DOTHAN: On Tuesday the registered voters of the City of Dothan in Districts 2,3 and 5 the voters will return to the polls and elect three public servants to serve for the next four years. Two of them, District 2 and 3 will be Associate Dothan Commissioners and one, District 5 will be the Dothan School Board.
DISTRICT 2 RSN endorses Phillip Kirksey, District 2 – Dothan Associate Commissioner. He knows public servanthood during his years as a law enforcement officer. He has the passion of service and RSN feels he will look at District 2 – but with a vision of Dothan as a whole. ELECT PHILLIP KIRKSEY on Tuesday.
DISTRICT 3 RSN endorses incumbent Bradley Bedwell, District 3 – Dothan Associate Commissioner. Bradley Bedwell ran for District 3 Associate Commissioner four years ago. He has kept his promises over the past four years and attempted to be attentive to the citizens of District 3 and the entire City of Dothan. Shortly after his election Houston County attempted to sell the Houston County Farm Center. Realizing the City of Dothan owned 15% of the Farm Center, Bedwell set off to protect the citizens of District 3. He and Associate Commissioners D4 John Ferguson and D5 Gant Pearce developed a well developed plan to save the Farm Center. This stopped the sudden sell of the Houston County Farm Center. Bedwell has not been afraid to vote NO on different issues if he did not feel it was right for the City of Dothan. He stands against raising taxes and firmly stands on the foundation, the Mayor and Associate Commissioners along with the City Manager are to manage the finances of the City of Dothan to stay within their means and provide quality services to the citizens of Dothan.
DISTRICT 5 ( UPDATED @ 10:55 PM ) Ashley Whitfield Davis, District 5 – Dothan School Board. The Dothan School Board has been in chaos for years. The members just refused to get along. Two of those, who had no children in the school system, did not seek re-election. In this campaign, comes down to two candidates. One has children attending the Dothan City Schools, which is Ashley Whitefield Davis, and the opponent does not. Opponent J.T. Carroll’s children are 3 and 1 year old and he saus will be attending Dothan CIty Schools when they reach age. RSN – I have nothing against Houston Academy, where J.T. Carroll graduated from, for I attended Houston Academy also. But if you are going to serve on the Dothan City Schools governing board, it just makes sense that your children attend Dothan City Schools. And J.T. Carroll says his will when of age. Ashley Davis has seevral children currently enrolled in Dothan City Schools. The citizens of Dothan are just ending tenures of the majority of the board not having any children attending Dothan City Schools. WIthout children attending you have no vested interest in the decisions made. Dothan has just hired a new Superintendent and I am hearing good things about him. He needs a School Board, with a vested interest, to work with him and make the Dothan City Schools the best it can be. Therefore we endorse Ashley Whitefield Davis for Dothan School Board District 5.
