Several county school districts will have contested races in September's school board elections.
Billy Fair and Danny Beck are facing off for the Zone 1 position in Blytheville.
In Manila, Anita Henry Cole and Dean Tucker are competing for the Position 4 slot.
And in Osceola, Sylvester Belcher and Billy Wilbanks are battling for the Zone 3 position.
In Gosnell, William Mitchell King Jr. is running unopposed for the Zone 1 position, and Clarence Williams is unopposed for the Zone 7 position in South Mississippi County.
Early voting for the school election will be held at the courthouse in Blytheville from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Sept. 9-15. Election day will be Tuesday, Sept. 16.
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