Town elections next Tuesday

Murphy and Andrews to hold municipal elections

Candidates for mayor in both Andrews and Murphy are running unopposed. Incumbents Johnny Brown in Andrews and Bill Hughes in Murphy are seeking re-election with out opposition; although there is always a provision for write-in candidacy.
For Andrews Alderman there are four seats up for grabs with five candidates seeking office: James Reid; Steve Jordan; Peggy Owenby; Jim Bristol and Alvin Adams.
For Murphy City Council there six seats to be filled with seven candidates vying for the spots. These include David Hilton; Phil Mattox; Sandra Sumpteer; Margaret Warner, and Frank Earl Dickey (all of whom are incumbents) and Barbara Vicknair and Deborah Bruce.
The polls open at 6:30 am. on Tuesday and close at 7:30 p.m. Polls for the Andrews election will take place at the town community center and at the rescue squad building.
In Murphy, voting will take place at the Murphy Depot and the Murphy library.
There are 1,401 registered voters in Andrews and 1,193 registered voters in Murphy.