By Josh Smith, Anchor
GREENE COUNTY, TN (WJHL) -Greene County Democrats and Republicans met Tuesday night and chose candidates to fill a seat on the County Commission vacated after the sudden death of a commissioner.
Earl Fletcher, Jr. died on August 22nd. Fletcher, a Republican, had just won election to the Greene County Commission on August 8th and had not yet been sworn in.
The county's election commission called for a special election to replace Fletcher to be held on November 4th.
Tuesday night, the Greene County Republican Party held a caucus at West Greene High School Wednesday night and nominated Richard Richie Cobble to be the GOP candidate for the 6th District County Commission seat.
The GOP executive committee voted to call for widespread input on who should take Fletcher's place in honor of his decades of public
The Greene County Democratic Party also met Tuesday night at the Greene County Courthouse and chose John Waddle. Waddle was the only candidate in the caucus and previously served on the Greene County Commission, according to Barbara Britton, Greene County Democratic Party Chairwoman.
Earl Fletcher, Jr. died on August 22nd. Fletcher, a Republican, had just won election to the Greene County Commission on August 8th and had not yet been sworn in.
The county's election commission called for a special election to replace Fletcher to be held on November 4th.
Tuesday night, the Greene County Republican Party held a caucus at West Greene High School Wednesday night and nominated Richard Richie Cobble to be the GOP candidate for the 6th District County Commission seat.
The GOP executive committee voted to call for widespread input on who should take Fletcher's place in honor of his decades of public
service
, said Brett Purgason, Greene Co. GOP party chair.The Greene County Democratic Party also met Tuesday night at the Greene County Courthouse and chose John Waddle. Waddle was the only candidate in the caucus and previously served on the Greene County Commission, according to Barbara Britton, Greene County Democratic Party Chairwoman.
Copyright 2014 WJHL. All rights reserved.
No comments:
Post a Comment