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Work continues at the new Judicial Center on Columbia Avenue. The Judical Center will house both district and circuit court as well as offices related to the court system. The project should be completed sometime in late No

Ten candidates file for City Council seats
Melodie Phelps
News Editor

Ten candidates have filed for the six seats on Monticello City Council, including four incumbents.

Five candidates joined the city council race Tuesday, August 10, which was the final day to file for non-partisan offices that will appear on the November ballot. They included Gene Jones, Phillip Duncan, Andrew Simpson, Alvin Sexton and Jeffrey Edwards.

Incumbents Ivan Tuggle, Howard Rankin, Proctor Rankin, and Dan Daffron had previously filed for re-election to their council seats. Former Wayne County Jailer Paul Bates has also filed for a seat on the council.

Councilmen Alan Richard-son and Kelvin Upchurch will not seek another term on the council.

Several school board seats are up for election at Wayne County, including the one re-cently vacated by Peggy Guffey, who represented Division 4. Patty Roberts filed Tuesday as a candidate for that seat, joining Lonnie Burchette and Johnny Gehring who had filed earlier.

Four candidates have filed for the Division 2 seat on the Wayne County Board of Education, including incumbent JoAnn Foster. Regina Williams, Melissa Upchurch and Ricky Koger are also seeking that seat.

Incumbent board member Danny Bell filed for re-election to his Division 5 seat on the Wayne County Board of Education. Donna Huffaker Blevins has filed as a candidate for that seat.

Dr. David Gover, who represents Division 1 on the Wayne County Board of Education, filed for re-election to his seat. Sheridan Wright and Larry Muse have filed as candidates in that race.

Two seats are up for election on the Monticello Board of Education this fall. Incumbent Jerry Lair has filed for re-election to his seat. Other Monticello School Board candidates are Chris Dobbs and Jerry Keith. Incumbent Monticello board member Ruby Stephens did not file for re-election.

Karen Bethel, Jack Roberts and Terry Davis have filed as candidates for Soil Conserva-tion Board.

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