At the ballot initiative, voters in the county voted to keep the statues, with over 72% of county residents voting against a proposal to remove the statues of Jackson, who was president from 1829-1837. "I remain committed in my belief that the statues of a man who owned...
The Chamber and Rotary Lunch Club will host six Election Forums this fall covering State, County, and Local Candidates. This year's SPET Item ballot initiatives, School Board elections, and Conservation District elections. Details here. SPRING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LUNCHEON PRESENTATION One of a numbe...
For years, Tennessee Democratic Senate Minority Leader Jeff Yarbro’s call to require the state’s voting infrastructure to include a paper record of each ballot cast has been batted down in the Republican-dominated Legislature. By Jonathan Mattise and Christina A. Cassidy, Associated PressApril 15...
Amid False 2020 Claims, GOP States Eye Voting System Upgrade For years, Tennessee Democratic Senate Minority Leader Jeff Yarbro’s call to require the state’s voting infrastructure to include a paper record of each ballot cast has been batted down in the Republican-dominated Legislature. ...
Keya Khadija, also Bangladeshi, has been here just one year and her papers are being processed. She is here with her husband and children and recalls they always voted in Bangladesh. She said, “The Bangladeshi community is very active in voting and I will also vote because there is infl...
PHOTO CAPTION: Voting rights activists join comedians on stage at GA Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) comedy night. (L-R): Erin Jackson, comedienne; BPhlat, comedienne; Melanie L. Campbell, NCBCP/BWR; Felicia Davis, Clayton County BWR;...
The comedienne traveled back from Brooklyn to Jackson to record the song. "I wanted people to be serious about voting. It's a song with a purpose," she says. Recently, Brent and her wife moved to Atlanta, but Brent is still a Mississippi girl at heart. "When I perform around the wor...
Voters exit the Lake Elementary School voting precinct after casting their ballots. Photo by Kayode Crown ByJFP StaffTuesday, November 3, 2020 4:29 p.m. CST Upvote0 Voters across the metro gather to cast their ballots for the Nov. 3, 2020, election. ...
"My style of work is a little bit different than most photographers in our area, so I feel like the people in Jackson embrace it more than the people in Rankin County," Coker says. "Jackson is art-centric." Most of the work Coker does are portraits. She calls her art "free, colorfu...