The Mississippi Municipal League Hall of Fame was created to honor those municipal elected board members, mayors, aldermen, councilmen, and selectmen who have served twenty years or more as a municipal elected official.

Hall of Fame Members


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The Mississippi Municipal League Hall of Fame was created to honor those municipal elected board members, mayors, aldermen, councilmen, and selectmen who have served twenty years or more as a municipal elected official.
The following members have been inducted into the Mississippi Municipal League's Hall of Fame.
Alderman Michael Adams, Pelahatchie
Mayor James H. Adams, Raymond
Alderman L.B. Adkins, Union
Alderman Ed Ainsworth, Richland
Alderwoman Jean J. Aldridge, West
Alderman John Anderson, New Albany
Alderman Billy Anderson, Pickens
Alderwoman Earl Dean Anthony, Woodville
Alderwoman Janice Antonow, Oxford
Alderwoman Joyce Arceneaux-Mathis, Natchez
Alderman Allan Atkinson, Forest
Mayor Rosemary G. Aultman, Clinton
Alderwoman Lynda Austin, Walls
Alderman T. F. Badon, Liberty
Alderman Gilroy Bails, Ripley
Mayor Bobby Baker, Batesville
Alderwoman Frances S. Ball, Louisville
Mayor Henry C. Banks, Hazelhurst
Alderwoman Margaret Barker, Verona
Mayor Glen Barlow, French Camp
Councilwoman Margaret Barrett-Simon, Jackson
Alderman Terry L. Bates Sr., Brookhaven
Alderwoman Mary Lee Beal, Starkville
Alderman Tommie Beasley, New Albany
Vice Mayor Beverly Bedford, Saltillo
Alderwoman Helen A. Beeman, Quitman
Alderwoman Evelyn Bennett, Tylertown
Alderwoman Ella Benson, Lexington
Mayor Darrell Berry, Wiggins
Mayor John H. Biggs, Iuka
Mayor James T. Blackburn, Quitman
Alderman Aubrey W. Blalock, Liberty
Alderman Richard E. Blaylock, Derma
Mayor Buford C. Blount, Bassfield
Councilman James Bolden, Rosedale
Alderman Robert "Candy" Bone, Lena
Alderman George Booker Jr., Oakland
Alderman Joe R. Bourn, Coffeeville
Mayor Robert R. Bourne, Columbia
Mayor John R. Bradley, Inverness
Alderman Johnny Frank Bradley Sr., Pace
Alderwoman Helen Branning, French Camp
Alderman Aubry Brent Jr., Yazoo City
Alderman Sonny Bridges, Richland
Alderman Joe Brooks, Quitman
Mayor Kenneth Broome, Utica
Mayor John Brown, Holly Springs
Alderman Larry Brown, Indianola
Mayor Clyde Brown, Shubuta
Alderman Patrick Brown, Magee
Alderman Roland Brumfield, Tylertown
Mayor Jackie Bryant, Iuka
Mayor Harold Bryant, Columbia
Alderman Gerald G. Buffington, Collins
Alderman Joe Bullard, Leakesville
Alderman Fred M. Bullard, Pittsboro
Alderman Mark Buntyn, Decatur
Mayor Dan Burchfield, Eupora
Mayor Edward Burge, Blue Mountain
Alderman James Burns, Tishomingo
Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler, Madison
Mayor Tony Byrne, Natchez
Alderwoman Loraine Cady, Southaven
Alderman Charles Calcote, Meadville
Alderman John Calmese, Gunnison
Alderman Theodore Campbell, Cleveland
Alderman Robert E. Carrington III, Byhalia
Councilman Edmond Carroll, Hattiesburg
Mayor Roger Carter, Shaw
Mayor James Marshall Casey, Vardaman
Alderman James P. Cassidy, Marks
Alderman Bonnie Caviness, Ripley
Mayor Nancy Chambers, Forest
Alderman Howard Chambliss, Fayette
Alderman Terry Chewe, Pontotoc
Alderman Walter Clark, Ellisville
Alderman James Clark, Forest
Mayor Jimmy Clyde, Magee
Mayor Jimmy Cockroft, Kosciusko
Alderman Frederick "Chic" Cody, Ocean Springs
Alderman Kenneth E. Coffie, Fayette
Mayor Johnny Coleman, Thaxton
Alderman Garrie Colhoun, Holly Springs
Councilman Billy F. Collins, Grenada
Alderman George C. Collins, Olive Branch
Alderman Bob Cook, Bay Springs
Mayor Harry Neal Corder, Algoma
Alderman Gerald Covington, Enterprise
Alderwoman Brenda Crawford, Houston
Alderman W.C. Croft, Walnut Grove
Alderman Eugene Crosby, Louisville
Alderwoman Willie V. Crump, Edwards
Alderman Jimmy Dabbs, Smithville
Mayor Gary D'Aquilla, Woodville
Mayor Richard Darby, Sardis
Alderman/Mayor Pro-Tem Jerry Darby, Walnut Grove
Alderman John E. Darden, Amory
Alderman Samuel Lawrence Darnell, Caledonia
Alderman Fred Darnell, Caledonia
Alderman/Vice Mayor Bill Darnell, Caledonia
Alderman Willard Davis, Prentiss
Councilwoman Nettie Davis, Tupelo
Alderman Dudley Davis, Bolton
Alderwoman Linda Davis, Ridgeland
Alderman Leroy Dean, Iuka
Mayor Andre' DeBerry, Holly Springs
Councilwoman Deborah Delgado, Hattiesburg
Mayor William P. Dickey Jr., Meadville
Councilman Ricky Dombrowski, Gulfport
Alderman Payton Dudley, Lucedale
Alderman William "Bill" Dugger, Batesville
Mayor Charley Dumas, Prentiss
Mayor Jessie J. Edwards, Coldwater
Alderman Robert E. Egger, Caledonia
Mayor Fred Esco Jr., Canton
Mayor Henry Espy, Clarksdale
Mayor John L. Estep, Goodman
Mayor Mable Everett, Braxton
Alderman Landis Fair, Algoma
Mayor Eddie Favre, Bay St. Louis
Mayor Philip Fisher, Clinton
Alderman C.D. Flake, Walnut
Alderwoman Minnie B. Freeman, Beaumont
Alderman James Marvin Freeman, Beaumont
Alderman W.L. Friday, Ecru
Alderman T.O. Fulton Jr., Lyon
Mayor Dock H. Gabbert, Derma
Alderman Mac Gallaspy, Kosciusko
Mayor Harry F. Garretson Jr., Leakesville
Alderman Chuck Gautier, Ridgeland
Mayor Rita Gentry, Blue Springs
Alderman Ray Gibson, Newton
Alderman John Gill, Ocean Springs
Mayor Darwin Graham, Sumrall
Alderman Al Graning, Natchez
Alderman Johnny R. Gray, Waynesboro
Councilman Harvey Lee Green, Moorhead
Alderman George W. Greene, Lucedale
Alderwoman Etta Greer, Pickens
Mayor Thomas Griffith, Amory
Councilman Hurley Ray Guillote, Gautier
Alderman-At-Large Dr. Jerry B. Gulledge, Crystal Springs
Mayor Pro-Tem Leavern Guy Sr., Picayune
Vice-Mayor Linda W. Hall, Pace
Mayor Edward J. Hall, Wiggins
Mayor Ronnie Hallmark, Shannon
Alderman Michael E. Hamblin, Byhalia
Alderman Joe Lewis Hamilton, Woodland
Councilman Teddy Harder, D'Iberville
Selectman/ Vice Mayor Jesse W. Harmon, West Point
Mayor Clifton Harris, Arcola
Alderman Melvin Harris, Magnolia
Mayor Phillip Harrison, Eupora
Mayor Larry Hart, Water Valley
Alderman Leon Hartfield, Purvis
Alderman Thomas B. Harthcock, Newton
Mayor Ralph L. Hathorn, Louisville
Alderman Ken Heard, Ridgeland
Councilwoman Barbara Henson, Meridian
Mayor E.E. Herring, Guntown
Alderman David Herrington, Carthage
Alderwoman Ruby Higgenbottom, Como
Mayor Jimmy R. Hill, Sandersville
Alderman Michael Hillie, Newton
Alderman James A. Holifield Sr., Ellisville
Mayor A.J. Holloway, Biloxi
Councilwoman Ella Holmes-Hines, Gulfport
Mayor Bobby B. Howell, Kilmichael
Alderwoman Cindy Hubbard, Pittsboro
Mayor Allen A. Hunter, Macon
Alderwoman Nancy Hutchens, Holly Springs
Alderman Kelly Hutchison, Sallis
Alderman Greg James, Walnut
Mayor Lee James, Weir
Alderman Timmy Lee Jamison, Marks
Alderman Paul Janoush, Cleveland
Councilman Jimmie T. Jenkins, Gulfport
Alderman Joe W. Jenkins, Oakland
Mayor Dr. Velma H. Jenkins, Shuqulak
Councilman Johnny Jennings, Greenwood
Alderwoman Mamie Johnson, Artesia
Mayor Bobby H. Johnson, Burnsville
Vice Mayor Lewis Johnson, Grenada
Mayor James R. Johnson Jr., Senatobia
Alderwoman Dianne Jolly, Sherman
Alderman Donny E. Jones, Bay Springs
Mayor W.J. Jones, Coahoma
Alderman Wilson B. Jones, Edwards
Alderman Shenia K. Jones, Houston
Councilman Manuel Jones, Laurel
Mayor Victor Jones, Prentiss
Alderman Roscoe L. Jones, Shubuta
Councilman David Jordan, Greenwood
Alderman John W. Jordan, Purvis
Alderwoman Norma Jean Kelly, Bude
Mayor Gregg Kennedy, Smithville
Alderman Willie King, Batesville
Mayor Martin King, Cleveland
Mayor Rogers W. King, Fayette
Alderman James M. King Sr., Crowder
Alderman Doug Landrum, Ellisville
Mayor John Lang, Inverness
Alderman Gene Lansdell, Blue Mountain
Alderwoman Alpha Oneida-Hollis Laster, Morton
Alderman-At-Large Sam Lauderdale, Hernando
Alderman L. C. Leach Sr., Bolton
Mayor Doug Lee, Lucedale
Mayor Robert LeFlore Sr., Pace
Alderman Dr. Frank L. Leggett, Bassfield
Mayor Azira “Bobby" Lewers, Como
Alderwoman Erma Deen Lewis, Crystal Springs
Alderman Thomas M. Lewis, Heidelberg
Alderman Lloyd Lewis, Jonestown
Mayor A.R. Lightsey, Sandersville
Alderman Kirk Lindsey, Nettleton
Alderman John M. Loftin, Sentatobia
Mayor Ben M. Logan, Sherman
Councilman Eldridge Lowe, Okolona
Alderwoman Velma Lee Lusk, Florence
Mayor Gene F. Magee, Ridgeland
Alderman David Massey, Natchez
Alderman Earl Mathes, Utica
Alderman W. O. McCallum, New Hebron
Alderman Todd McDonald, Sherman
Alderwoman Jeanie S. McDonald, Shubuta
Alderman Matt McDonnell, Ocean Springs
Alderwoman Bobbye W. McElroy, Union
Alderman Charles McFarland, Shubuta
Mayor H.D. McGee, Fulton
Mayor Sara T. McLellan, West
Alderwoman Judy McLeod, Louisville
Alderman W. A. McMahen, Union
Mayor J.E. McMullan, Newton
Alderman Boyce E. McNeece, Fulton
Alderwoman Cynthia S. Melton, Forest
Mayor John D. Mercier, Corinth
Mayor Jake Middleton, Natchez
Commissioner Margaret R. Miller, Charleston
Alderman Andrew Miller, Hernando
Mayor Gerald Miller, Liberty
Alderman Robert G. Miller, Prentiss
Alderman Richard Minor, Byhalia
Mayor Ophelia Nowell Mitchell, Ethel
Mayor James A. Mitchell, Lula
Mayor Greg Mitchell, Picayune
Alderman Frank M. Mitchener, Sumner
Alderman Larry Moffett, Taylorsville
Alderman Bobby Mooney, Collins
Mayor Jonathan Moore, Pickens
Alderman John P. Moore Jr., Centreville
Alderman Bobbie Moudy, Florence
Alderwoman Carrie Moulds, Lucedale
Alderwoman Evelyn B. Murray, Shuqualak
Alderwoman Margaret Nelson, Woodland
Alderman Shelly Newell, Arcola
Alderman Paul Newman, Liberty
Alderman James "Jimmy" L. Nix, Bay Springs
Mayor David L. Nixon , Burnsville
Mayor Doug Norton, Blue Mountain
Mayor Billy Nowell, Cleveland
Alderman James P. Owen, New Albany
Alderman Claude H. Owen, Pontotoc
Councilman Carl Palmer, Greenwood
Commissioner Grady Palmer, Clarksdale
Councilman Jesse E. Palmer Sr., Meridian
Alderman James Robert Pate, Woodland
Alderman Leonard Patterson, Sumner
Alderwoman Patricia Peeler, Madison
Alderman Roy A. Perkins, Starkville
Alderman Greg Pharr, Belmont
Alderwoman Bobbie Jean Pounders, Batesville
Alderman James Larry Poynor, Florence
Alderman Robert Rhodus, Magnolia
Mayor Merlin Richardson, Anguilla
Mayor Sam Rikard, Olive Branch
Alderman Harry Robinson, Forest
Mayor Percy Robinson, Summit
Alderman Robert Rockett, Coahoma
Alderman Danny R. Rodgers, Bruce
Mayor Robert Rowe, Charleston
Alderman David Rule, Lexington
Alderman Jeppy Rush, Prentiss
Mayor Thomas A. Rushing, Kilmichael
Alderwoman Eleanor Russell, Decatur
Mayor Pete Russell, Magee
Alderman Charles Russell, Rolling Fork
Alderman Thomas Russum, Port Gibson
Alderman Willard Samuels, Cleveland
Mayor Jimmy Sanders, Artesia
Commissioner Edward Seals, Clarksdale
Mayor Max Sessums, Union
Mayor Joe Shegog, Marks
Mayor William Shelton Jr., Coffeeville
Alderman Henry Lee Sibley, Inverness
Mayor W. J. Simmons, Magnolia
Alderman Luther Sinquefield Jr., Senatobia
Alderman Tim Smith, Horn Lake
Alderman James M. Smith, Houston
Mayor J. Evon Smith, Bay Springs
Mayor V.O. Smith, Collins
Alderman Robert Smith, Edwards
Mayor John Robert Smith, Meridian
Alderman Curtis Robert Smith, Shannon
Alderwoman Virginia Smith-Bailey, Terry
Alderman Dr. James W. Speck, Ecru
Mayor Lester Spell, Richland
Mayor Howard Stafford, Pontotoc
Alderman James Stark, Southaven
Alderman Lane Steele, Magee
Alderman Russell Stewart, Anguilla
Alderman Joseph Still, Sardis
Councilman Kenneth I. Stokes, Jackson
Alderwoman Flora Stovall, Artesia
Alderman Ronnie Stoxstill, Jonestown
Alderman Steve Stringer, Pearl
Mayor Shirley Sturdevant-Allen, Metcalf
Alderman Lee Sturdivant, Lyon
Alderman Grady E. Suttle Sr., Noxapater
Mayor James R. Swearengen, Oakland
Mayor Riley Sweargean, Oakland
Vice Mayor Jack Switzer, Inverness
Alderman Arris Cleo Sykes, Sentatobia
Alderwoman Tawanna Tatum, Madison
Alderman Billy J. Taylor, Ashland
Alderman Preston E. Taylor, Oxford
Councilman George M. Thomas, Meridian
Alderman Donald A. Thompson, Gloster
Mayor H. Malcolm Threatt, Marion
Councilman James Thriffiley, Bay St. Louis
Alderman Herb Touchton, Clinton
Alderman Eddie Tucker, Verona
Mayor Thomas N. Turner, Belzoni
Alderman Louis Valentine, Lucedale
Mayor Gerald Vance, Mize
Mayor Emery Veazey, D'Lo
Alderman Robert Vick Jr., Summit
Alderman David E. Vincent, French Camp
Alderman/Mayor Pro-Tem Robert B. Vinson, Magee
Mayor J.W. Walker, Taylorsville
Councilman Tom Wall, Biloxi
Alderman Robert Wall Jr., Noxapater
Alderman Eddie Walls Jr., Port Gibson
Alderman James Walthall, Horn Lake
Alderman John Walton, Como
Alderman Giles Ward, Louisville
Alderwoman Margie A. Warren, Pelahatchie
Alderwoman Lennette Watts, Utica
Mayor W.K. Webb, Saltillo
Mayor Jack Webb, III, Sumner
Alderman Wayne Welch, Union
Alderman Lloyd Welford, Lucedale
Alderman John Welter, Wesson
Alderman Fred White, Water Valley
Alderman Roy C. White, Hickory
Mayor Jimmy L. White, Richton
Alderman Bob White, Sandersville
Alderperson Ruth Whitehead, Smithville
Alderman David Wiggs, New Houlka
Alderman J.P. Wilemon, Belmont
Alderman Frank E. Williams, Ellisville
Alderman James Williams, Tupelo
Alderwoman Brenda Willis, Caledonia
Alderman Woodrow Wilson, Bassfield
Alderman Hayward Wilson, Fulton
Alderman Hall W. Wilson, Natchez
Alderwoman Tammie Kaye Wilson, Waynesboro
Mayor Robert Windom Jr., Georgetown
Alderman-At-Large Henry Grady Wright, Amory
Mayor/ Alderman Bob Yarber, Belmont
Mayor Daniel "Moe" Yarbrough, Louisville
Alderman James A. Yelton, Batesville
Alderman W. L. Youngblood, Coahoma