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  • Second Trump-Biden debate to be virtual due to Trump’s COVID-19

    Second Trump-Biden debate to be virtual due to Trump’s COVID-19

    The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates debates made the announcement Thursday morning.

     

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The second presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will take place virtually amid the fallout from the president’s diagnosis of COVID-19.

    The candidates will “participate from separate remote locations,” while the participants and moderator remain in Miami, the commission said.

    Trump was diagnosed with the coronavirus a week ago and but in a Tuesday tweet said he looked forward to debating Biden on stage in Miami, “It will be great!” he tweeted.

    Biden, for his part, said he and Trump “shouldn’t have a debate” as long as the president remains COVID positive.

    Biden told reporters in Pennsylvania that he was “looking forward to being able to debate him” but said “we’re going to have to follow very strict guidelines.”

    Trump fell ill with the virus last Thursday, just 48 hours after debating Biden in person for the first time in Cleveland. While the two candidates remained a dozen feet apart during the debate, Trump’s infection sparked health concerns for Biden and sent him to undergo multiple COVID-19 tests before returning to the campaign trail.

    Trump was still contagious with the virus when he was discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday but his doctors have not provided any detailed update on his status. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, those with mild to moderate symptoms of COVID-19 can be contagious for as many as — and should isolate for at least — 10 days.

  • Kanye West makes presidential ballot in Mississippi

    Kanye West makes presidential ballot in Mississippi

    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Kanye West will appear as a presidential candidate on Mississippi’s ballot in November, after being approved as a qualified candidate by the State Board of Election Commissioners on Tuesday.

    The rapper has already qualified to appear on the ballot as an independent candidate in several states, including Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Utah.

    To qualify in Mississippi, he was required to pay a $2,500 fee to the Secretary of State’s Office and get the signatures of at least 1,000 Mississippi voters.

    “It was interesting to see him pick Mississippi, and obviously it will be interesting to see what happens with that vote on Nov. 3,” Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson said after the board’s meeting. “But he did qualify.”

    West, who once backed Republican President Donald Trump, announced last month that he had broken with Trump and would launch his own presidential bid. His campaign filed paperwork July 15 with the Federal Election Commission.

  • Natchez 2020 Municipal General Election Results – LIVE

    Natchez 2020 Municipal General Election Results – LIVE

    Below are the Final Results of the Natchez Mississippi Municipal General Election. These results are official and include absentee ballots and affidavits.[vc_single_image image=”1386″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.natchezford.com/”][vc_single_image image=”1387″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.crye-leike.com/natchez/ms”][vc_single_image image=”1388″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.unitedms.bank/”][vc_single_image image=”1389″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.themarketsonline.com/”][vc_btn title=”Click here for Detailed Live Results by Precinct!” color=”primary” size=”lg” align=”center” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fspreadsheets%2Fd%2Fe%2F2PACX-1vSckhpslyAqkDdI9i5N5o7x_iPYcNzOC4NwIQvgOjuSLYHCWXzz5jYJjFyA0coWGdFD_rdbJjT4h47D%2Fpubhtml%3Fgid%3D1165255779%26single%3Dtrue||target:%20_blank|”]

  • Adams County Ward 4 Run-off Election Information.

    Natchez Municipal Run-off Election for Ward 4 (Christian Hope Baptist Church – 301 LaSalle Street) will be Tuesday, June 23rd.

    Absentee ballots are now available in the City Clerk’s office at 124 S. Pearl Street. Office hours are M-F 8-5.

    Two Saturday’s before the election the office will be open from 8-12. Those dates are June 13 and June 20.

    Voters can call 601-445-7510 to request an absentee ballot.