Jimmy Stokes is Horn Lake’s first Black mayor but he got his start at Kroger
On July 1, Jimmy Stokes began his term as the mayor of Horn Lake, Miss. (Courtesy Jimmy Stokes)
Jimmy Stokes was recently elected as the first Black mayor of Horn Lake and began his four-year term on July 1.
The Democrat defeated his Republican opponent, Alderman Danny Klein, in June, receiving 1,479 votes to Klein’s 1,396.
The Daily Memphian sat down with Stokes to learn a little more about the former planning commissioner.
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Brandon LaGrone II
Brandon LaGrone Jr. is a Bluff City native who has earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from LSU’s Manship School. He’s written for publications including The (Baton Rouge) Advocate and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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