A veritable grab-bag of candidates will be vying for the District 9, Position 1 city council seat being vacated by current council chairman Scott McCormick, who is leaving to take the helm at the Plough Foundation. Among those qualifying by Thursdayยs deadline to run in the November special election to replace McCormick were (clockwise from top left): Antonio ย2-Shayย Parkinson (here with daughter); Kemp Conrad; Paul Schaffer; and John Willingham. But there are more.
Others are: Lester Lit, Arnett Montague III, Regina Morrison Newman, Jimmy Ogle, Brian Stephens, Richard Stringer, and Mary Wilder.
–Jackson Baker