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March 14th, 2013
Rufus Ward does not need a script.
Other than a small outline on a scrap of paper, the West Point native and historian had no written dissertation to read from when he talks history.
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Terry Craig inserts an electrical plug into the wall inside of the office at the Sam Wilhite Transportation Museum.
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March 13th
The absentees and affidavits have been counted, and the projected April 2 runoff between Karl Gibbs and Eddie Longstreet has now become official.
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It took a while and some debating between the West Point Board of Selectman, but the body eventually reappointed Art Shirley to the West Point School Board on Tuesday night.
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The date for the District 36 runoff election was incorrectly printed as March 26 in the Wednesday edition of the Daily Times Leader. The mistake was caught after the paper had printed.
We apologize for the error, and a correction will appear in the Thursday print edition of the DTL.
Bryan Davis
Managing Editor
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March 12th
After a lengthy battle to get Comcast Cable and Internet Services to pay delinquent fees owed to the city of West Point, Comcast finally cut a check Monday to the city, bringing their current pole attachment balance to zero.
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The numbers are not official, and the tabulations may change, but as of press time on Tuesday night, Karl Gibbs and Eddie Longstreet are projected to face each other in a runoff for the District 36 House seat on Tuesday, April 2.
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At least four weeks have passed since West Point Municipal Court proceeded with a city prosecutor, but that could change as early as tonight.
Last week during a work session of the West Point Board of Mayor and Selectmen, the board discussed the city prosecutor's position, which was left vacant several weeks ago with the election of Angela Turner-Lairy to the State Senate. During their work session Mayor Scott Ross noted that only two applications for city prosecutor had been submitted to City Hall as of last Thursday.
March 11th
So who will it be? Who will represent the majority of Clay County and portions of Lowndes and Monroe counties over the next four years in the Mississippi House of Representatives?
March 9th
A Thursday night traffic stop on East Main quickly escalated into a hot pursuit down Eshman Ave. where one man was eventually caught, arrested and charged with multiple offenses.
