Blytheville Council filings still slow

As the deadline for candidate filing in municipal elections approaches, filing for the available positions on the Blytheville City Council remains low, with no candidate filed for the race in Ward One, and only one each for the races in Wards Two and Three.

Following is a list of candidates who have filed for municipal office in the Chickasawba District of Mississippi County as of Friday afternoon:

Blytheville:

-- Ward 2, Position 1: Jim Vincent

-- Ward 3, Position 1: Joe Lewis

Gosnell:

-- Ward 3, Position 2: Ed Guthrie

Dell:

-- Position 1: Rodney Cooper

-- Position 2: Sandra Carpenter

-- Position 3: Leslie Cook Hogue

-- Position 4: Harold Rowe

Manila:

-- Ward 1, Position 1: Donnie Wagner

-- Ward 1, Position 2: Dan Gamble

-- Ward 2, Position 1: Linda L. Donovan

-- Ward 2, Position 2: Jason Baltimore

Leachville:

-- Ward 2, Position 1: David Wallace

-- Ward 2, Position 2: Billy Hetler

-- Ward 3, Position 1: Paul Wildy

-- Ward 3, Position 2: Johnny R. Hawkins

The deadline for filing at noon Friday.

sharris@blythevillecourier.com