Former TV Reporter, Pageant Winner Wants to Be Southaven's First Black Woman Alderman
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Last updated 14 Jul 2024
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Pamela McKelvy Hamner never thought she would run for political office. After all, she was a reporter for 30 years. She knew what politics were like—brutal. Eight years after local members of the Federation of Democratic Women started approaching her as a potential candidate for local office, Hamner decided to run.
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