FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County Clerk Becky Lewallen is accepting filings for municipal elections until noon Aug. 15. Some city clerks also accept the paperwork, but it must reach the county by noon. Filings require providing some personal information and a petition of 10 or 30 names, depending on the city.
Candidates who filed for office Thursday and Friday were:
Elm Springs
City Council Ward 2, Position 2
• Jeannie Burks
Farmington
City Attorney
• Steve Tennant*
City Council Ward 4, Position 2
• Howard Carter
Springdale
City Attorney
• Ernest Cate*
City Council Ward 1, Position 1
• Jim Reed*
City Council Ward 2, Position 1
• Mike Overton*
City Council Ward 3, Position 1
• Bradley Bruns*
City Council Ward 4, Position 1
• Mike Lawson*
* Incumbent
NW News on 08/02/2014