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THREE-DAY FORECAST TODAY High 81 Low 68 TUESDAY High 77 Low 63 High 81 Low 58 WEDNESDAY SPORTS Find out how Mississippi State and Southern Miss. fared Sunday in the Hattiesburg Regional clarionledger.com MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2017 CLARIONLEDGER.COM Vol. 178 No. 97 Copyright 2017 Retail: $1.50 See page 2A for pricing details. If you have questions about newspaper delivery or delivery payments, call 1-877-850-5343. CUSTOMER SERVICE Advice 9A Comics 9A Deaths 5A Metro/State 3A Opinion 6A Puzzles 10A Sports 1C Weather 2A INDEX On Tuesday, Hattiesburg residents will head to the polls to choose the mayoral candidate who will lead the city for the next four years. The general election ballot features three may- oral hopefuls: incumbent Mayor Johnny DuPree and independent challengers Shawn O’Hara and Rep. Toby Barker. The Hattiesburg American takes an in-depth look at each candidate and his goals for the city. Johnny DuPree DuPree, a Democrat who was elected in 2001, is seeking his fifth term in the post. Before becom- ing mayor, he served on the Forrest County Board of Supervisors and the Hattiesburg Public School District Board. During a recent debate, DuPree said maintain- ing and improving education for children would be among his top priorities if re-elected. To that end, he would continue services like the Little Free Libraries around Hattiesburg and the read- ing initiatives at Burger King and O’Charley’s Restaurant & Bar. “We want to make sure that every child has a positive future,” he said. “Every child needs to learn not only inside the classroom, but outside the classroom. “We just won an award for helping children learn outside the classroom — to make sure that they know how to read, to make books available to them.” DuPree said to help move that along, he’s in fa- vor of recruiting more teachers to the area. “My daughter’s a first-grade teacher, and at the beginning of this school year she had 32 chil- dren in her classroom,” he said. “Now, how are you going to teach 32 children with one teacher and an aide in the classroom? “You can’t do that, and that’s why we need to recruit counselors and teachers.” Juruthin Woullard, a retired teacher who has In a state where most cities vote consistently Republican or Demo- cratic, competitive general elec- tions are few and far between. The one Tuesday is no excep- tion. Many cities in the Jackson-met- ro chose their new leaders in the primary. Brandon, Clinton, Madi- son, Flowood and Ridgeland all re- elected their mayors in the Repub- lican primary and they face no gen- eral opposition. Others, like Canton, Pearl and Jackson, ousted their incumbents in the primary, the winners of which are likely to be elected in the general. The Jackson mayor’s race may have the largest general ticket of any municipal election. Chokwe The city of Jackson is settling a law- suit by the Justice Department by allow- ing group homes for people recovering from drug or alcohol abuse. City and federal lawyers on Wednes- day jointly asked U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate to approve the settle- ment. The Justice Department sued in Sep- tember, saying Jackson was discriminat- ing against disabled people by trying to shut down a group home run by Urban Rehab. The city will pay $100,000 to Urban Rehab owner Philip Massey, $35,000 to the federal government as a civil penal- ty, and $50,000 to a settlement fund to compensate anyone else who may have been harmed. Jackson has agreed to re- vise its zoning code and ease other re- strictions, as well as to train city employ- ees, appoint a fair housing compliance officer, and make reports to the Justice Department. The city forced Urban Rehab to close in 2014, saying that its ordinances didn’t allow unrelated people with substance abuse diagnoses to live together. The federal government swiftly intervened, noting Jackson had agreed to a consent decree allowing group homes for people with disabilities in 1997, and had later been found in contempt of that consent decree in 2002. City politics have been roiled over al- lowing group homes for recovering ad- dicts in recent years. Most scrutiny had focused on another operator, Maryland- based Oxford House, which became the subject of protests after opening a house in an affluent Jackson neighborhood in 2015. In 2015, Gov. Phil Bryant asked the state Department of Mental Health to stop providing seed loans to Oxford House after a state senator got involved in the dispute. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann ordered Oxford House to Jackson settles suit over discriminating against group homes ASSOCIATED PRESS See Homes, Page 5A 2017 HATTIESBURG ELECTION ELIJAH BAYLIS/THE CLARION-LEDGER In this May file photo, Jackson residents sign in to vote at Precinct at 68 Wilkins Elementary School for the May 2 primary election. Jackson voters and other voters in the metro area go to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in the general election. General elections see little competition ANNA WOLFE THE CLARION-LEDGER See Elections, Page 4A THREE CANDIDATES FACE OFF FOR MAYOR HASKEL BURNS AMERICAN STAFF WRITER Barker DuPree O'Hara See Mayor, Page 4A
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THREE-DAY FORECAST
TODAY
High
81Low
68
TUESDAY
High
77Low
63High
81Low
58
WEDNESDAY
SPORTS
Find out howMississippi State andSouthern Miss. faredSunday in theHattiesburg Regionalclarionledger.com
M O N D AY , J U N E 5 , 2 0 1 7 C L A R I O N L E D G E R . C O M
Vol. 178 No. 97
Copyright 2017
Retail: $1.50 See page 2A for pricing details.
If you have questions about newspaper delivery or delivery payments, call 1-877-850-5343.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Advice 9AComics 9ADeaths 5AMetro/State 3A
Opinion 6APuzzles 10ASports 1CWeather 2A
INDEX
On Tuesday, Hattiesburg residents will head tothe polls to choose the mayoral candidate who willlead the city for the next four years.
The general election ballot features three may-oral hopefuls: incumbent Mayor Johnny DuPreeand independent challengers Shawn O’Hara andRep. Toby Barker.
The Hattiesburg American takes an in-depthlook at each candidate and his goals for the city.
Johnny DuPreeDuPree, a Democrat who was elected in 2001, is
seeking his fifth term in the post. Before becom-ing mayor, he served on the Forrest County Boardof Supervisors and the Hattiesburg Public SchoolDistrict Board.
During a recent debate, DuPree said maintain-ing and improving education for children wouldbe among his top priorities if re-elected. To thatend, he would continue services like the LittleFree Libraries around Hattiesburg and the read-ing initiatives at Burger King and O’Charley’sRestaurant & Bar.
“We want to make sure that every child has a
positive future,” he said. “Every child needs tolearn not only inside the classroom, but outsidethe classroom.
“We just won an award for helping childrenlearn outside the classroom — to make sure thatthey know how to read, to make books available tothem.”
DuPree said to help move that along, he’s in fa-vor of recruiting more teachers to the area.
“My daughter’s a first-grade teacher, and atthe beginning of this school year she had 32 chil-dren in her classroom,” he said. “Now, how areyou going to teach 32 children with one teacherand an aide in the classroom?
“You can’t do that, and that’s why we need torecruit counselors and teachers.”
Juruthin Woullard, a retired teacher who has
In a state where most cities voteconsistently Republican or Demo-cratic, competitive general elec-tions are few and far between.
The one Tuesday is no excep-tion.
Many cities in the Jackson-met-ro chose their new leaders in theprimary. Brandon, Clinton, Madi-son, Flowood and Ridgeland all re-elected their mayors in the Repub-lican primary and they face no gen-eral opposition.
Others, like Canton, Pearl andJackson, ousted their incumbentsin the primary, the winners ofwhich are likely to be elected in thegeneral.
The Jackson mayor’s race mayhave the largest general ticket ofany municipal election. Chokwe
The city of Jackson is settling a law-suit by the Justice Department by allow-ing group homes for people recoveringfrom drug or alcohol abuse.
City and federal lawyers on Wednes-day jointly asked U.S. District JudgeHenry T. Wingate to approve the settle-ment.
The Justice Department sued in Sep-tember, saying Jackson was discriminat-ing against disabled people by trying to
shut down a group home run by UrbanRehab.
The city will pay $100,000 to UrbanRehab owner Philip Massey, $35,000 tothe federal government as a civil penal-ty, and $50,000 to a settlement fund tocompensate anyone else who may havebeen harmed. Jackson has agreed to re-vise its zoning code and ease other re-strictions, as well as to train city employ-ees, appoint a fair housing complianceofficer, and make reports to the JusticeDepartment.
The city forced Urban Rehab to closein 2014, saying that its ordinances didn’tallow unrelated people with substanceabuse diagnoses to live together. Thefederal government swiftly intervened,noting Jackson had agreed to a consentdecree allowing group homes for peoplewith disabilities in 1997, and had laterbeen found in contempt of that consentdecree in 2002.
City politics have been roiled over al-lowing group homes for recovering ad-dicts in recent years. Most scrutiny had
focused on another operator, Maryland-based Oxford House, which became thesubject of protests after opening a housein an affluent Jackson neighborhood in2015.
In 2015, Gov. Phil Bryant asked thestate Department of Mental Health tostop providing seed loans to OxfordHouse after a state senator got involvedin the dispute. Secretary of State DelbertHosemann ordered Oxford House to
Jackson settles suit over discriminating against group homesASSOCIATED PRESS
See Homes, Page 5A
2017 HATTIESBURG ELECTION
ELIJAH BAYLIS/THE CLARION-LEDGER
In this May file photo, Jackson residents sign in to vote at Precinct at 68 Wilkins Elementary School for the May 2 primary election. Jackson voters and othervoters in the metro area go to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in the general election.
Generalelectionssee littlecompetitionANNA WOLFETHE CLARION-LEDGER
See Elections, Page 4A
THREE CANDIDATESFACE OFF FOR MAYORHASKEL BURNSAMERICAN STAFF WRITER
Barker DuPree O'Hara
See Mayor, Page 4A
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