Municipal Filings Hit Fever Pitch As Nearly 100 Turn In Paperwork

The county clerk’s offices around Northeast Arkansas were busy Tuesday and Wednesday as nearly 100 candidates turned in paperwork to seek municipal office this year.

On Wednesday, a third candidate filed for Harrisburg mayor while a mayor filed for a city council seat in Bono.

Charles E. Brietz turned in a petition to seek the Harrisburg job, election officials there said. Brietz joins incumbent Randy Mills and former mayor Donald “Buzzy” Faulkner in running for the seat so far. There will also be a race for Harrisburg city clerk as incumbent Pat King and June Long filed for the seat.

Bono Mayor Billy Stephens also filed for office Wednesday. However, he filed for the Ward 1, Position 1 seat on the city council in the Craighead County town. Danny Shaw and Kenny Pillow are the only candidates to file so far for the mayor’s race.

Also, another former mayor also filed Wednesday to return to his old job. Ralph Wells turned in paperwork at the Osceola courthouse to run for mayor in Leachville.

Incumbent Sheila Spurlock, who filed earlier in the period, defeated Wells during the 2006 general election.

OTHER FILINGS
The following people turned in paperwork Tuesday and Wednesday to seek municipal office in Northeast Arkansas.

Clay County
Cindy Roberts (McDougal Mayor)
Marvin Kilbreath (McDougal City Council, North Ward, Position 1)
Leslie W. Parrish (McDougal City Council, South Ward, Position 2)
Dianne Neill (Peach Orchard Mayor)
Bobbie Kunold (Peach Orchard City Council, Position 2)
Billie Jean Rainwater (Peach Orchard City Council, Position 3)
Mike A. Scott (Rector City Council, West Ward, Position 1)
Ryan S. Lawrence (Rector City Council, West Ward, Position 1)
Iva Fahr (Rector City Council, West Ward, Position 2)
Teressa D. Johnson (St. Francis Mayor)

Craighead County
Tina Davis (Black Oak Recorder/Treasurer)
Aneda Clark (Bono City Clerk)
Ricky D. Walters (Bono City Council, Ward 1, Position 2)
Glenn McGinnis (Bono City Council, Ward 2, Position 1)
Brian Dunaway (Bono City Council, Ward 3, Position 2)
Mark Bell (Caraway City Council, Ward 1, Position 1)
William Ross Keedy (Cash City Council)

Cross County
Earnest Meredith Jr. (Cherry Valley City Council, Ward 2, Position 1)
Brian “Baldy” Mitchell (Cherry Valley City Council, Ward 2, Position 1)
C. David Jones (Hickory Ridge Mayor)
Ann R. Wixson (Hickory Ridge City Council, Ward 1, Position 2)
Janet Diggs Stuckey (Hickory Ridge City Council, Ward 2, Position 1)
Amy D. Imboden (Hickory Ridge City Council, Ward 2, Position 2)

Mississippi County
Dennis Wood (Bassett Mayor)
Darnell Wood (Bassett Recorder/Treasurer)
Debra Griggs (Bassett City Council, Position 2)
Tina E. Russell (Bassett City Council, Position 3)
Dorothy A. Johnson (Birdsong City Council, Position 3)
Margaree Rogers Jones (Blytheville City Council, Ward 1, Position 2)
Bill Huddleston (Dell City Council, Position 5)
Ken Gillmore and Mark Wroten (Dyess Mayor)
Rodney Q. Sparks (Dyess City Council, Position 1)
George Wroten (Dyess City Council, Position 3)
Charles “Bo” McCollum (Etowah Mayor)
Johnny Bryan (Etowah Recorder/Treasurer)
Melissa O’Neil (Etowah City Council, Position 1)
Robert Johnson (Etowah City Council, Position 4)
Margaret Flowers (Joiner City Council, Ward 2, Position 1)
Elizabeth McCullum (Joiner City Council, Ward 3, Position 1)
Don Haile and J.P. Ragan (Keiser City Council, Ward 1, Position 1)
Susie Parker (Manila City Clerk)
Steven Milligan (Manila City Council, Ward 1, Position 2)
James “Bird” Baker (Osceola City Council, Ward 1, Position 1)
Torian R. Bell (Osceola City Council, Ward 3, Position 1)

Poinsett County
Jeremy Wayne Jennings (Fisher Mayor)
Ann Scott (Fisher Clerk/Treasurer)
Donna Sue Jennings (Fisher City Council, Position 1)
June A. Long and Pat King (Harrisburg City Clerk)
Heather Deckelman Harris (Harrisburg City Council, Ward 3, Position 1)
Wayne King (Harrisburg City Council, Ward 3, Position 2)
Vickie Darlene Lowery (Harrisburg City Council, Ward 4, Position 1)
Dale Dunlap (Lepanto Mayor)
Tamara Wyatt (Lepanto Clerk/Treasurer)
Earnie Hill (Lepanto City Council, Ward 1, Position 1)
Charles Mahan (Lepanto City Council, Ward 2, Position 1)
Pete Cox (Lepanto City Council, Ward 4, Position 1)
Marvin “Mac” Carey (Lepanto City Council, Ward 4, Position 2)
Bonnie Winkles (Trumann City Council, Ward 1, Position 1)
Ricky Atkins (Trumann City Council, Ward 1, Position 2)
Carl Wilson (Trumann City Council, Ward 3, Position 1)
Ronnie D. Thompson (Trumann City Council, Ward 3, Position 2)
Charles E. Goza Jr. (Trumann City Council, Ward 4, Position 1)
Jason Stewart (Trumann City Council, Ward 5, Position 2)
Jessica Ross (Tyronza City Council, Ward 1, Position 2)
Steve Griffin (Tyronza City Council, Ward 3, Position 1)
Jeremy McKenzie (Waldenburg City Council, Position 2)
Patricia B. Thomas (Waldenburg City Council, Position 3)
William E. Henson (Waldenburg City Council, Position 4)
Todd Bartholomew (Weiner Mayor)
David Harper (Weiner City Council, Ward 1, Position 1)

Randolph County
Bryan Martin (Biggers City Council)
Frances Gifford (O’Kean Recorder/Treasurer)
Walter Lee Ball (O’Kean City Council, Position 3)
Lee Ball (O’Kean City Council, Position 5)
David E. Byers (Reyno City Council, Ward 1, Position 2)
Wayne Debord (Reyno City Council, Ward 2, Position 1)
Pat Morrow (Reyno City Council, Ward 2, Position 2)

Sharp County
Glenn Harris (Cherokee Village Mayor)
Kimberly Graddy (Evening Shade Recorder/Treasurer)
Dwight Sharp (Evening Shade City Council, Ward 3, Position 2)
Nina Thornton (Hardy Mayor)
Bob Gilliland and Danny Eitel (Hardy City Council, Ward 1, Position 1)
Penny Mendes Allen (Hardy City Council, Ward 1, Position 2)
Randy Hutchinson (Highland City Council, Ward 1, Position 2)
Dennis Burton (Highland City Council, Ward 2, Position 1)
Jack Kimbrell (Highland City Council, Ward 4, Position 2)

The filing period continues Thursday and goes until noon Friday.