Town Marshal

There will be a new election for Okolona town marshal.

Will be a new election for okolona town marshal.

The town's mayor has five days to set a new election date.

That's the ruling from circuit court judge barry ford.

This case began two years ago, when tommy ivy senior challenged results in his race against william randle.

Randle challenged ford's original ruling to take him off the ballot.

The state supreme court ruled in randle's favor.

This morning, judge ford asked mayor sherman carrouthers to set a new election.

"i don't know what people have been experiencing over the last couple of years having the other person in office, but obviously, when you are choosing who is city marshal, you are choosing how citizens will feel safe, who will protect them and who is going to take those families and businesses into consideration in how they enforce the law in that town."

Calls to ivy's attorney, gary goodwin, were not returned .

Stinger