Candidates file for municipal posts

Candidates file for municipal posts

Council positions, other elected offices to be contested in Nov. 7 races

ralphhardin@gmail.com When voters head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 7, they will be choosing not only a new president, but also selecting their preferences in a number of state and county races, as well as deciding on a number of statewide ballot measures and amendment proposals.

But residents of each city and town in Crittenden County will also be choosing from a field of candidates in several municipal races. Not all positions are up for election, and not all open positions had a candidate file with the County Clerk, but seats in which one or more candidates did file include (listed alphabetically, by city/town):

Anthonyville

Council Position I — Solon L. Anthony; Council Position II — Eddie Lee Bailey; Council Positon III — Freddie Lee Hicks; Council Position IV — Mildora Hicks, Roy L. Eason; Council Position V — Leroy C. Wright Sr.

Clarkedale

Council Position I — (no candidate filed); Council Position II — Mike Sample; Council Position III — Dave Thomas; Council Position IV — Rueben Parnell Council Position V — (no candidate filed); Clerk — Candice Pirani (did not qualify/not enough signatures), Paul Pirani (did not qualify/not enough signatures).

Crawfordsville

City Council Ward 1-1 — Terri Watson; City Council Ward 1-2 — Greg Pipken; City Council Ward 2-1 — Alex Alpe; City Council Ward 2-2 — ReDonna Allen; City Council Ward 3-1 — France R. Wallace; City Council Ward 3-2 — John Michael Burrows; Recorder — Julie S. Alpe; City Treasurer — Judy H. Moore.

Earle

Council Ward 1-2 — Donnie Cheers; Council Ward 2-2 — Charlie Young, Brenda Morris; Council Ward 3-2 — Robert Malone; Council Ward 4-2 — Sarah Johnson, Robert L. Udell Sr., Tyrone Hurst Edmondson

Council Position 1 — Alonzo Buckley; Council Position 2 — (no candidate filed); Council Position 3 — (no candidate filed); Council Position 4 — Larry Moore; Council Position 5 — Gayland Moore (did not qualify).

Gilmore

Position I — (no candidate filed); Position II — (no candidate filed); Position III — (no candidate filed); Position IV — (no candidate filed); Position V — (no candidate filed).

Horseshoe Lake

Town Council Position 1 — Trina Scarbrough; Town Council Position 2 — Shawn Siders, Garry Hahne; Town Council Position 3 — Terry Tarr; Town Council Position 4 — Karla Chambers Fann; Town Council Position 5 — Kenneth McDermott.

Jeanette

Position I — (no candidate filed); Position II — (no candidate filed); Position III — (no candidate filed); Position IV — (no candidate filed); Position V — (no candidate filed).

Jericho

Position 1 — Dorothy K. Parnell; Position 2 — Juanita Edwards, Gregory D. Fisher; Position 3 — Freddie Banks; Position 4 — (no candidate filed); Position 5 — Ida B. Shumpert.

Marion

City Council Jasper 1-1 — Matthew S. Hale, Kelly O’Neal; CIty Council Jasper 2-1 — Cliff Wood; City Council Jasper 3-1 — Bryan Jackson, Sherry Holliman.

Sunset

Position I — (no candidate filed); Position II — (no candidate filed); Position III — (no candidate filed); Position IV — (no candidate filed); Position V — (no candidate filed).

Turrell

Council Position 1 — Floyd D. Holmes; Council Position 2 — (no candidate filed); Council Position 3 — (no candidate filed); Council Position 4 — Eddie Mae Hale; Emmanual Harris; Council Position 5 — Angela Scott; Council Position 6 — Jeffrey Thomas.

West Memphis

Council Ward 1-2 — Tracy Catt, Alex Dunlap; Council Ward 2-2 — Melanie D. Hutchinson; Council Ward 3-2 — Don L. Christian, Wayne Croom; Council Ward 4-2 — Marco McClendon; Council Ward 5-2 — Willis Mondy, Alfred Felton.

In order to vote in the upcoming general election, voters must apply for registration by Oct. 9, 2016. Early voting/Absentee voting begins Oct. 24 and runs through Nov. 7. Absentee ballots must be received by Nov. 1. Election Day will be Tuesday, Nov. 8.

By Ralph Hardin