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Special election
set for February 10th
in Senate District 29
The Mississippi
State Senate is ordering
a new election for February
tenth for Senate District
29. Wayne Sorge was
at the capitol as the
decision was finalized
in that unresolved election
from last November.
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Voters in
Hinds County for Mississippi
State Senate District
29 will get another
chance to vote on the
contest between incumbent
Republican Senator Richard
White and Democrat Dwayne
Thomas
Senators debated
the issue yesterday
with questions over
the outcome of the November
election because of
complaints that there
were irregularities
including un initialed
ballots in precinct
94 in South Jackson.
During the debate on
the Senate floor Senator
Terry Burton argued
for the special election
to settle the dispute.
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Senator Hob
Bryan asked that the
questioned ballots be
accepted and that Thomas
be seated
The vote was
35 to 13 to have the
special election on
February Tenth, something
that pleased White,
but Thomas was disappointed
and said he is not sure
yet if he will want
to run in another election
for a Senate seat in
which he believes the
people have already
spoken. (0:21)
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Jones County
Junior College in Ellisville
hosted it's first economic
and technology symposium
yesterday
Business leaders
from around the pine
belt came to hear what
experts had to say about
economic development
and to learn about JCJC's
new Advanced Technology
Center. President Ron
Whitehead says it will
help provide a trained
workforce for the local
economy. (0:22)
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Workforce
Development Focus of
Jones County Symposium
Business
and economic development
leaders from around
the pine belt region
of the state converged
on the campus of Jones
County Junior College
for an economic symposium.
Scott Phillips has this
report. (1:35)
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