Gonna be a new sheriff in town
No, I am not endorsing Cliff Cox for sheriff; I just wanted to use this as an example to describe the politics behind the sheriff's race in a small, Southern town.
Sheriff Ronnie Brown passed away March 11, 2009. His wife, Angie, was appointed to complete his term, with a special election to be held in November. So far, Cliff Cox, former narcotics division commander, Randy Freeman, constable, and Chuck Mayfield, former narcotics officer and now youth court administrator, are all running, as evidenced by their signs. I'm sure there are others, but those are just the signs I have noticed. At least 10 have picked up the paperwork to run.
Natchez has had only 3 sheriffs in almost 50 years. A father and son for most of the time from the mid 60's until 2003, and then Brown from then until his death. Now it is a wide open field, and I expect it to get pretty dirty. Friendships are already being tested, and the official qualifying date isn't even until September 3.
There has already been accusation of canditates acting outside the campaign law. I certainly expect more mud-slinging to follow.
This kind of aggravates me. This car was not this color in real life. It was lavender. Yes, lavender, with matching hubcaps. Sigh...I really need a new BB with a better camera, but don't have $500 for the new one. What to do, what to do...
I promise, I am going to go somewhere tomorrow where I can get some good pictures! This one is actually kind of cool, though, because it was taken from the car window as I was going over the bridge. Notice the ghostly image of the shopping bags on the front seat?
Okay, this amused me to no end. (And yes, I am easily amused!) Stopped at the local Walgreens, (which is quickly becoming my favorite store), and what did I find? My car's identical twin! I've had this car for 4 years and I have never seen another one exactly like it! So I just had to take a pic. 
