school board

Vance Pedrick is running for the Franklin County School Board District 2 seat, where he faces Wilburn Ray Messer. The winner will succeed long-time board member Pam Marshall, who is not seeking another term.

The Jefferson County School District, which serves about 700 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, has worked to improve student achievement while navigating the financial and staffing pressures common among small school systems.

Four candidates are competing for the Bay County School Board District 3 seat in a race shaped by debates over government transparency, district budget shortfalls and declining enrollment.

Three candidates are in the running for Liberty County’s School Board District 3 seat in the August 18 primary — Erica Nobles Smith, Thornton Davis and Tommy Duggar Jr.

Candidates Katie Knight and Byron Poore are vying for a seat on the Madison School Board.

Incumbent Bonnie Sue Agner faces challenger Liddie Ann Davis in one of only two contested local races on Taylor County's August 18 primary ballot, with both candidates pointing to teacher pay and student retention as the district's biggest challenges.

Three candidates will vie for Gulf County’s School Board District 1 seat in the August 18 primary—incumbent Chad Bailey, Pamela Palmer and Dennis Peak.

It is election season again and Bay County is in the thick of selecting new school board members. In District 2, two prominent educators are going against each other in a race that features heavy discussions about policy, and the path forward for student academic success.

Voters in Calhoun County will head to the polls Aug. 18 to make their pick for the District 2 seat on the county’s school board in this year’s midterm primary election. While school board races typically may not receive as much attention as larger, statewide elections in midterm years, the people elected to these positions make decisions that directly impact students, families, and teachers.

For the first time in her time on the Leon County School Board, Alva Swafford Smith won't face a real opponent in November. Smith, the District 1 incumbent, qualified in June with only a write-in challenger, all but assuring her a new term she says will be her last.