The list of candidates for the upcoming August elections is growing.

Incumbent DeKalb County Mayor Tim Stribling will be vying to keep his position, and his current opponent would be Bradley Hendrix, current county commissioner for the third district who has filed and had his petition verified.

Former County Mayor Mike Foster also picked up a petition for mayor but must file it by Feb. 15.
No Republican or Independent candidates have announced for county mayor.

City Mayor Jimmy Poss is also running again as the incumbent and Josh Miller has picked up a petition for that seat as well.

Liberty Mayor Dwight Mathis picked up his petition to seek reelection on Aug. 2 as did Darrell Johnson. Meanwhile, Derek Johnson and William H. Reynolds picked up petitions for Liberty Alderman seats.
The DeKalb County Election Commission has released the entire list of persons who have obtained peitions and/or filed and verified:

PETITIONS ISSUED
FOR AUGUST ELECTIONS:

JIMMY POSS
MAYOR OF SMITHVILLE
JOSH MILLER
MAYOR OF SMITHVILLE
JASON MURPY
SMITHVILLE ALDERMAN
GAYLA HENDRIX
SMITHVILLE ALDERMAN
DARRELL JOHNSON
LIBERTY MAYOR
DWIGHT MATHIS
LIBERTY MAYOR
DEREK JOHNSON
LIBERTY ALDERMAN
WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS
LIBERTY ALDERMAN
DANNY PARKERSON
SCHOOL BOARD 1ST
JERRY WAYNE JOHNSON
SCHOOL BD. 2ND
ALAN HAYES
SCHOOL BOARD 2ND
C.D. (CARL) WEBB
SCHOOL BOARD 2ND
ORVIL HENDRIX
SCHOOL BOARD 2ND
JIM BESHEARSE
SCHOOL BOARD 3RD
KATE MILLER
SCHOOL BOARD 4TH
SHAUN TUBBS
SCHOOL BOARD—7TH

PETITIONS FOR 5-1
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY:

JAMES (JIMMY) POSS •
COUNTY COURT CLERK
BRADLEY HENDRIX •
COUNTY MAYOR
MIKE FOSTER
COUNTY MAYOR
TIM STRIBLING
COUNTY MAYOR
MICHAEL AGEE
SHERIFF
JIMMY SPRAGUE •
ROAD SUPERVISOR
NICOLE WRIGHT
CIRCUIT COURT CLERK
MARK MILAM •
CIRCUIT COURT CLERK
JEFF MCMILLEN •
REGISTER OF DEEDS
JULIE YOUNG
COUNTY COMMISSION 1ST DISTRICT
NORA HARVEY •
COUNTY COMMISSION
2ND DISTRICT
JOE JOHNSON
COUNTY COMMISSION 2ND
MYRON RHODY
COUNTY COMMISSION 2ND
JACK BARTON
COUNTY COMMISSION 3RD DISTRICT
BOBBY JOHNSON •
COUNTY COMMISSION 3RD
WAYNE CANTRELL
COUNTY COMMISSIN 4TH
SCOTT LITTLE
COUNTY COMMISSION 4TH DISTRICT
BOBBY TAYLOR •
COUNTY COMMISSION 4TH DISTRICT
ANITA PUCKETT
COUNTY COMMISSION 5TH
BETTY ATNIP •
COUNTY COMMISSION 6TH DISTRICT
JEFF BARNES •
COUNTY COMMISSION 6TH DISTRICT
KEVIN ROBINSON
COUNTY COMMISSION 7TH DISTRICT
LARRY SUMMERS
COUNTY COMMISSION 7TH DISTRICT
BETH PAFFORD
COUNTY COMMISSION 7TH

• = Returned and verified

POTENTIAL REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATES FOR AUGUST elections:

PATRICK RAY
SHERIFF
SUSAN MARTIN
CIRCUIT COURT CLERK
SEAN DRIVER
TRUSTEE
DANNY HALE
ROAD SUPERVISOR
REED EDGE
ROAD SUPERVISOR
TOM CHANDLER
COUNTY COMMISSION 1ST
SABRINA FARLER
COUNTY COMMISSION 2ND
GREG MATTHEWS
COUNTY COMMISION 4TH
JERRY ADCOCK
COUNTY COMMISSION 5TH
MATT ADCOCK
COUNTY COMMISSION 6TH
BRUCE MALONE
COUNTY COMMISSION 7TH