Hattiesburg, MS- "The only thing I'm running is re-election, not running a cold, not running a fever or nothing else related to COVID!" says Hattiesburg City Councilman Nick Brown while having fun with his family at the Pine Belt Fair on Sunday Night.
Councilman Nick Brown denies having COVID and strongly push back on false news reports that seem to suggest otherwise. "I wake up to the news and see people talking about me on tv and on social media sites. Let me be clear: Nobody has talked to me! So how the hell they mentioning my name and posting my picture like they talked to me!", exclaimed Brown.
Brown is referring to reports by local media and blogs who reported that they are waiting on his COVID -19 test results as to suggest he has been speaking or coordinating with media or city officials regarding a recent report suggesting he may have COVID, which he strongly denies.
Brown says he found out about him possibly having COVID and supposedly getting tested just as everyone else did, by reading the news in which even he was surprised to be seeing.
The Councilman says his only focus is continuing to improve the quality of life of residents in Ward 5, the largest ward in the city which is 80-90% African American.
In doing so, Councilman Nick Brown is officially announcing that he is running for re-election to continue to sit on Hattiesburg City Council representing Ward 5. He's proud of what he's done so far.
He's spent $1.3 Million Dollars paving at least 30 different streets in Ward 5. He's proud of building a much needed pavilion at Sullivan's Park along with installing grandstands at the People's Park Football Field in Palmer's Crossing Community. He's increased safety and visibility by putting up 70 street lights, 20 of which were brand new LED lights.
He's also manifested new ideas such as SPOT, a Safe Place for Online Transactions, where citizens can safely meet up for legal online business transactions that are video monitored. He's in the process of extending Martin Luther King Ave to William Carey Parkway, a very innovative way to connect different parts of his ward.
Infrastructure is also at the top of his list. Brown says he's putting new water lines, sidewalks, and paving new roads for Country Club Rd and Martin Luther King Ave. But most of all, he wants to rebuild Timberton Park, something that has remain one of his top priorities and keeps him up at night. He also plans to build new tennis courts and add splash pads at all the parks in his communities.
As for as COVID, Brown says there's no truth to any of it. Brown says he's fine and his family is doing great. He says if anything were to change, he would personally let the public know.
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