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alderman for the town of Cotton Valley. She<br />

could have very well checked the status of<br />

the account for herself. Instead of checking<br />

the records at Town Hall to see if the bill<br />

was paid, Miss Bigot chose to be devious.<br />

Miss Bigot inquired about the bill so that she<br />

could show that Mayor Alexander and his<br />

team at the Town Hall are once again<br />

irresponsible. The bill was already paid in<br />

Full.<br />

Yes, it might sound petty but Miss Bigot<br />

was on the aldermen’s board before Mayor<br />

Alexander became mayor when a white<br />

employee of Town of Cotton Valley would<br />

often misuse the charge account at Handy<br />

Stop. This employee would go to Handy<br />

Stop and get beer, gas, cigarettes, etc. He<br />

charged these items for himself and his wife.<br />

The Town of Cotton Valley had to pay that

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