
News
August 3, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
Incumbent Smithville Mayor Jimmy W. Poss lost his bid for re-election Thursday to Alderman Josh Miller.
Miller won with 519 votes. Poss had 415. Another candidate, Curtis Rust received 71 votes.
Mayor Poss was first elected to a two year term in 2012 and then to a four year term in 2014. Just over a week ago the mayor was indicted for Official Misconduct for putting his son on the city payroll last fall without the approval of the aldermen. Both Mayor Poss and his son Tony were also indicted for Theft of Property over $2,500.
Miller is about to end his second term as Alderman. He has served in that position since 2013.
Meanwhile Alderman Gayla Hendrix was re-elected unopposed to a new term Thursday with 514 votes. Newcomer Brandon Cox was also elected unopposed as Alderman. He received 677 votes.
The terms of the Mayor and Aldermen are four years. The new terms begin September 1.
Alexandria Mayor Wins Write-In Campaign. Liberty Mayor Also Re-elected
August 3, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
Alexandria Mayor Bennett Armstrong won a write-in campaign for re-election Thursday to a second four year term.
Armstrong defeated Donna Davis 34 to 28. She also ran as a write-in candidate.
No one qualified to get their name on the ballot to run for mayor.
Three aldermen were to have been elected in Alexandria Thursday but only person qualified to get his name on the ballot, Lloyd Dale Dyer. He was elected to a four year term with 130 votes. Two other persons mounted a write-in campaign for alderman including Shane Blair, an incumbent, who won a four-year term with 19 votes and Bridgette Rogers, who was elected with 11 votes to a fill a two-year vacant term.
Meanwhile Liberty Mayor Dwight Mathis won a second four year term Thursday, beating challenger Darrell Johnson 70 to 50.
The five incumbent Liberty Aldermen were re-elected unopposed to new four year terms including Dwayne Blair with 82 votes, J.D. Bratten 85 votes, Derek Johnson 65 votes, Jason H. Ray with 75 votes and William Howard Reynolds, Jr. with 78 votes.
Three aldermen were to have been elected in Dowelltown but only one candidate qualified, Ronald L. Griffith and he won with 72 votes. The terms are four years.
New School Board Member Elected Thursday
August 3, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
A new school board member will represent the second district beginning September 1.
Alan Hayes defeated Incumbent Jerry Wayne Johnson Thursday 362 to 267.
Four other members of the Board of Education up for re-election were unopposed including Danny Parkerson in the first district who received 513 complimentary votes, Jim Beshearse in the third district with 531 votes, Kate Miller in the fourth district with 606 votes, and Shaun Tubbs in the seventh district who had 444 votes.
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