Spring Cove School Board Battle Highlights Local Election

When Cove-area voters head to the polls on Nov. 7, those who live in the Spring Cove School District will choose from a mixture of incumbents and newcomers to fill five seats. Of the eight candidates on the ballot, Brian Gahagan, Troy Wright, and Samantha Snowberger are current sitting board members while Misti Fisher, Gretchen Stern Bettwy, Andrea Moses, Kevin Smith, and former district Superintendent Rodney Green are seeking to become new members.

Gahagan, Snowberger, and Green cross-filed in May’s primary and garnered enough Democratic votes to advance to the general election. Wright also c...