July 10, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
There are two contested Board of Education races in the August 4 DeKalb County General Election.
Voters in districts 1, 2, 3, 4, & 7 will elect a school board member. The terms are for 4 years beginning September 1.
Early voting begins Friday, July 15 and runs through Saturday, July 30.
There are no Democratic or Republican candidates for the Board of Education in District 1 but Incumbent Danny Parkerson is running unopposed as an Independent for re-election.
Incumbent school board member Alan Hayes (Republican) is unopposed in District 2.
Incumbent school board member Jim Beshearse (Republican) in District 3 is unopposed.
Three people are in the race to succeed Incumbent school board member Kate Miller in District 4 who is not seeking re-election. Those candidates are Democrat Dr. Scott Little, Republican Eric Ervin , and Independent Tony Poss.
Incumbent school board member Shaun Tubbs in District 7 is running for re-election as an Independent and will face opposition from Republican Ryan Mollinet.
Early voting times are as follows at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Smithville: Mondays 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesdays 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.; Wednesdays 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.; Thursdays 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Fridays 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. until Noon. Early voting will also be held again in the western part of the county on a limited basis. The DeKalb County Fairgrounds will be the site of early voting on July 19th from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and on July 25 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. Each early voting site is for any properly registered DeKalb County voter.