Two incumbent town councilmen filed for re-election Wednesday in their respective towns.
Jennifer Abernethy filed for Rutherford College, and John "Chip" Black Jr. filed for ward 3 of Valdese.
The election for the school board and town councils in the county is Nov. 3. The filing period for all elections in the county, including Morganton, runs through noon on July 17.
Those who have already filed are:
Burke County Board of Education
• Central District — Incumbent Buddy Armour and Creag Hanson.
• Eastern district — Sam Wilkinson, incumbent.
• Western district — Catherine Thomas and Justin Tate.
• 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.
Rutherford College Town Council
• Jennifer Abernethy, incumbent.
Valdese Town Council
• Mayor — Jim Hatley, incumbent.
• Ward 1 — Gary Delp, incumbent.
• Ward 2 — Susan Stevenson, incumbent.
• Ward 3 — Chip Black, incumbent.
Open town council 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.
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