In Legal Terms

In Legal Terms: Municipal Courts


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From traffic tickets to misdemeanor offenses, municipal courts handle a range of everyday legal issues. We hope to explain how the system works, what your rights are, and how to prepare if you ever have to appear in court. Our guest is City of Columbus Prosecutor and former Lowndes County Municipal Court Judge Nicole Clinkscales


Is there a special election today where you live? Governor Tate Reeves announced that he has set a special election to fill the vacancy in Senate District 18 (Leake, Neshoba, and Winston Counties). The vacancy is due to the resignation of the Honorable Jenifer B. Branning upon her election to the Mississippi Supreme Court effective January 6 2025. The special election will be held today, April 15, 2025.


There’s voting for everyone this Saturday! Saturday April 19th Runoff Election In-Person Absentee Deadline: Municipal Clerks’ Offices must be open from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.

But beginning this Saturday, if no Primary Runoff Election, folks can vote by an absentee ballot in the Municipal Clerk’s Office for the General Election which is June 3rd.  IF BALLOTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO RUNOFF, the ballots shall be made available as soon as possible after the runoff election is certified.

April 22nd, next Tuesday, is the PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION DAY: Polling places must be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.


What’s the saying – Only two things are for sure: death and taxes? We want to remind you that today – April 15th is Tax Day. The tax deadline for 2024 tax returns is April 15, 2025.

If you need more time to file your taxes, request an extension by the April tax filing due date. This gives you until October 15 to file without penalties. Make sure you pay any tax you owe by the April filing date. The extension is only for filing your return. https://www.irs.gov/



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