Jeff Goodwin, director of the state auditor’s compliance division, speaks to the Canton Board of Aldermen during a meeting at Canton City Hall in Canton, Miss., on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Jeff Goodwin, director of the state auditor’s compliance division, was congenial while describing to Canton officials how the office has taken $352,000 of the city’s revenue to pay for past-due audits – the first time Auditor Shad White has exercised this authority.
