All candidates listed below have been certified by the Columbia County Clerk’s Office, which released the following official candidates list just moments ago. (New additions are in bold print.)
• Magnolia:
Mayor: Bob Flaherty, Sam Whitelaw, Parnell Vann, Romerse Biddle and Danny Layton.
City Clerk: Rachel L. Waller
City Attorney: Ronny J. Bell
Alderman: Larry Talley, Ward 1, Position 2; Leslie R. ‘Les’ Kent, Ward 1, Position 2; James N. Moore, Ward 2, Position 2; Gary H. Farrar, Ward 3, Position 2; Zachary Talley, Ward 3, Position 2; Neil Cheatham, Ward 4, Position 2.
• McNeil:
Mayor: Rhonda Rawls, Glen Tate Taylor (incumbent), John Paul Vaughn and Henry Warren.
Alderman: Carl Bailey, P1; Akari Alexander, P1; Regina Wood, P2; Kim D. Muncrief, P3: Pamela Vaughn, P4; and Shirley Hunter, P5.
• Waldo:
Mayor: Howard A. Copeland and Kenneth E. Haupt
City Recorder: Ora L. Radford
Alderman: Lysandra Curry, W1, P1; Debbie Neill, W1, P2: Bobby R. Young, W2, P1; Rickey L. Lambert, W3, P1; Kenneth Young, W3, P1; Lynda K. Blakely, W3, P2; and Darryl Witcher, W3, P2.
• Taylor:
Mayor: Charles Matlock
Alderman: William Mark Smith, W1, P1; Mary Sue Slack, W2, P1; Steven Dewain Glass, W2, P2; William Charles Stuart, W3, P1; and Bobby J. Woods, W3, P2.
• Emerson:
Mayor: Terressa A. Curtis
Alderman: David Cunningham, P1; Talmadge Faulk, P2; Willie G. Franks, P3; Larry W. Waller, P4; and Jimmy Hughes, P5.