City pauses to honor former mayor

During a ceremony held in 2004, Joe McNeal was sworn in as the mayor of Mountain Home where he served as the city’s leader until 2008.

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Flags in Mountain Home remain at half staff in honor of the city’s first black mayor who passed away Sunday at the age of 89.

Joe McNeal, who served as the city’s first African American mayor as well as the second in Idaho, represented “a distinguished leader whose dedication and service to our community left an indelible mark on the City of Mountain Home,” said Mayor Rich Sykes in a post shared on social media Monday morning.

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