Eric Ervin Elected to School Board

August 5, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The Board of Education will have one new member beginning next month.

Eric Ervin, a Republican, will succeed Kate Miller on the school board from the 4th district. Miller chose not to seek re-election. Ervin won the seat in the DeKalb County General Election Thursday beating two other opponents, Dr. Scott Little, a Democrat, and Independent Tony Poss. Ervin got 324 votes compared to 230 for Little and 148 for Poss.

Meanwhile Seventh district member Shaun Tubbs, an Independent defeated Republican Ryan Mollinet 323 to 205.

The other three incumbents up for re-election were unopposed including 1st district member Danny Parkerson, who received 441 votes; Republican Alan Hayes in the 2nd district with 513 votes; and 3rd district Republican Jim Beshearse with 525 votes.

The terms of office are for four years and begin September 1.

August 5, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The 14 member DeKalb County Commission will be made up of nine new members starting next month and overall, eight seats will be held by Republicans compared to four by Democrats and two by Independents.

In the General Election Thursday, three incumbents were defeated including Democrat Julie Young in the 1st district, Democrat Janice Fish Stewart in the 4th district, and Republican Bruce Malone in the 7th district.

Two new members were elected from the 1st district including Republican Tom Chandler, who won Thursday with 303 votes and Independent Daniel D. Cripps who received 225 votes. Republican Bennett Armstrong lost with 178 votes and Young came in last with 140 votes. Shaee Flatt, another incumbent 1st district commissioner who was appointed in 2021 to fill a vacancy did not seek election to a full term.

The second district incumbent commissioners were re-elected. Republican Sabrina Farler won with 389 votes and Democrat Myron Rhody received 307 votes. Republican Jim Pearson came up short losing with 255 votes.

Third district incumbent Democratic Commissioner Susannah Cripps Daughtry, who was also appointed in 2021 to fill a vacancy, was elected to her first full term Thursday winning with 260 votes but it was independent candidate Tony Luna who led the ticket in the district with 289 votes. Republican Tim Perricone narrowly lost with 250 votes and former county commissioner Jack E. Barton, III had 230 votes in a losing effort.

The fourth district will have two Republican commissioners in Tony “Cully” Culwell who won with 335 votes and Greg Matthews who garnered 270 votes. Commissioner Janice Fish Stewart came in third losing with 237 votes and former commissioner Wayne Cantrell, an Independent, lost with 199 votes. Another incumbent 4th district commissioner, Dr. Scott Little, a Democrat chose not to seek re-election but instead made an unsuccessful bid for a seat on the school board.

The fifth district will be represented by two GOP commissioners, Larry Green and Glynn Merriman, who both ran unopposed Thursday. Green received 414 votes and Merriman polled 359. Incumbent 5th District Commissioner Anita Puckett chose not to seek re-election but instead made an unsuccessful run for the GOP nomination for County Mayor in May.

Democratic 6th district incumbent Commissioner Jeff Barnes, the longest serving current member at 20 years, was re-elected with 267 votes but Republican Justin Douglas Adcock was the top vote getter in the district with 311. Republican Doug Stephens fell just short of being elected with 259 votes and former commissioner Danny McGinnis, a Democrat, got 112 votes in a losing run. Incumbent GOP 6th district commissioner Matt Adcock elected not to seek re-election but instead ran for and won the office of County Mayor.

Seventh district incumbent Beth Pafford, a Democrat, was re-elected with 248 votes but Republican Timothy Brian Reynolds led the pack in the district with 271 votes, Incumbent Republican Bruce Malone lost with 206 votes.

The terms of office are for 4 years each to begin September 1.

August 5, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

Historic!

For the first time in DeKalb County history Republicans will hold all elected county-wide offices beginning in September.

In the General Election Thursday Republicans swept all county wide races and won a majority of the seats on the county commission and school board.

Matt Adcock, who currently serves as a Republican County Commissioner in the 6th district, was elected DeKalb County Mayor defeating Democrat Mike Foster, a former three term County Mayor who served from 2002 to 2014 before being defeated by Tim Stribling in the Democratic Primary that year and again four years later in a primary rematch. Adcock won with 2,597 votes compared to 1,952 for Foster, who had unseated Stribling in another primary battle between the two in May.

Adcock carried all precincts except Snow Hill where he lost 63 to 61 and he had a majority of the early votes and absentees. The County Mayor’s Office hasn’t been held by a Republican in 40 years since Billy J. Lafever left office. Lafever served as County Mayor (known as County Judge at that time) from 1966-1982 in what were 8-year terms back then.

Republican Daniel Seber will become the next Register of Deeds succeeding 36-year veteran Jeff McMillen, who chose not to seek a 10th term. Seber defeated Democrat Shelby Reeder 2,424 to 2,049.

Seber carried every precinct except the Smithville Church of God where he only lost by one vote 114 to 113. He also had a majority of the early votes and absentees.

Brandon Cox, a Republican, was elected General Sessions Court Judge, defeating Democrat Tecia Puckett Pryor 3,103 to 1,425. Cox will take over from 24-year three term Judge Bratten Cook, II who elected not to run again this year.

Cox carried all precincts and had a majority of the early votes and absentees.

Republican Incumbent Road Supervisor Danny Hale won re-election beating Democrat Wayne Shehane 2,589 to 1,917.

Hale won every precinct except Blue Springs and Snow Hill where he lost 84 to 80 and 67 to 59 respectively. Hale also had a majority of the early votes and absentees.

Other GOP incumbents winning unopposed were Sheriff Patrick Ray, who led the ticket with 3,844 votes; County Clerk James L. (Jimmy) Poss with 3,826; Trustee Sean Driver 3,800; and Circuit Court Clerk Susan Martin 3,601 votes.

The other Republican County Office holder is Assessor of Property Shannon Cantrell, who is not up for re-election until 2024.

A total of 4,794 people voted in the election including 2,214 on election day and 2,357 during early voting. There were 223 absentee voters. The turnout represented 37.14% of the total number of registered voters at 12,909.

Meanwhile, 13-year veteran Circuit Court Judge Amy Hollars of Livingston lost her bid for re-election Thursday to Republican William T. “Will” Ridley of Crossville in the General Election.

In the seven counties combined that make up the 13^th Judicial District including DeKalb Judge Hollars, as Circuit Court Judge in Part 1 of the district lost to Ridley 20,475 to 12,480.  Ridley defeated her in DeKalb County 2,344 to 1,343. Ridley carried every local precinct and won a majority of the early votes and absentees. Hollars won only her home county of Overton 2,446 to 1,792.

The six other judicial candidates in the 13th district, all Republicans, won their elections unopposed on Thursday.

Here are the results for them:

Circuit Court Judge Part II- 13th Judicial District
Caroline Knight – 25,339 (district-wide) including 2,838 in DeKalb County

Chancellor- 13th Judicial District
Ronald Thurman (Incumbent) – 25,287 (district-wide) including 2,871 in DeKalb County

Criminal Court Judge Part I 13th Judicial District:
Gary S. McKenzie (Incumbent)-24,850 (district-wide) including 2,753 in DeKalb County

Criminal Court Judge Part II 13th Judicial District:
Wesley Bray (Incumbent)-24,591 (district-wide) including 2,699 in DeKalb County

Public Defender 13th Judicial District:
Craig P. Fickling, Jr. (Incumbent)-23,367 (district-wide) including 2,578 in DeKalb County

District Attorney General 13th Judicial District:
Bryant C. Dunaway (Incumbent)-25,319 (district-wide) including 2,776 in DeKalb County.

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