The filing period for the May 11 city council and school board elections opened last week. It started Jan. 30 and runs through March 1.

The following places are on this year’s ballot. Also listed are the people currently in those positions and an update on who has filed as of Friday.

ALVORD SCHOOL BOARD

• Place 3 Jimmy Looney
• Place 4 Larry Nivens
• Place 5 Vic Czerniak
• Place 3 Jimmy Looney has filed.

CITY OF AURORA
(contacted but city secretary out until next week)

CITY OF BOYD

• Mayor Brent Wilson (I)
• Place 2 Rodney Scroggin (I)
• Place 4 Norman Pickett (I)

no one has filed

BOYD SCHOOL BOARD

• Place 6 Ernest Partin (I)
• Place 7 Minor Hopkins (I)

no one has filed

CITY OF BRIDGEPORT

• Place 3 Ilene Enochs (I)
• Place 4 Bobby Brazier (I)
• Place 5 Billy Fred Walker (I) has filed

BRIDGEPORT SCHOOL BOARD

• Place 4 Jim Bost (I) has filed
• Place 5 Dr. Scott Stowers (I) has filed

CITY OF CHICO

• Mayor J.D. Clark (I)
• Fletta Barrett (I)
• Sue Manning (I)

open seat
No one has filed.

CHICO SCHOOL BOARD

• Place 3 Paul Cantrell (I)
• Place 4 Noel Ruddick (I)
• Place 5 Craig Moss (I)

NO ONE HAS FILED.

DECATUR SCHOOL BOARD

• Place 1 Gary Clayton (I)
• Place 2 Jeff Elder (I) has filed

CITY OF DECATUR

• Place 2 Susan Cocanougher
• Place 4 Jason Wren
• Place 6 Randy Bowker

All three incumbents have filed for reelection.

CITY OF LAKE BRIDGEPORT

• Three at-large seats currently held by Manley Gregory, Paul Graff and Keith Bunch.
• Gregory and Graff have filed.

CITY OF NEW FAIRVIEW

• Mayor – Joe Max Wilson (I) has filed

CITY COUNCIL

• Louis Moran (I) has filed
• Rick White (I) has filed

CITY OF NEWARK
(contacted but city secretary out until next week)

NORTHWEST SCHOOL BOARD

• Place 3 Daryl Laney (I)
• Place 4 Judy Copp (I) has filed

CITY OF RHOME
three at-large city council seats

• Chris Graves (I)
• Cole Blanch (I)
• Louis Godfrey (I) has already filed

CITY OF RUNAWAY BAY
Three at-large seats

• Dan Ticer
• Jerry St. John
• Berry White

All three have filed for re-election.

Slidell and Paradise school boards and the Paradise City Council hold their elections in the fall.