Qualifying deadline quickly approaching for school board
With school board qualifying deadline at noon Thursday, candidates in the three districts up for grabs in this year?s election are facing no opposition.
In the 1st District, encompassing the second and third county commission districts, Marty Powers is the sole qualifier. The incumbent in that district, Debbie Watlington, has picked up qualifying papers but was yet to file as of Tuesday afternoon. Another potential candidate in the 1st District, Gordon McGee Jr. also has qualifying papers.
Incumbent Larry Judkins is the sole qualifier in the 3rd District, which encompasses the fourth and fifth county commission districts. Michael Martin, Brian Holt and Jeff Killian all have qualifying papers out in that district.
In the 5th District, incumbent Mike Holland is the sole qualifier in the district which encompasses the ninth and tenth county commission districts. Chelsey Prater and Thomas L. Pedigo both have qualifying papers.
The winners of the various spots in the Aug. 3 school board elections will join three other members on the board. The other three will face election in two years as the board terms are staggered.
According to election administrator Donna Yates, persons qualifying for the board race must have a diploma or GED and must be at least 18 years of age. They must also have their qualifying petition signed by at least 25 registered voters from their school board district. Deadline for qualifying is at noon tomorrow.
In other qualifying news, incumbent Republican 47th District state Rep. Judd Matheny will face opposition in November as two Democrats have qualified. The hopefuls are David Clark and Garth Segroves, both of Coffee County. The 47th District encompasses Coffee County and the western part of Warren County.
Charles Curtiss faces no opposition for a return to the 43rd District state representative seat.
In the area of constable, a large field has assembled to fill the 12 posts in the 12 county districts. The following is the list of those who have qualified.
Those who are qualified are marked (returned), while those who have papers not yet returned have no parenthesis. The following are hopefuls: Jerry Scott ? 8th District (returned); Kevin D. Gunter ? 4th District; James H. Cunningham ? 5th District (returned); Anthony B. Sorren, Jr. ? 4th District (returned); Charlie Humphrey ? 10th District (returned); Bill Wanamaker ? 1st District (returned); David Pennington ? 10th District (returned); Warren K. Murray ? 12th District (returned); Tommy Adams ? 1st District; Jimmy Todd ? 6th District; Morris D. Holt, Sr. ? 2nd District (returned); William C. Blake ? 5th District; Phillip A. Young ? 3rd District (returned); Louis Battles ? 9th District (returned); Carl Edward Griffin ? 2nd District; Travis Roberts ? 3rd District (returned); Jonathan Lee Womack ? 12th District (returned); William Bonner ? 1st District; Floyd W. Bouldin ? 7th District (returned); Rick Phillips ? 12th District (returned); Billy Joe Crouch ? 9th District (returned); Brian Holt ? 5th District; Robert Escenbacher ? 3rd District.
A sample ballot for the upcoming May 2 primary will appear in Friday?s edition.