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EARLY VOTING for the Madison County Primary
April 13 - April 28. Paid for by The Jackson-Madison County Branch NAACP
Tyson Foods Humboldt breaks ground on childcare facility
Tyson Foods officials along with local officials, leaders including Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Congressman David Kustoff, and Gibson County Mayor Tom Witherspoon during a groundbreaking ceremony for “Tyson Tykes” April 20 across the street from the Tyson plant. Tyson foods announced its plan to build childcare facilities in two of its newest facilities, Amarillo, Texas and Humboldt, Tennessee.
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Election officials speak to primary election confusion P9
By Downtown Ricky Brown Early voting for the Madison County May primaries is underway but not without confusion on who is allowed to vote and rules for voting in the Republican primaries. The polls will be open until Thursday April 28. The Chairman of the Madison County Republican Party, Larry Lowrance (pictured top right) says; “there has been confusion on who is allowed to vote in the primaries. You are only allowed to vote in the party that you are affiliated with.” Others in the community, including radio show host Richard Donnell, Sr. (pictured bottom right) with WFKX-96 Community Feedback have been encouraging people to vote in the Republican primary. Lowrance claims “that is against the law,” he says, “if you are not a Republican. We are trying to inform people of what the law is.”
Attorney Richard Donnell, “. . .Their intense and extreme responses to voters who choose the Republican primary ballot is a severe overreaction to a very clear law that shouldn’t have caused so much trouble in the first place.” A.J. Massey
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Gary Pickens
MADISON COUNTY GOP MAYOR’S RACE
By Downtown Ricky Brown Madison County voters will have the opportunity to select a new County Mayor with the retirement of current Mayor Jimmy Harris. Three candidates are competing for the Republican nomination in the upcoming primary. With the winner facing the democrat nominee in the August General Election.
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CAREGIVER ARRESTED, CHARGED IN TENNCARE FRAUD CASE
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IT’S REALLY MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. IT’S PROM SEASON!
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Demetrius Thompson of Jackson pictured with daughter Tanya, displayed the sentiments of fathers all over America on Prom Night when he said: “Just in case somebody’s son wanna try something slick tonight!” P7
Big Things in Small Places - By Bill Marable The next time you find yourself looking for unique gifts with an African flare, you won’t have to travel to Memphis or Nashville to satisfy your desires. You need go no further than Conscious Creations by Valerie Poston Porter which is located at 420 E. Main Street in Jackson.