Ballots for municipal elections for the Town of Prentiss and the Town of Bassfield have been set.

Qualifying packets were due last Friday at 5 p.m.

Candidates in Prentiss will run as Independent candidates and were required to obtain 15 signatures from registered voters inside the Prentiss city limits to qualify.

Tony Waits is running unopposed for Mayor of Prentiss.

Candidates for the Prentiss Board of Aldermen are Rhonda Bayles, Holley Kruger Cochran, Mike Curtis, Willard Davis, Rudolph (Rudy) McNease, Paige McRaney, Hal “Moochie” Speights, Randy Stamps and Rebecca (Becky) Williamson.

If you need more information, please contact Prentiss City Clerk Missy Jones at 601-792-5196.

Candidates in Bassfield will also run as Independent candidates and were required to obtain 15 signatures from registered voters inside the Bassfield city limits.

Bassfield Mayor Angie Speights Ladner is running unopposed.

Bassfield Board of Aldermen candidates are Lisa L. Blount, William Harold Daley, Erin Lee Dyess, William M. Hendry, Pam Puckett Johnson, Johnny Kendall Roberts and James Edgar Speck.

For more information, please contact Bassfield City Clerk Kim Mason at 601-943-5424.

Municipal elections for Bassfield and Prentiss will be held June 3.

Absentee voting will begin April 19. Voter registration deadline is May 5.

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