The Southern Highland Reader

SYLVA–Incumbent town commissioner Stacy Knotts and challenger Danny Allen were the top vote-getters among five candidates for Sylva town board in elections held Tuesday.

Turnout was light, at 18% of 2,728 registered voters.

Allen, who previously sat on the board before being unseated by the narrowest possible margin two years ago, regained his seat by tying Knotts, 121-121, while incumbent Harold Hensley finished third with 111 votes. First-time candidates David Kelley and Ellerna Bryson Forney finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

Terms for Sylva board members are staggered – current members Sarah Graham and Ray Lewis will not stand for re-election until 2011.

Board member Maurice Moody ran unopposed to replace longtime mayor Brenda Oliver. The board will appoint a replacement to his seat when he is sworn in as mayor in December.

Tags: Brenda Oliver, Sylva, Sylva Town Board

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