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Friday, February 4, 2011

Tate Reeves for Lt Governor

Yall Politics Tate Reeves officially throws his hat in the ring for Lt. Governor:

"Mississippi Treasurer Tate Reeves will launch a statewide tour next week to announce his campaign for Lieutenant Governor.

The initial announcement tour will include ten stops throughout the State of Mississippi to take place Monday, February 7th through Wednesday, February 9th. More campaign events will be held in cities across the state in coming weeks.

“I’m running for Lt. Governor to fight for policies that will make our state the best place for small businesses and entrepreneurs to expand their businesses, innovate and create jobs,” said Reeves. “We need an outsider as Lt. Governor – someone with a private sector background who has training in economics an d experience managing money. As Lt. Governor I will continue to act as a watchdog for taxpayers and will always put Mississippi first. My top priorities will be improving public education, making state government more efficient and accountable and creating the best possible environment for creating new jobs and economic growth.”"

Tate Reeves will be making a stop in DeSoto County. You can meet him at Old Style BBQ (8920 Expressway Dr) in Olive Branch, Monday, February 7th at 11:00 AM.

NPB: Obama's...."Faith-based" presidency??

Google News: msnbc.com - David Gibson - ‎1 hour ago‎

President Obama delivered an intense reflection on his Christian faith Thursday, telling hundreds gathered at the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington how religion sustains him amid the trials of the office ..."

For the complete story, visit http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41426042/ns/politics/

Reagan at 100: A Mentor for Young Conservatives

Google News: msnbc.com - Matt Lewis - ‎1 hour ago‎

"Former President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, poses in his office in Los Angeles, in this Feb. 2, 1990 file photo. By Matt Lewis Columnist Hang out with some young conservatives and it won't be long before you find them talking about Ronald ..."

For the full story, click http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41424919/ns/politics-politics_daily/

Governor Candidate, Dave Dennis, Meet-And-Greet

YOU ARE INVITED:

On Friday, February 11th, you are invited to TMG HOME CONCEPTS to meet
Republican Gubernatorial Candidate, Dave Dennis, and hear his message to
continue moving Mississippi forward!

TMG HOME CONCEPTS
Owner Lorea Sellers
476 Church Road East
Southaven, Mississippi
901-349-3301
(corner of Elmore Road and Church Road by Autozone)

Friday February 11th
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Come by anytime!

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Tagert Wins MDOT Race

Mike Tagert of Starkville has defeated John Caldwell of Nesbit in Tuesday's runoff for Northern District Transportation Commissioner.

Complete, but unofficial, returns show Tagert, of Starkville and president of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Council, with about 53 percent of the vote against Caldwell, transportation director for the DeSoto County School District.

(For a full breakdown of DeSoto County's precinct numbers go to www.desototimes.com/elections/elections.htm.)

Unofficial returns show Tagert received 21,111 votes or 53 percent compared to Caldwell who garnered 18,737 votes or 47 percent.

'We did the best we could do,' a weary Caldwell said after the vote totals came in. 'We had seven people in this race when we started. Everybody put their best foot forward. There was no name calling. It was a very straight up race. I appreciate everyone's support.'

Caldwell carried his native DeSoto handily, along with Marshall, Tate, and Yalobusha counties but lost populous Lee County to Tagert by a 57 to 43 percent margin.

'I expected to win Lee County and I'm disappointed with that,' Caldwell said as vote totals showed he lost DeSoto County's rival county to the east. 'You win some and you lose some.'

Despite cold wet rainy weather on election day, DeSoto County managed a little more than 8 percent turnout, which was better than the 6 percent turnout in the Jan. 11 election.

Still, with 86,354 registered voters only 7,659 made it to the polls.

FOXNews.com