Several candidates have thrown their names in the hat vying for seats on city council, the Union County Board of Education and the conservation board by filing the necessary paperwork before the 4:00 p.m. deadline on Tuesday, August 9, 2016.
The Morganfield City Council candidates are as follows:
Paul Monsour
Dr. Darrell French
Mike Moore
Gary Lovell
Rick Wyatt
Tandy Steward
Alvin Russelburg
William “Bill” Rose
Nadine Thomas
The Sturgis City Council candidates are:
Dr. Jeremy Baker
Dr. Kate Baker
Doug Rodgers
Charles Short
Russell “Nicky” Holeman
Mike Cowan
Pete Brown
DeDe McPeake
Current Councilman Dr. Kember Heine did not file for reelection.
Uniontown City Council candidates:
Joey Coney
Joe Coker
Junior Hargrove
Eric Willett
Michael Brown
Jeremy Millikan
And former Uniontown Police Chief and current mayor of Uniontown, Thomas “Buster” Byrd filed to run for the mayor’s seat for a full term.
According to the Union County Clerk’s Office, no candidates filed to serve on Waverly City Council.
The candidates that filed for the Union County Board of Education are as follows:
District 1 – Current board chairperson Jennifer Buckman
District 3 – Drennan Cowan
District 5 – Donnie Gatten
District 3 school board member Lynda Jackson and District 5 board member James Ricketts, both of whom have served since 2009, did not file seeking reelection.
The Union County Conservation Board candidates are as follows:
Tommy Rudd
Jeremiah Jones
Carrie Stenger
Benjamin Dossett