Jackson Advocate: Kenny Stokes Going After His Old Ward 3 Council Seat After All
Tonight, the Jackson City Council is scheduled to discuss a date for a special election to replace former Ward 3 Councilwoman LaRita Cooper-Stokes, who will be heading to the county's judges' bench. The Jackson Advocate, one of two local newspapers highlighting news of interest to the African-American community, reported that ...
Hinds GOP Plays 'Obama Card' Against Carson in Ward 1 Race
A mailer is going around northeast Jackson attempting to link Dorsey Carson, a Ward 1 Jackson City Council candidate, to President Barack Obama. Obama, an African American Democrat, is very unpopular among Mississippi Republicans. The mailer, reportedly produced by the Hinds County Republican Party, depicts a photoshopped Obama with his ...
LaRita Cooper-Stokes Resigns. What's Next for Ward 3?
As expected, Ward 3 Councilwoman LaRita Cooper-Stokes last night tendered her resignation from the Jackson City Council to take a seat on the bench as a county judge. Cooper-Stokes' departure makes the second mid-term resignation of a sitting council member in less than four months. In August, Ward 1 Councilman ...