Four win unopposed races in Lakeland
Jeremy Burnett, left, and Michelle Childs, right, were re-elected to the Lakeland School System board. (Brad Vest/The Daily Memphian file and Courtesy Lakeland School System)
Candidates for all four Lakeland offices — two commissioners and two school board members — had easy victories as all of them were unopposed in Thursday’s elections.
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City of Lakeland Lakeland School System 2024 electionsMichael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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