August 15, 2014

A heated local election season could be in the forecast, with contested mayoral and city council races now on the ballot in several of the county's municipalities.

A heated local election season could be in the forecast, with contested mayoral and city council races now on the ballot in several of the county's municipalities.

Filing for this year's general election, slated for Nov. 4, closed Friday at noon, and multiple candidates have thrown their hats in the ring across the county.

The mayoral race will be contested in Blytheville, Gosnell, Dell, Leachville and Manila; and most of those city's council positions also have multiple candidates filed.

Final filings are as follows:

Blytheville

Blytheville mayor: James W. Sanders, Tommy Abbott, Gwendolyn Orr

Blytheville city attorney: Mike Bearden

Blytheville city clerk/treasurer: Connie S. Mosley

Blytheville Council, Ward 1, Pos. 2: Stan Parks, Margaree Rogers Jones

Blytheville Council, Ward 2, Pos. 2: L.C. Hartsfield

Blytheville Council, Ward 3, Pos. 2: Jessie Pinkney Mitchell, John Musgraves

Gosnell

Gosnell mayor: Don Marshall, Bobby Trump

Gosnell city clerk/treasurer: Kathy LaFarlette Hogan

Gosnell Council, Ward 1, Pos. 1: Eric Blount, Darrell Grisson

Gosnell Council, Ward 2, Pos. 1: John Pate, Danny Quearry

Gosnell Council, Ward 3, Pos. 1: Terry Byrd, Teresa K. Walker

Dell

Dell mayor: Danny Moody, Kenny Jackson

Dell recorder/treasurer: Cathy Huddleston

Dell Council, Pos. 1: Rodney Cooper

Dell Council, Pos. 2: Sandra K. Carpenter, Mary Alice Perkins

Dell Council, Pos. 3: Leslie Cook Hogue

Dell Council, Pos. 4: John Hines

Dell Council, Pos. 5: Bill Huddleston, Roger Dale Short

Leachville

Leachville mayor: Shelia Spurlock, Ralph D. Wells

Leachville City Clerk: Ruth Ann Keith

Leachville Council, Ward 1, Pos. 1: Tommy Stone

Leachville Council, Ward 2, Pos. 1: Karen Wallace

Leachville Council, Ward 2, Pos. 2: Billy Hetler, Lisa Baldridge

Leachville Council, Ward 3, Pos. 1: Teresa Johnson

Leachville Council, Ward 3, Pos. 2: Johnny R. Hawkins, Chad McCoy, Michael Webster

Manila

Manila mayor: Terry Carr, Wayne Wagner

Manila city clerk: Susie Parker

Manila Council, Ward 1, Pos. 2: Dan Gamble, Steven Milligan

Manila Council, Ward 2, Pos. 2: Jason Baltimore, Susan A. Jackson

Manila Council, Ward 3, Pos. 2: Tony Hawkins, Wendell Poteet

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The Mississippi County Election Commission plans to hold drawing for ballot positions at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, at the second floor courtroom in the Blytheville courthouse.

The deadline to register to vote in the November election is Oct. 6. For information on registration, contact the Mississippi County Clerk's office at 870-762-2411.

sharris@blythevillecourier.com

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