
Caleb McCluskey
Local Government Reporter at Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Internet alchemist, noted carrot cake hater and local government reporter for @DJournalNow.
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3 weeks ago |
sunherald.com | Caleb McCluskey
TUPELO - In the culmination of multiple closed-door meetings with city officials and developers, Tupelo officials took the first step in developing a new project to cater toward North Mississippi Health Services employees named "Garfield Commons." The Tupelo City Council voted unanimously to approved the preliminary terms and letter of intent between the city, North Mississippi Health Services and Iron BridgeCapital Partners to develop a 19 acre lot for housing and commercial concepts...
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Caleb McCluskey
TUPELO — Every year, residents and officials alike gather at Gum Tree Park to celebrate the day the last slaves were notified of their emancipation following the American Civil War. Tupelo will host its annual Juneteenth Tupelo Freedom Celebration June 14 at 4 p.m. at Gum Tree Park, with a separate celebration set from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on June 19, the official day of the federal holiday. Both are free to attend. “We are very excited. Each year gets better.
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3 weeks ago |
djournal.com | Caleb McCluskey
TUPELO — Every year, residents and officials alike gather at Gum Tree Park to celebrate the day the last slaves were notified of their emancipation following the American Civil War. Tupelo will host its annual Juneteenth Tupelo Freedom Celebration June 14 at 4 p.m. at Gum Tree Park, with a separate celebration set from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on June 19, the official day of the federal holiday. Both are free to attend. “We are very excited. Each year gets better.
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3 weeks ago |
djournal.com | Caleb McCluskey
TUPELO — Voters returned Ward 3 Councilman Travis Beard to office in a low-turnout general election Tuesday night, along with electing freshman Republican Bentley Nolan to replace Ward 5 Councilman Buddy Palmer, to bring Tupelo’s municipal election cycle to an end. The final tallies for the All-American City’s municipal elections resolved quickly with two decisive victories, closing an election cycle that began in January and ended with a single new face on the council. kAmq62C5[ 2 #6AF3=:42?
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Caleb McCluskey
TUPELO — Incumbent Rep. Rickey Thompson, Democrat, has qualified for re-election to his seat in District 16 for the Mississippi House of Representatives, and he’s picked up a challenger in Chickasaw Inkana Foundation CEO Brady Davis of Tupelo. Both Davis and Thompson qualified to run for the seat Monday morning, the first day to qualify for the Nov. 4 special election, with primaries set for Aug. 5.
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