Medley announces run for school board seat

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

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Saying he wants to be the “voice of the people,” Centertown resident Billy Medley has announced his candidacy for the 5th District School Board seat. Medley ran for the seat in 1998 but was defeated by incumbent Mike Holland.

Being in the public eye as owner of Medley’s Diner and Market in Centertown, Medley said he has constant contact with the people in his district and usually hears peoples’ concerns about the school system. He is in a perfect position, he said, to listen to their concerns and to act on them.

“If elected I will be a hands-on representative and will try to represent the people according to what I hear,” he said.

Medley said he feels the school system is currently run “pretty well” and is not in a position to say what, if any, problems exist there. He proposes no specific changes or improvements, no specific education vision, nor does he make any promises.

“I’d just like to have the voice to represent the people of this district,” he said.

He and his wife Laura have two daughters, Kayla and Sammye Jo.

Medley will face incumbent Mike Holland in the Aug. 1 general election.