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Annual Year in Review Issue
Democrats Hub Cheeks and Harry Jarrett were elected to the Clay County Commission, along with incumbent Republican Doc Sellers. Cheeks was the top votegetter in the race, picking up 2,300 votes, or 18 percent. Jarrett was second with 2,132 or 16 percent, while Sellers garnered 1,964 votes for 15 percent. After the vote, Cheeks said he was surprised at his firstplace finish in the election. But he said a lot of work lies ahead for him — and the other two commissioners. “We have to find out what’s going on in the county and on the commission,” Cheeks said. “I’m sure Doc Sellers can help us with that, with his experience.” He also predicted growth in the county would be one of the big issues the new commission will have to tackle. “We need to sit down with the department heads and find out where they think we ought to be in two years, in five years or 10 years,” Cheeks said. Behind Sellers were Democrat Garland Hogsed and Republican Mark Stiles, each with 14 percent of the vote, Republican Ed Ashe with 13 percent and unaffiliated Denise Osborn with 10 percent. A similar trend carried over into the Clay County School Board race, where Israel Rogers and Darryl McClure join incumbent Charles Penland on the new board. Rogers led all candidates with 2,550 votes or 21 percent; Penland was second with 2,147 votes or 18 percent; and McClure garnered 2,077 votes or 17 percent. Jane Hindsman and Michael Anderson each picked up 16 percent of the vote, while Susi Brown had 12 percent. In the Sheriff’s race, Democrat Joe Shook had no problem defeating Michael Hooper. Shook had 3,113 votes – 68 percent of the total – to Hooper’s 1,463 – 32 percent. Republican Harold McClure held onto his job as Clerk of Superior Court, narrowly defeating Democrat Melvin Cantrell.
McClure picked up 2,438 votes to Cantrell’s 2,116 votes – 54 percent to 46 percent.
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