Three qualify Aug. 16 to run for Stonecrest City Council seats

STONECREST—Three candidates qualified on Monday, Aug. 16, to run for City Council seats in the General Election on Nov. 2, 2021. The election will be held to fill three seats: District 1, 3, and 5.

Monday was the first day for the five-day qualifying period, which ends on Friday, Aug. 2, at 4:30 p.m. The city is scheduling appointments for candidates to come in, fill out the qualifying application and pay the $400 fee.

The candidates who qualified on Monday include:

• Jimmy Clanton, Jr., who is running for re-election for the District 1 seat. Clanton was the first candidate to qualify on Monday, signing his documents at 8:30 that morning.
• Jazzmin Cobble, who is running for re-election for the District 3 seat. Cobble became the youngest elected official in DeKalb County in 2017 and is the youngest person serving on the City Council.
• Dr. Barbara Hall, who is running for the District 5 seat. Hall is a retired police detective, educator and elder at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church.
  

Qualifying  is being held at City Hall, 3120 Stonecrest Blvd., by appointment: cityclerk@stonecrestga.gov.