Election Primaries set for Tuesday, officials expect low turnout
Mar. 9—TUPELO — As states around the country settle nominations for party candidates, local officials expect a low turnout for Lee County and the Magnolia state as a whole.
The primary election will be on March 12 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., but the Lee County Circuit Court has begun taking absentee ballots.
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