Time to file

Filing period begins for candidates for local school boards, city councils

Published Sunday, February 10, 2008

By Staff

Candidates for local school boards and city councils can file for the positions beginning Monday.

Election day is May 10, and early voting will be April 28 through May 6.

The filing deadline for candidates is March 10.

The following seats are up for election in 2008 with incumbents listed:

School boards

Bridgeport School Board - Place 6 (Ken Kilpatrick) and Place 7 (Gaylord Kennedy)

Decatur School Board - Place 3 (Alan White) and 4 (Mike McQuiston)

Northwest School Board - Place 6 (Davis Palmer), Place 5 (Lynn Gamron), Place 7 (vacant)

Paradise School Board - Place 3 (Ren Young), Place 4 (Carrie Treather) and Place 5 (Debbie Baber)

Alvord School Board - Place 6 (Eddie Hale), Place 7 (Calvin Baker)

Boyd School Board - Place 1 (Dennis Tidwell), Place 2 (Pam Galloway) and Place 3 (Sheril Rodgers-Tidwell)

Chico School Board - Place 4 (Mark Tate), Place 7 (Craig Moss) and Place 6 (Greta McDaniel)

Slidell - Since the community is not a municipality, the school will hold their election in the general election years in November; Places 5 (Tim Fletcher), 6 (Steve Pruett) and 7 (Brian Moore), are set to expire Nov. 8. Candidates must wait until summer before they can start filing.

City Councils

Decatur - Mayor (Joe Lambert), Place 1 (Randy Parker), Place 3 (Tim Murphy) and Place 5, at-large (Eddie Sampler)

Rhome - Two at-large seats, currently held by Patty Robinson and Jesus Valdez, and the mayor, currently Mark Lorance

Chico -Two at-large seats, currently held by J.D. Clark, Karen Garrison and Sue Manning. All three are two-year terms. A one-year unexpired term, currently vacant, will also be on the ballot.

New Fairview - Three at-large seats held by Curtis Kent, Mike Georgia and John Dunlap

Bridgeport - Mayor (Don Majka), Place 2 (Al Scott) and Place 4 (Robert Vidal)

Lake Bridgeport - Mayor (Doug Dunlap) and two council members (Lucy Slaten and Jim Kohnert), all at large

Paradise - Place 1 (Ted Foster), Place 2 (Pauline Shannon) and Place 3 (Vonda Everhart)

Alvord - Place 3 (Dwight Sherwood), Place 4 (Malcolm Hardy) and Place 5 (Marvin Porter)

Boyd - Place 1 (R.T. Brooks ), Place 3 (Harry Towler, appointed to fill vacancy) and Place 5 (Lenard Reynolds)

Newark - Place 1 (Bonnie Neal), Place 2 (Jerry Davidson) and Place 3 (Lucille Drain)

Runaway Bay - Mayor (A.L. Jowitt) and two at-large council seats (Lee Braun and Robert Ryan)

Aurora - Ward I (Bill McCurdy), Ward II (Joe Smith) and Ward III (Jason Brummal)