resignation on June 4, 2025, in order to accept a full-time private sector position with a national fire apparatus supplier. Berry's resignation is effective June 13, 2025. The Board of Supervisors' next regularly scheduled meeting is June 16.

04/06/2025

ELECTION RESULTS for PEARL

MAYOR
Jake Windham 1,644 78.1%
Willie Robinson 460 21.9%

WARD 3
Gary Broadwater 288
Everett Butler 53

WARD 5
Dwight Knight 348
Leon Seals 126

LIQUOR REFERENDUM
Yay 1,198 59.2%
Nay 827 40.8%

04/06/2025

ELECTION RESULTS for PELAHATCHIE

MAYOR
Karl Van Horn 209
Ryshonda Harper Beecham 107

WARD 1
Linda Adams 34
Diane Hill 34
Sahun McInnis 18

WARD 2
Sandra Harvey 60

WARD 3
David Gray 60

WARD 4
James Ray Harrell 74

ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE
Eddie Jones 229

04/06/2025

ELECTION RESULTS for BRANDON

MAYOR - Butch Lee

ALDERMAN
WARD 1 - Jarrad Craine
WARD 2 - Cris Vinson
WARD 3 - Harry Williams
WARD 5 - Lu Coker
WARD 6 - David Farris
ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE - Sharon Womack

04/06/2025

ELECTION RESULTS for FLOWOOD

MAYOR
Kathy Smith 410

ALDERMAN
ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE
Seth Robbins (A) 389

WARD 1
Shane Brown 45
Deron Harmon (A) 122

WARD 2
Kimberly Buford (A) 39

WARD 3
Kirk McDaniel (A) 23

WARD 4
Mike Prestage (A) 129
Jim Seymour 109

04/06/2025

ELECTION RESULTS for RICHLAND

MAYOR
Clay Burns 800
Gus Black 353

ALDERMAN (A elected)
John W. Hamilton (A) 777
Scott Mancil (A) 801
Matthew Quick (A) 798
Beth Sanford (A) 701
A.J. Shields (A) 811
Bob Young 606

04/06/2025

ELECTION RESULTS for FLORENCE

MAYOR
Trey Gunn 545
David Jackson 156

ALDERMAN (A elected)
Brian Grantham (A) 474
John Banks (A) 385
Dre' Helms 274
Tim Bunkley 157
Kyle Martin (A) 413
Bob Moudy 171
Brent Sistrunk (A) 375
Alan Kegley 173
Luke Thompson 124
Mason Herrin (A) 456

22/05/2025

CITY OF RICHLAND

Richland City Hall
Absentee voting Monday-Friday
8am-5pm

Saturday, May 24 & Saturday, May 31
8am-12pm..................................................
June 3 elections in Richland at Richland Community Center

Pearl Day - Saturday, April 26, 2025
30/04/2025

Pearl Day - Saturday, April 26, 2025

Performance by Bret Michaels at Pearl Day in the Park on Saturday, April 26, 2025
30/04/2025

Performance by Bret Michaels at Pearl Day in the Park on Saturday, April 26, 2025

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