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Atmore’s Mayor, Three Council Members Face No Election Opposition
July 20, 2016
Atmore’s mayor and three incumbent council members are headed back into office for another term, while one incumbent council member faces opposition and a fifth is not seek re-election.
Qualifying ended Tuesday for Atmore’s municipal elections.
Four people are seeing the District 2 council seat held by Cornell Torrence, who did not qualify to seek another term. Hopefuls to replace him are Michael Arnold, Johnnie Jones, Russell Robinson and Jerome Webster.
Incumbent council member Chris Harrison will face Sandra Gray for the District 5 council seat.
Mayor Jim Staff, District 1 Councilman Web Nall, District 3 Councilman Chris Walker and District 4 Councilwoman Susan Smith are running without opposition and will return to office next term.
“I appreciate the people standing behind me and I look forward to the next four years serving the public,” Staff told NorthEscambia.com Tuesday night.
Pictured: Atmore Mayor Jim Staff, seen speaking to a crowd of Amtrak supporters last February, will serve another four years. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
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One Response to “Atmore’s Mayor, Three Council Members Face No Election Opposition”
Jimmy you are like a fine wine, you just get better with age.
Congratulations, Jenny