Municipal candidates set for election Aug. 26
Published 11:23 am Tuesday, July 1, 2025
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Voters in Brewton and East Brewton will be heading to the polls to determine the leadership for the respective communities.
Set for Aug. 26, municipal election polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. throughout both communities.
In Brewton, incumbent Mayor Yank Lovelace is hoping to retain his seat but faces challengers in the race. Also qualifying to run for mayor of Brewton are Janice Boyd and Frank Nalty.
In the race for seats at the Brewton City Council table, two incumbents have no opposition in the race and will retain their seat. David Jennings, District 2 Councilor and Joe Watson, District 4 Councilor, are unopposed in the upcoming election.
Three incumbents will be facing challengers when it comes to holding their seat at the table.
In District 1, Incumbent Carrie Brown, who served on the council for nine years, is being challenged for the seat by Greg Fleming, a political newcomer.
In the District 3 race, incumbent Feast Broughton is being challenged by Phillip Jackson for the council seat.
District 5, currently represented by incumbent Cheryl Barton, is facing opposition from political newcomer, Tony Burnham.
In East Brewton, few spots are up for grabs with just two races on the ballot.
East Brewton Mayor Terry Clark has declined to run for re-election after having served the city for more than 30 years in the position.
With the mayor’s seat up for grabs, four contenders are hoping to gain the votes to run the city’s business.
On the ballot for Mayor of East Brewton are William Collins, Michael Cosey, Joey Shell and Fred Woods Jr.
The only other seat up for consideration is the Place 1 seat on the council.
Incumbent Ned Siebert is being challenged for the seat by Taylor Cash.
For voters in either city, the deadline to receive an absentee ballot application is Aug. 21 with an Aug. 25 deadline to deliver the ballot to the municipal (city) clerk. Any absentee ballots returned through U.S. Mail, must be received no later than noon on election day to qualify as a legitimate ballot.