Greetings, Fearless Readers. Hope it is all good out there.
So, the news hit just today that Rev. Eric Threets has withdrawn his candidacy for the open East Ward, Post 1 race.
I was actually made aware of this the end of last week but was trying to get additional information as to why he was withdrawing (had a few sources tell me it was due to a certain reason) before reporting the story.
As has been the case a few times over the years, that other paper stole my thunder & beat me to the punch.
According to its article, and this was confirmed by a member of staff of the Newton Co Board of Elections, it was due to "family demands," as per a letter that Threets submitted.
Again, I was told by various sources that it was due to another issue. I have communicated w/ the City of Covington to confirm the exact reason but as of press time I haven't gotten a response (big surprise there, right? Government, what you gonna do...).
Regardless, that means that this is now a 2-man race.
That other paper - The Covington News by the way - erroneously reported that now there are three running but Cole Inman, as we understand it, also withdrew his candidacy, so now it's just between Dwayne Turner & Donny Cook.
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| Dwayne Turner |
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| Donny Cook |
I've had several folks that I know & trust tell me they're supporting Cook in this one. I'm hoping to have a sit-down tete-a-tete w/ him soon. I do know, based on his social media presence, that he is NOT a fan of apartments, and seems to be rather conservative regarding the spending of taxpayer dollars.
We'll be keeping an eye on it.
Will keep you updated if we get additional info on the Threets situation.
Best,
- MBM
