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May 20th, 2013
It has been a memorable May for Oak Hill senior Anna Ready as she clinched an individual state championship in the MAIS AA no. 1 Girls’ Singles tournament at the Ridgeland Tennis Center May 8.
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Last week, I fired off against several of West Point’s city Selectmen after Tuesday night’s board meeting.
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After losing 2 of 3 to the Rebels last weekend in Oxford, the 16th ranked Diamond Dawgs (40-16, 16-14 SEC) returned to their winning ways in SEC play, taking 2 out of 3 at home from #12 South Carolina (39-16, 17-12 SEC) on the final regular season weekend to claim the 5th overall seed in the SEC. By taking one of three from the Bulldogs on Friday, the Gamecocks secured 4th place in the SEC seedings for the upcoming tournament in Hoover, Alabama, and a first round bye.
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An attempt Monday to stop today’s municipal runoff election was denied by a federal judge, who heard testimony from Ward 5 Selectman Jasper Pittman and other parties involved in a lawsuit Pittman and four other citizens filed Friday.
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Felix Vail has been dubbed a “suspected serial killer.”
Three women who were either married to Vail or were closely associated with him have either died or vanished under suspicious circumstances.
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The battle for West Point’s Ward 3 Selectman post continues today at the Civic.
Polls open at 7 a.m. this morning, and voters from that Ward will vote until 7 p.m. tonight to chose who will fill the seat starting this summer.
Incumbent Charles Collins, Jimmy Clark and Ken Poole began as the three candidates vying for the seat during the May 7 municipal primary.
All three are Democrats.
Poole was eliminated in the initial run, leaving Clark and Collins in a runoff.
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May 18th
Ward 5 Selectman Jasper Pittman has officially filed a motion in court, challenging the May 7, 2013 municipal elections in West Point.
News station WCBI out of Columbus broke the story this evening that Pittman, along with Chiketa Young, Larry Stevenson, Kiara Lane and Annie Cattledge had filed two motions.
The first challenges the May 7, win of West Point business owner Gary Dedeauz over Pittman in the Ward 5 race, alleging that the election was not handled properly.
May 17th
A.C. Hatchett age 89, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center of Tupelo.
Funeral services are Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at 11 a.m. from Union M.B. Church. Burial will follow in Union M.B. Church Cemetery.
Visitation is Tuesday, May 21, 2013, from 4 – 6 p.m. at Carter Funeral Home.
Carter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Candace Pittman has battled extreme health issues but still continues with her education and her life. She shared some of her courage in adversity with the West Point Civitan Luncheon Club.
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So many times we have gone to the polls on election day, and we have checked the name of a man or woman we want to represent us.
Many times, however, we do not think about the impact of that vote.
Whether it is the President of the United States, or a candidate for a local body, we check that name because we believe that person is fit to represent the people as a whole.
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