Virginia Cunningham/ News-Sun TATUM — The Town of Tatum will move forward with a special election to add a fifth council member to the town council. Tatum Town Clerk Amanda Thomas said, after many phone calls with multiple people around the state, and research she discovered, Tatum must hold the special election. The special election will be by mail-in ballot, and …

Virginia Cunningham/News-Sun TATUM — The Tatum Town Council voted two to one at Tuesday’s regularly scheduled meeting to cancel the special election and have the question of a fifth council member placed on the November ballot — and that move could land the town in more legal hot water. Tatum resident Rusty Ramirez voiced his displeasure with the vote, saying …