Mississippi Secretary of State candidates State Senator Michael Watson, a Republican, and the former Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny Dupree, a Democrat, will debate onstage at William Carey University this Thursday at 4 pm.
The event will be held at the Thomas Fine Arts Auditorium on the Hattiesburg campus.
The forum is free, open to the public, and will be streamed by the university.
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