Democratic DA’s field firms up ahead of Thursday filing deadline
Voters line up to cast their ballots on Election Day at Faith Presbyterian Church Nov. 3, 2020. The field of Democratic contenders for Shelby County District Attorney General appeared set this week ahead of the noon Thursday Feb. 17 deadline for candidates to get on the May county primary ballot. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
On the way to the deadline for the May county primaries, the race for a new Cordova County Commission seat has grown and there are early moves by state Rep. London Lamar on the August ballot.
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