Lumberton Informer

The Election Commission of Lumberton will certify the special election results today and officially declare Kent Crider the winner of an election process that was tainted from day one. Cora Rogers, who played an integral role in this election when she declared that 7 of the 12 affidavit voters did not live in the City of Lumberton, unofficially declared Crider the winner at the board meeting on Tuesday. As she made the announcement, Crider sat next to her with his head bowed and managed to squeak out a correction that he would be sworn in on Friday, January 8, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at city hall. Maybe it was just me but I would think that being elected as the next Mayor of Lumberton would have garnered a more boisterous response. Prior to this election, I was a believer of that every vote counts. Well, those responsible for the integrity of the election process showed me that is not the case. Out of the 1,167 registered voters in Lumberton, 401 voters cast thei...

When I first entered the room, I realized that some of my readers were correct. I guess we’re back to protection mode. For those of you that don’t know, Merlene “The Clerk That Cries Wolf” Wall, claimed that I tried to trip her after the counting of the affidavit ballots. She, along with Cora Rogers, the Alderwoman at Large in a code charter missipality (her words not mine) were trying to force the chief of police to arrest me for “trying to trip Merlene.” I think Cora said she witnessed the event but we’re in the fortress of city hall, the most protected building in Lumberton with security cameras in every room. Why not roll back the tape and show where I “tried to trip” Merlene. By the way, what is the code for charging a person for “trying to trip” another person? I know they looked for hours to find a code to put in the system when they had me arrested for not paying a parking ticket. But keep in mind that this is Merlene, she’s the same liar that fi...

For the people at city hall to have such disdain for me they spend a lot of time on my blog. Apparently, they took my sarcasm in the last post of 2015 to heart and now they’re scrambling to get Crider sworn in before the election is actually certified. Don’t they know that everyone that has a measure of intelligence can see they are working overtime to steal an election. Why are they so hard pressed to keep me out of city hall? Someone stated on the blog that I should be ashamed to show up at city hall after losing the election. Did I lose the election or did I discover the new depths of corruption? With all the errors that was revealed during this special election, I now question the results of all the past elections here in Lumberton. On December 20, 2015, Crider was at Ward’s telling everyone that he was mayor and for an entire week he was making his rounds with the news outlets telling everyone that would listen that according to the attorney general ...

We’re on the cusp of a new year and hopefully 2016 will bring the change others felt that we needed in Lumberton and when I speak of change, I mean a white mayor. There are so many that were saying Lumberton need change but the change they were looking for was not based on actual change but complexion. Lumberton ended with an uncertain election that was tainted by the corrupt city clerk that lies as effortless as she breathes. Voter turnout was low but I thank all those that exercised their right to vote, regardless of who they voted for. Sadly, there’s still a fight for answers. When we went to city hall to get view the opening of the affidavit ballots, the candidates were not allowed in the room. The city clerk, the election commissioner, two poll workers and Cora Rogers went into the executive session room. At the time, I thought they were there to call the circuit clerk’s office to verify if the people that voted via affidavit ballot were registered vo...

Today was the day they counted the affidavit ballots. When I arrived, the wife of the other candidate and Hugh Jay McGraw were in the office with the city clerk. Three women from the election commission came in followed by Cora Rogers. They all went in the back and I was told that I had to wait in the board room while they reviewed the ballots. The others eventually made their way to the board room. There were 12 affidavit ballots and they rejected 7 of those ballots because Cora Rogers, not the circuit clerk in Purvis, MS, allegedly informed the election commission that the people did not live within the city limits of Lumberton. How did Cora become a part of the election commission? Here’s another problem, 6 of the 7 ballots that were rejected are neighbors. So, if their vote did not count then how was I able to qualify to run for Mayor? When I was asking for a copy of the names of rejected affidavit ballots, Merlene Wall, city clerk, was telling me that “I...

In case you didn’t know, today is Election Day in the City of Lumberton. According to Kent Crider and his 6 years of experience, we’re not supposed to have a run-off, but based on the law I presented to the Secretary of State’s office, we’re having a run-off because neither candidate had 50% plus one vote. Since the city clerk was not willing to call a meeting to set a date for the special call election, many voters were not able to vote via absentee ballot but we’re going to Move Forward. The polls are opened from 7 am – 7 pm. Please do not leave the polls without voting. This is a very important election. Today, the citizens of Lumberton will decide if they want this city to Move Forward or if they want to stay chained to the past. A lot of things have been said and done to try and sway this election. I’m thankful that the people of Lumberton are smart enough to see through the smoke screens and make an Informed decision about the direction of this city. If I didn’t get ...

Here we are on the eve of the run-off election and there’s still so many people that are not willing to accept the issues that’s plaguing the City of Lumberton. The picture attached to this post is a clear example of what’s wrong with Lumberton. There are too many self-serving agendas. Over the past 6 years, Kent Crider voted to hire Merlene Wall, cut the police department, get rid of Lumberton’s garbage crew, hire three clerks for one office, cut the hours of the court clerk that collect fines and hire Richard Rose at a meeting that was never recorded in the minutes or posted for public attendance. In the Hattiesburg American , Crider said he was the only candidate experienced with city finances and day-to-day operations but listed above, his experience has not benefited the citizens of Lumberton. Also, the week after the special election, Crider was attempting to claim victory using an opinion while I presented the law that stated a run-off election was required...