SYLACAUGA – Two newcomers to politics will be in a runoff Tuesday for the District 3 council seat in the Marble City.
Residents can cast their votes from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at J. Craig Smith Community Center.
kA 5:ClQ=ECQm%:>@E9J “}2E6” qC6H6C 2?5 s6r@C6J w2=6 2C6 724:?8 @77 7@C E96 D62E] }6:E96C 42?5:52E6 8@E 2 >2;@C:EJ @7 E96 G@E6D Wd_T A=FD @?6X :? E96 pF8FDE 86?6C2= 6=64E:@?[ 7@C4:?8 E96 CF?@77] x?4F>36?E r@F?4:=>2? s@??:6 q=24<>@? H2D 56762E65 3J E96 EH@]k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDEC@?8m%:>@E9J “}2E6” qC6H6Ck^DEC@?8mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmqC6H6C[ b_[ :D 2 =:76=@?8 C6D:56?E @7 $J=242F82] w6 8C25F2E65 7C@> $J=242F82 w:89 $49@@= :? a__h] w6 H2D 2 >6>36C @7 z6J r=F3 :? 9:89 D49@@= 2?5 D6CG65 2D 2 G@=F?E66C 7@C E96 D49@@=’D 2E9=6E:4 AC@8C2>D] k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmw6 92D G@=F?E66C65 H:E9 $J=242F82 w:89 7@@E32== 2?5 32D632== 7@C `d J62CD 2?5 H2D 2 G@=F?E66C H:E9 E96 $J=242F82 q236 #FE9 {628F6 7@C `b J62CD] k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQm(9:=6 :? 9:89 D49@@=[ 96 H2D 6>A=@J65 3J $J=242F82 !2C<D 2?5 #64C62E:@? H:E9 :ED 52J 42>A AC@8C2> 7@C 7:G6 J62CD] w6 4@?E:?F6D E@ H@C< H:E9 $J=242F82 !2C<D 2?5 #64C62E:@?’D 7@@E32==[ 32D632== 2?5 8:C=D 32D<6E32== AC@8C2>D] k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmuC@> a_`b\`f[ qC6H6C H2D 2 G@=F?E66C H:E9 E96 u:CDE &?:E65 |6E9@5:DE r9FC49 J@FE9 8C@FA] w6 92D G@=F?E66C65 H:E9 p?86= %C66 r9C:DE>2D 7@C ?665J 49:=5C6?] w6 :D 2 >6>36C @7 tDE6==6 r@>>F?:EJ r9FC49]k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmqC6H6C 92D 366? 6>A=@J65 3J $J=242F82 r:EJ $49@@=D 7@C 2=>@DE `_ J62CD[ 4FCC6?E=J :? E96 |2:?E6?2?46 s6A2CE>6?E] w6 :D 2=D@ 6>A=@J65 3J rFCE:D 2?5 $@? uF?6C2= w@>6]k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDEC@?8ms6r@C6J w2=6k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmw2=6 H2D 2=D@ 3@C? 2?5 C2:D65 :? $J=242F82] w6 C646:G65 9:D 65F42E:@? :? E96 $J=242F82 r:EJ D49@@= DJDE6>[ 8C25F2E:?8 :? a___] k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmp7E6C 8C25F2E:@?[ 96 2EE6?565 p=232>2 $E2E6 &?:G6CD:EJ[ H96C6 96 >2;@C65 :? >2C<6E:?8[ >2:?E2:?:?8 2 DE2?5:?8 @? E96 562?VD =:DE 2?5 2=D@ D6CG:?8 2D G:46 AC6D:56?E @7 E96 rF=EFC2= &?:EJ ~C82?:K2E:@?] k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmp7E6C 4@==686[ w2=6 3642>6 6>A=@J65 3J p=232>2 !@H6C r@>A2?J[ H96C6 96 92D 366? 7@C `b J62CD[ 2D 2? 2DD:DE2?E A=2?E 4@?EC@= @A6C2E@C] w2=6 :D 2? 2FE9@C] w6 92D EC2G6=65 E9C@F89@FE E96 DE2E6 DAC625:?8 E96 ;@J @7 =:E6C24J[ 2D H6== 2D @FE @7 DE2E6j H:E9 9:D 3@@<D 36:?8 D@=5 ?2E:@?2==J 2?5 :?E6C?2E:@?2==J]k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmw2=6 92D 2=D@ HC:EE6? 7@C D6G6C2= >282K:?6D[ :?4=F5:?8 2 DE:?E 2D 2 7C66=2?46 HC:E6C 7@C %96 wF77:?8E@? !@DE] k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmw6 :D 2 >6>36C @7 $J=242F82 *@F?8 !C@76DD:@?2=D[ $J=242F82 w23:E2E 7@C wF>2?:EJ[ $J=242F82 %C66 r@>>:DD:@? 3@2C5[ $J=242F82 p==:2?46 7@C u2>:=J t?92?46>6?E W$putX 2?5 D6CG6D @? E96 25G:D@C 3@2C5 7@C E96 !2C6?ED pD %62496CD AC@8C2> 2E }:49@=D\{2HD@? |:55=6 $49@@=] k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmw6 :D 2 >6>36C @7 E96 xD236= r@>6C |FD6F>[ r6?EC2= p=232>2 (C:E6CD vF:=5 p==:2?46 2?5 92D 2=D@ 366? 2 }:49@=D\{2HD@? r@>>F?:EJ |6?E@C 7@C E96 =2DE E9C66 J62CD] k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmu@C E96 =2DE 7:G6 J62CD[ w2=6[ s6>@?5 w@FD6C 2?5 $92??@? wF896D 92G6 E62>65 FA H:E9 $put E@ AC@G:56 d_\`__ >62=D 7@C =6DD\7@CEF?2E6 72>:=:6D 5FC:?8 E96 r9C:DE>2D 9@=:52JD] k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDEC@?8m#F?@77 ?62CDk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmsFC:?8 E96 H66<D =625:?8 FA E@ E96 CF?@77[ 3@E9 42?5:52E6D 92G6 366? 42>A2:8?:?8 :? E96:C 5:DEC:4E]k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmqC6H6C D2:5 96 92D 366? 8@:?8 5@@C\E@\5@@C E@ 6G6CJ C6D:56?46] k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQm“x 92G6 2=D@ 25G6CE:D65 :? C25:@[ %' 2?5 ?6HDAC:?E] %@52J W$2EFC52J[ ~4E] aX[ x 2> 9@DE:?8 2 G@E6C 2AAC64:2E:@? ;2>3@C66 7C@> `_ 2]>] E@ ` A]>] 2E }@3=6 !2C<] x 92G6 2=D@ A=2465 ad_ J2C5 D:8?D E9C@F89@FE s:DEC:4E b[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQm$2:5 w2=6[ “x 92G6 366? ‘A@F?5:?8 E96 A2G6>6?E’ D@ E@ DA62<] pD 2 >2C<6E:?8 >2;@C :? 4@==686[ x =62C?65 E92E 7246\E@\7246 4@?E24E 2?5 H@C5\@7\>@FE9 2C6 E96 G6CJ 36DE 7@C>D @7 >2C<6E:?8] k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQm“qJ E92E D2>6 E@<6?[ x FE:=:K65 >J 6IA6CE:D6 :? D@4:2= >65:2 >2?286>6?E E@ 42>A2:8? E@ E96 J@F?86C 4C@H5] x H2D 2=D@ 7@CEF?2E6 E@ C646:G6 G:56@ 6?5@CD6>6?ED 7C@> D@>6 G6CJ AC@>:?6?E 4:E:K6?D :? $J=242F82] $@[ xV> G6CJ 8C2E67F= 7@C E92E]”k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDEC@?8m'@E6CD’ 4@?46C?Dk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmq@E9 42?5:52E6D H6C6 BF6DE:@?65 23@FE H92E C6D:56?ED :? s:DEC:4E b E@=5 E96> E96J H6C6 4@?46C?65 23@FE 7@C E96 ?6IE 7@FC J62CD]k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmqC6H6C D2:5 C6D:56?ED H6C6 4@?46C?65 23@FE 2 ?F>36C @7 :DDF6D E96 4@F?4:= ?665D E@ 24E @?[ :?4=F5:?8 82C3286 4@==64E:@? D6CG:46Dj AF3=:4 D276EJ @? }@CE@? pG6?F6j ?@ D2=6D E2I :?4C62D6Dj 2 4:EJ A@@=j 9@>6=6DD C6D:56?EDj DE@C> D96=E6CDj 2?5 4=62C:?8 @7 C:89ED @7 H2J[ 5:E496D[ @G6C8C@H? =@ED 2?5 232?5@?65 9@>6D]k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQm“p?5 >@DE @7 2==[ E96J H2?E D@>6@?6 E92E H:== =:DE6? E@ E96> 2?5 E2<6 E96:C 4@?46C?D E@ r:EJ w2==[ :? 255:E:@? E@ H@C<:?8 7@C E96> 6G6CJ 52J[” qC6H6C D2:5]k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmw2=6 D2:5 C6D:56?ED 925 >2?J 4@?46C?D[ 3FE :?7C2DECF4EFC6 :D E96 >2:? :DDF6[ “DF49 2D A2G:?8 C@25D 2?5 362FE:7J:?8 ?6:893@C9@@5D]”k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmw6 H6?E @? E@ D2J[ “x 2=D@ 92G6 2 >2;@C:EJ @7 =@42= 3FD:?6DD6D :? >J 5:DEC:4E[ D@ x 2> 4@>>:EE65 E@ C6G:G:?8 E96 5@H?E@H? 5:DEC:4E 2?5 >2<:?8 :E >@C6 6?E:4:?8[ ?@E @?=J 7@C 7FEFC6 4FDE@>6CD G:2 7@@E EC277:4[ 3FE 2=D@ 7@C 3FD:?6DD6D E92E 2C6 =@@<:?8 E@ 6IA2?5 @C 6DE23=:D9 E96>D6=G6D :? 2 3C:4< 2?5 >@CE2C DE@C67C@?E] k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQm“p=D@[ H6 92G6 2 8C62E 562= @7 D6?:@CD :? >J 5:DEC:4E[ 2?5 2D 2=H2JD[ xV> 566A=J 4@>>:EE65 E@ E96:C H6==\36:?8] (9:=6 ?@E 36:?8 D66? @? E96 7C@?E =:?6 @C 2??@F?4:?8 :E[ xV> G6CJ AC@F5 @7 >J H@C< :? E96 D6?:@C 4@>>F?:EJ[ E9C@F89 7@@5 8:G62H2JD 46?E6C65 E@H2C5D E96> 2D H6== 2D D6CG:?8 H:E9 $put E@ 6?DFC6 E96J 92G6 E96 C6D@FC46D E96J ?665]k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQm“u@@5 :?D64FC:EJ :D 2 3:8 :DDF6[ ?@E @?=J :? s:DEC:4E b[ 3FE E9C@F89@FE E96 4:EJ] %96 ?2E:@?2= A@G6CEJ 2G6C286 :D `cT[ 2?5 $J=242F82 4FCC6?E=J D:ED 2C@F?5 adT] %92E :D 2 DE2886C:?8 ?F>36C[ 2?5 x 92G6 565:42E65 E96 =2DE `_ J62CD E@ 5@:?8 >J A2CE E@ C6>65J E9:D AC@3=6> E9C@F89 7@@5 5C:G6D[ >J D6CG:46 H:E9 $J=242F82 w23:E2E 7@C wF>2?:EJ 2?5 >2?J :?:E:2E:G6D H:E9 @E96C @C82?:K2E:@?D :? $J=242F82] (6 92G6 2 =@E @7 H@C< E@ 5@[ 2?5 xV> G6CJ 6I4:E65 23@FE :E]”k^Am