New candidates

District 5 also picked up a new Republican, Jerry Jones. Jones is the husband of current District 2 commissioner Cecilia Jones.

That's horrifying news!

Wonder who is supporting Mr Jones?

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What a hoot! I didn't believe it, but after reading Danny's post, I checked the supervisor of elections and it's true. Jerry Jones is running in district 5. We now have a walton county election! Cecilia Jones has been riding Tony Anderson around everywhere and apparently Mr. Jones doesn't like how much time Mrs. Jones is spending with Mr. Anderson.(He's Single) Evidently Mr. Jones gave her an ultimatum to leave tony alone or he would run against him and tell the truth about what he knew about Tony. Yes folks, a genuine triangle of lies, you can't make up stuff like this. This will be so interesting to watch cecilia have to deal with Jerry's nasty disposition that she has wielded against so many people over the years. Karma, I suppose.

I'm hearing talk about another last second filing in District 1.

Stay turned at noon today for the final candidate list.

Bizarre

Pray tell, Is it Scott Brannon? Or maybe Robert Nelson?

We will know at 1200 noon.

That's the qualifying deadline.

As of yesterday there were several who had not finished qualifying including half the Superintendent field. And I keep hearing about a last minute shakeup. We'll wait and see.

You have GOT to be kidding me about Jerry Jones. How?
And I have heard about the D1 candidate too.
For those who keep calling wanting either me or ShallowsFuzz to run, the answer, at least this time, is no. We aren't sure we will be in District 1 for four more years, and that's just the first of many reasons.

In re Jerry...I have far better things to do with my money. You'd think he does too.

Amy Wise-Coble has qualified in District 5 as a NPA candidate which means all 3 commission races are closed to Republicans only in the August primary.

I just ran into Mrs. Jones and she said Jerry just wanted everyone to have something to talk about today.

If the voters of Walton County are smart, they will vote for the person with the experience, education and knowledge to make a well qualified Commissioner...that person is our present Commissione, Cindy Meadows.

What a hoot! I didn't believe it, but after reading Danny's post, I checked the supervisor of elections and it's true. Jerry Jones is running in district 5. We now have a walton county election! Cecilia Jones has been riding Tony Anderson around everywhere and apparently Mr. Jones doesn't like how much time Mrs. Jones is spending with Mr. Anderson.(He's Single) Evidently Mr. Jones gave her an ultimatum to leave tony alone or he would run against him and tell the truth about what he knew about Tony. Yes folks, a genuine triangle of lies, you can't make up stuff like this. This will be so interesting to watch cecilia have to deal with Jerry's nasty disposition that she has wielded against so many people over the years. Karma, I suppose.

I actually saw a picture on Facebook a few days ago of C. Jones and Tony Anderson (together) and thought to myself they looked like 2 love-struck "lovebirds". I also decided at that point that if there was even the remotest possibility I would ever vote for Tony Anderson that the image of the two of them together was a deal breaker. Not now, not ever, no way, no how! I'm also sure there are many "truths" about Mr. Anderson that have yet to come to the light but anything coming out of Cecilia or Jerry Jones mouth is highly suspect anyway.

Per their announcements on Facebook Adrienne Campbell in District 3 and Kristi Stevenson in District 5 will not qualify and have withdrawn. No news yet on Trisha Johnson in the Superintendent's race or Jerry Jones in District 5. Books closed at noon but who knows who was in the office doing paperwork prior to that time.

I just ran into Mrs. Jones and she said Jerry just wanted everyone to have something to talk about today.

That just goes to show you how little she cares about either her or her husbands reputation...but then again, neither of them have stellar reputations anyway!

All J. Jones has to do is open his mouth..."ain't that right" LJackson?

Per the SOE website Trish Porter Johnson and Jerry Jones did not Qualify and so the August 30 Primary is set:
District 1:
Bill Chapman
Bill Fletcher
David Kramer
District 3:
John Dixon
Bill Imfeld
Melanie Nipper
District 5:
Tony Anderson
Cindy Meadows
Superintendent of Schools:
Russell Hughes
Jennifer Nick
Tax Collector:
Patti Lynch
Rhonda Skipper
School Board District 4:
Jeri Michie
Marsha Winegardner

Due to no opposition, Sheriff Michael Adkinson, Clerk of Courts Alex Alford, Property Appraiser Patrick Pilcher and School Board Seat 1 member Gail Smith are automatically reelected. The Tax Collector and School Board Seat 4 races will be decided in August with the other races facing November opposition.

Per the SOE website Trish Porter Johnson and Jerry Jones did not Qualify

No loss there!

In District 1 and 3 I hope we see new faces for those seats. I think Cindy Meadows is a "shoe in" for District 5. I'd like to see Mike Davis on the school board but think Hughes is just as qualified. Rhonda Skipper "hands down" for Tax Collector and don't know either candidates for school board in District 4.

Stand by your man!

From all the phone calls I got Jerry had a lot to say about Tony and his wife to people in Paxton. I have not seen Cecilia with out Tony since the election started. I also heard a private detective was hired months ago to follow them when the rumors started. This is going to be a wild election. Did Cecilia leave her first husband for Jerry? As Walton turns.

From all the phone calls I got Jerry had a lot to say about Tony and his wife to people in Paxton. I have not seen Cecilia with out Tony since the election started. I also heard a private detective was hired months ago to follow them when the rumors started. This is going to be a wild election. Did Cecilia leave her first husband for Jerry? As Walton turns.

Jerry always has a lot to say...understanding his rants is another issue entirely.

I'd like to point out something else about Tony Anderson as well. If anyone is following Tony's Facebook page what he says looks well rehearsed and spoken by someone other than himself...C. Jones maybe? Perhaps!

One of the hot buttons issues in this race is "customary use" of OUR beaches. The first time I saw, heard or read anything Tony Anderson had to say, I was under the impression he was all about "customary use". Since then I have come to realize his position is nothing more than a very calculated, political play on words. Mr. Anderson was all about removing the ropes, signs and fences but when it comes to "customary use" he is all about protecting "public beach access" which has nothing to do with the customary use issue at all and he has yet to pay anything but "lip service" to the beach vendor issue. From watching other comments he has made it does appear that C. Jones is his campaign manager. Mr. Anderson does say that the political climate here is corrosive but it's rumored all over the County he is sleeping with the corrosion!

The Professional Firefighters of Walton County IAFF Local 4413 have decided to endorse Bill Fletcher and Tony Anderson for County Commission. Not sure how I feel about that but politics does make for some strange bedfellows.

Due to no opposition, Sheriff Michael Adkinson was automatically reelected.

Danny....here is a little trivia for you....This is the first time in 189 years that a Sheriff has run unopposed in Walton County!

Per Michael Adkinson

Very humbled and grateful to the men and women of the WALTON Co Sheriff's Office. Their hard work and dedication to service allowed me to become the first Sheriff in this county to run unopposed in 189 years. Thank you — with Bobby Beasley andErin Adkinson.

No better place for Mike Adkinson to be, than in office for four more years!

I'm very happy he'll remain right where he is.