DeKalb County News 5:19 p.m. Friday, July 2, 2010

16 qualify for DeKalb school board election

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Sixteen people will compete for five DeKalb County school board seats in November.

Qualifying for the non-partisan election ended Friday.

The candidates include: Merope “Bobbe” Gillis, Nancy Jester and incumbent Jim Redovian in District 1; incumbent Sarah Copelin-Wood, Robert Lee Holt and Corey Wilson in District 3; incumbent Jay Cunningham Jr., Jacques Hall Jr. and Kirk Nooks in District 5; Donna Elder, Richard Gathany, Donny “Muhammad” Grogan, Willie Mosley Jr. and incumbent Zepora Roberts in District 7; and Ella Smith and incumbent Eugene Walker in District 9.

Incumbents Johnny Panos and Alvin Wong also qualified for State Court judge.

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