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More candidates seek school board seats

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Published: July 7, 2009

Morganton - Three more filed for the school board election on Tuesday.
Incumbent Buddy Armour filed for the central district seat, as did Creag Hanson, while Justin Tate filed for the western district seat on the Burke County Board of Education.
In Valdese, incumbent Mayor Jim Hatley filed for re-election on Tuesday.
The election for school board and towns in the county is Nov. 3.
Those who have already filed are:
Burke County Board of Education
• Eastern district — Sam Wilkinson, incumbent.
• Western district — Catherine Thomas.
• Western district, unexpired term — Elizabeth Peterson and Susan Stroup.
Four seats are up for grabs this year on the Burke County Board of Education, one in the eastern district, one in the central district and two in the western district.
The filing fee for the board of education is $20.

Hildebran Town Council
• Incumbents Michael Orders and Michael Stroupe.

Valdese Town Council
• Ward 2 — Susan Stevenson, incumbent.
• Ward 1 — Gary Delp, incumbent.

Open town councils seats
• Connelly Springs: Mayor and three Aldermen. The filing fee is $5.
• Drexel: Mayor and two Aldermen. The filing fee for aldermen is $5. The fee for mayor is $10.
• Glen Alpine: Mayor and three Aldermen. The filing fee is $5.
• Hildebran: Mayor and three council members. The filing fee is $5.
• Rutherford College: Mayor and three council members. The filing fee is $15.
• Valdese: Mayor and three council members. The filing fee for mayor is $15 and the fee for council members is $10.
Candidates can file for election at the Burke County Board of Elections, 201 W. Meeting St., Morganton. For more information, call the Burke County Board of Elections at 433-1703.

Morganton
The city of Morganton is holding its election on Oct. 6. Two seats are up for election, one in council district 3 and one in council district 4.
Those who already filed were:
• District 3 — John Cantrell.
• District 4 — Alfred Hamer Jr.
The filing fee to run for a seat on the city council is $20. Candidates can file at City Hall, 305 E. Union St., Suite A100, Morganton.
The filing period for all elections in the county, including Morganton, runs through noon on July 17.

Editor's Note: Sunday's story on the filing period incorrectly listed the districts school board members Buddy Armour and Tracy Norman represent. Norman is in the west and Armour is in the central district.