I asked the city to send me a list of city commission and school board candidates once the qualifying period closed this afternoon.  Here’s the list of residents that applied for city commission candidacy.   Dobbs is noticeably absent.

Name                              Office                         District      Paid

Fred Boykin                    City Commission        1           $144.00 incumbent

James E. Radford Jr.   City Commission        1            $144.00

Kyle Williams                 City Commission         2           $144.00 Kemp post

Patti Garrett                    City Commission         2            $144.00 Kemp post

Carl confirms my out of left field guess for the semi-secret candidate who had been considering a run for District 1 commissioner and had yet to announce.  Zoning Board of Appeals member and Allstate agent Neil Dobbs has now officially joined the District 1 race that includes incumbent Fred Boykin and James Radford.

Carl notes that Dobbs has the support of Scott Drake and DBA president Ann Berg.