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Legendary piano graces Clay County

May 17, 2013

A Steinway & Sons piano that belonged to legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz has been touring the country, and on Tuesday evening, the piano was featured in West Point for a reception hosted by the Mississippi State University College of Education and Department of Music.

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Pittman requests outside law firm to review election

May 15, 2013

Five days after the West Point Municipal Election Commission certified votes in all races, Ward 5 Selectman Jasper Pittman made a request for the city to hire an outside law firm to review the 2013 Primary Election in West Point.

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Absentee voting in Ward 3 runoff continues

May 15, 2013

Jimmy Clark and Charles Collins will go head-to-head in a runoff for the city’s Ward 3 post on May 21.
The city has announced that absentee voting for that election begins today.
City Hall will be open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., regular business hours, from today until Friday, May 17.
City Hall will also be open on Saturday, May 18 at 8 a.m. until noon. That is final day for absentee voting.
Clark, Collins and Ken Poole squared off last Tuesday for Ward 3, and neither Clark nor Collins received 50 percent plus one vote.
Polls will open on May 21 at 7 a.m.

City wins Brownfields Grant

May 14, 2013

City of West Point officials are proud that they are one of the 2013 recipients of two Brownfields grants awarded through the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Shots fired, police seek suspect

May 13, 2013

Not one, not two, but multiple residents in the area of Clark Circle reported hearing gunshots late Thursday night, and although no one was injured police are in search of individuals believed to be connected to the incident.

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CCS: A year in review

May 13, 2013

If there’s one agency that stays busy for a great cause, that’s Community Counseling Services, which gave a glimpse this month into the status of the numerous programs it offers.

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