VALDOSTA – Candidate qualifying ended last week for municipal elections in Lowndes County, with candidates qualifying for Valdosta City Council seats and a few other candidates qualifying in other races.

Here are the candidates qualified during the Aug. 21-25 qualifying period. The Georgia Secretary of State’s office is trying a new system of listing qualifiers, which often does not designate the city in the link title.

VALDOSTA MAYOR

Scott James Matheson (incumbent)

J.D. Rice

VALDOSTA CITY COUNCIL

DISTRICT 1

Yurshema Flanders

Vivian Miller-Cody (incumbent)

DISTRICT 3

India Bell

Thomas McIntyre (incumbent)

DISTRICT 5

Tim Carroll (incumbent)

DISTRICT 7 (AT LARGE)

Nick “Big Nick” Harden

Bill Love

Alvin Payton Jr.

Edgar “Nicky” Tooley

VALDOSTA SCHOOL BOARD

DISTRICT 4

Tyra Howard (incumbent)

DISTRICT 5

Jason T. Deloach

DISTRICT 6

Thomas Moseley (incumbent)

HAHIRA CITY COUNCIL

DISTRICT 2

Klay Luke

Kenneth Davis (incumbent)

DISTRICT 3

Terry C. Benjamin

David Lindsey

DASHER CITY COUNCIL

POST 3

Mike Dasher

Kenny Holton

POST 4

Anita Armstrong Scott (incumbent)

Bradley Eyre

REMERTON

MAYOR

Cornelius Holsendolph (incumbent)

CITY COUNCIL (AT LARGE)

Steve Koffler (incumbent)

Tony “Paco” Salcedo

Bill Wetherington (incumbent)

Valdosta City Council has five positions up for grabs in the Nov. 7 election: Mayor and Council Districts 1, 3, 5 and 7. These seats are currently held by Mayor Scott James Matheson and Councilmembers Vivian Miller-Cody, Thomas B. McIntyre Sr., Tim Carroll and Ben Norton.

The Valdosta Board of Education will have three open seats for Districts 4, 5 and 6, currently held by Tyra Howard, Trey Sherwood and Dr. Tad Moseley.

Qualifying was also open for the Lowndes County cities of Hahira, Remerton and Dasher.

In Hahira, District 2 and 3 seats are up for election, currently held by Kenneth Davis and Mason Barfield.

Remerton will be electing a mayor as well as two council seats, currently held by Mayor Cornelius Holsendolph, Bill Wetherington and Steve Koffler.

In Dasher, City Council Posts 3 and 4 are up for election, seats currently held by Alvin Armstrong and Anita Armstrong.

More information: Contact the elections office at (229) 671-2850, e-mail elections@lowndescounty.com, or visit the office at 2808 N. Oak St., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.