Early voting for the special election for the proposed half-cent hospital tax begins today (Tuesday, Oct. 7).
Early voting will be held at the Mississippi County Annex Building (formerly the Moore Center) in Blytheville, the Osceola Courthouse, the Manila Depot and the Leachville library.
Early voting will run Tuesday through the following Monday, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Election day for the tax will be Tuesday, Oct. 14, from 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. All county-wide polling sites will be open, with the exception of Gosnell, where the normal three polling sites have been consolidated to one at the community center.
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