STARKVILLE — A two-candidate field is set for the Feb. 13 special election for Ward 1 alderman.
By Monday evening’s deadline, Timothy Bush and Kim Moreland remained the only candidates to qualify to run. The winner of the nonpartisan race will replace Ben Carver, who had served on the board of alderman since 2009 before taking the District 1 seat on the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors in January.
Bush is a customer service supervisor at Mississippi State University and associate minister at Second Baptist Church.
Moreland is a general contractor and member of the planning and zoning commission.
Absentee voting will begin Wednesday, Mayor Lynn Spruill said.
Kevin Edwards is news editor and reports on Starkville and Oktibbeha County government.
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