Cherokee County voters cast their ballots in the local municipal elections Tuesday resulting in some new faces on the Centre City Council and a run-off in the Mayor’s race in Leesburg.
Centre Mayor Tony Wilkie handily defeated newcomer William “Bubba” Johnston with vote totals of 455 to 171.
New additions to the Centre City Council include – Kay King Davis, who gathered 674 votes; Don Cothran with 560 votes and Cedric Williams with 534 votes meanwhile those retaining their seats on the council include Bess Yarbrough with 591 votes, Frankie Kelly with a total of 589 votes, Phillip Roberts with 483, and Harry Moon with 393 – and those falling short in the vote count were Glen Davis with 350 and Glen Chandler with 293.
There will be a run-off on October 4th in the Leesburg Mayor’s race with incumbent Brandy Pierce receiving 112 votes and Jack “Harley” Lamey gathering 94 votes; candidate Shannon Mackey placed a distant 3rd receiving 32 votes.
In the race for Seat #3 on the Town Council – Diane Tillery outpaced her challenger Virginia Morris by a vote count of 149 to 81; for Seat #4, it was Wayne Byram over Bron Bradley, by a count of 159 to 72; meanwhile for Seat #5 Cody Adams defeated Robert “Bob” Morrow by a vote of 133 to 100.
In Cedar Bluff, Lorrie Green narrowly defeated Jake Crump for the District One Council Seat by a count of 52 to 42; and it appears Sunday alcohol sales will become a reality in the town, with the Yes votes outnumbering the No votes by a margin of 103 to 89.
The race for Place #1 on the Gaylesville Town Council was just about as close as you can get with Tina Rowland winning over Daniel Steele by a single vote – 31 to 30.
In Piedmont Mayor Bill Baker retains his post claiming victory in a large way gathering 733 votes – he was followed by Stephen Maddox with 323 votes and Brenda Speers with 162.
COMPLETE RESULTS LISTED BELOW
City of Centre –
Mayor
Tony Wilkie (I) – 455
William “Bubba” Johnston – 171
City Council
Kay Davis – 674
Bess Yarbrough – 591
Frankie Kelly – 589
Don Cothran – 560
Cedric Williams – 534
Phillip Roberts – 483
Harry Moon – 393
Glen Davis – 350
Glen Chandler – 293
Town of Cedar Bluff –
Town Council
District #1
Jake Crump: 42
Lorrie Green: 52
Sunday Alcohol Sales:
Yes-103
No-89
Town of Leesburg –
Mayor [Run Off October 4th]
Brandy Pierce (I) – 112
Jack “Harley” Lamey – 94
Shannon Mackey – 32
Council Place #3
Dianne Tillery – 149
Virginia Morris – 81
Council Place #4
Wayne Byram – 159
Bron Bradley – 72
Council Place #5
Cody Adams – 133
Robert “Bob” Morrow – 100
Town of Gaylesville –
Council Place #1
Tina Rowland – 31
Daniel Steele – 30
City of Piedmont –
Mayor
Bill Baker (I) 733
Stephen Maddox 323
Brenda Spears 162
Council District 1
Kevin Bedwell 35
Ben Keller (I) 38
Thomas Mitchell 27
Corey Siskey 4
Jeff Smith 18
Council District 3
Frank Cobb (I) 69
Doug Dickeson 97
Council District 4
Kenny Kelley (I) 62
Matt Rogers 99
Council District 5
Barry Perry 80
Greg South 101
Council District 6
Bobby Hardin 136
Aaron Parris 54
Council District 7
Niki Graves 103
Terry Kiser (I) 127