COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus Mayor Elect Stephen Jones will take office on July 1.

Jones is a Columbus native who has served on the city council for 9 years.

He never planned on pursuing a life in politics, but he said it was a calling.

“I actually never wanted to even be in politics, never even thought about being in politics. I think it’s just God put me where He wanted me to be. I’m being led by Him and not really by myself.” Jones said.

He grew up on the northside of town and moved around locally, but he says God put him back on the northside, guiding his steps on where he was meant to be and serve.

Jones said that during his campaign, many of his supporters voiced concerns about crime.

“Even though the DOJ came down and said the crime was down, it’s still the point of, you

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