Political announcements

By Staff
Abercrombie hopes to follow in grandfather’s footsteps
Greg Abercrombie is seeking the Republican nomination for the Morgan County Commission, District 4.
Abercrombie is a dairy and beef cattle farmer in eastern Morgan County. He manages their family farm and is a member of the Alabama Cattleman’s Association and Alabama Farmers Federation. He is a graduate of A.P. Brewer High School and attended by Athens State and Wallace State colleges.
The Abercrombie family has long served Morgan County. Greg’s grandfather, Rubert Abercrombie, served three terms on the Morgan County Commission.
In addition to his grandfather serving Morgan County, his father, Billy Abercrombie, retired from Falkville High School where he served as principal and his mother, Virginia Abercrombie, retired from Brewer High where she served as a counselor.
Abercrombie has been married to the former Carrie Coker for 15 years. They have two children. Carrie teaches at Union Hill Junior High School. The Abercrombies are members of Highland Baptist Church.
George seeks third term as District Four commissioner
Stacy George has qualified as a third-term candidate for the Republican Party nomination for Morgan County Commission, District 4, subject to the June 3 Primary Election.
He faces opposition from Greg Abercrombie, a dairy farmer from Lacey’s Spring. No one is qualified for the position as a Democratic Party nominee, subject to the November General Election.
George said he is his seeking his third consecutive four-year term on the commission because “I want to continue holding elected officials accountable to the taxpayers and making District 4 a safer and better place to raise our children and grandchildren.”
George said he will continue to fight for people’s rights as he serves on the commission.
George said he feels his greatest accomplishment is the Morgan County East tag office.
If reelected, George said he plans to continue to stand up for what he feels is right.
“A lot of local politicians try to paint a picture of me being radical and crazy but if you really think about it that is the way life is in politics, especially when you stand up for the taxpayers and not the politicians.”
George, 39, is a graduate of Brewer High School. He attended Calhoun Community College for two years and received the “Political Science Student of the Year Award” in 1999. Prior to entering politics, he worked at Wyle Laboratories and Amtec Corporation in Huntsville for 10 and three years, respectively.
He and his wife, the former Monte Livingston, have three children. They attend Rock Creek Baptist Church.
Brent Craig seeks district judge’s seat
Hartselle resident and attorney Brent Craig has qualified as a Republican to seek election as Morgan County District Judge, Place 1, the seat recently vacated by the retirement of Judge David Breland.
Craig has almost 20 years of experience in trial courts in Alabama.
For the past three years, Craig has been an assistant district attorney for Morgan County. Craig, who resigned his position to run for office, said the experience has better prepared him to be a judge.
In addition to his time as a full-time prosecutor, Craig has been a civil and criminal defense attorney and also a judge. Craig was Decatur’s first full-time municipal judge, serving in that capacity from 1992 to 1996. He did not seek reappointment, choosing instead to reenter private practice.
Craig was also the first judge in Morgan County to set up a domestic violence program and he played a key role in securing a domestic violence shelter for Morgan County.
Craig, 45, and his wife, the former Angela Pugh, have been married for more than 18 years. They have two daughters, Anna, who attends Hartselle High School, and Emily, who attends Hartselle Junior High School. Angela is employed with Hartselle City Schools.
They all are members of West Hartselle Baptist Church, where Craig has been a Sunday School teacher for almost 10 years and has twice served as Chairman of the deacon body.
Craig is a member of the Hartselle Chamber of Commerce, the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce and the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association. He has served as past Chairperson of Morgan Baptist Project Care and the Morgan County Coalition Against Domestic Violence. He has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who’s Who in American Law and Outstanding Young Men of America. He is a graduate of Cumberland School of Law, where he was on the National Dean’s List and associate editor of The Cumberland Law Review.
Scott seeking third term as revenue commissioner
Amanda Scott is seeking re-election for a third term as Revenue Commissioner of Morgan County.
Scott has served as Revenue Commissioner since being elected in 1996, making history as Morgan County’s first female revenue commissioner and the first female Republican elected to office in Morgan County. She was re-elected to a second term in 2002.
During her time in office, the Hartselle satellite office opened in September of 2001 at Crestwood Shopping Center, providing the added convenience of assessing property, claiming exemptions, and payment of taxes at an additional location.
Scott said she’s made a great effort to educate and inform the citizens by providing information about Alabama law concerning property taxation and exemptions through complimentary pamphlets and classes made available to the public.
She said her office has also implemented many changes designed to bring the Revenue Commissioner’s office forward to the 21st century. State of the art technology has been introduced and maintained within the office to enhance the service level to the citizens of Morgan County. Property tax records and payment capabilities are available on the internet for customer convenience. Employees have been given the opportunity to attend training courses and through continuing education efforts have achieved certification in their fields of work.
Scott received a bachelor of science degree in accounting from the University of North Alabama in 1984, and became a certified public accountant in 1992. She became an Alabama Certified Tax Administrator in 2001. Before becoming Revenue Commissioner, she worked 10 years for the Alabama Department of Revenue in the Income Tax Division.
Scott is a member of Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce, Decatur Kiwanis Club, Decatur General Foundation Guild, past president of the Junior League of Morgan County, past treasurer of Decatur Assembly, and past board member of the American Heart Association.
She holds memberships with the Alabama Society of CPAs, the Wheeler Basin Chapter of CPAs, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Alabama Tax Administrators Association and the Association of Alabama Assessing Officials.
Scott is married to David Scott, a certified public accountant. The Scotts are the parents of three daughters, Lucy Beth, 15, Mary Ella, 11, and Katherine, 7. The Scotts are members of First United Methodist Church of Decatur.
Stisher seeks to return to county commission post
Don Stisher of Falkville, a former two-term member of the Morgan County Commission, has qualified with the Republican Party as a candidate for Morgan County Commission, District 3, subject to the June 3 Primary Election. He opposes the incumbent, Republican Kevin Murphy.
The winner will face Bill Fowler, the Democratic nominee, in the November General Election.
Stisher was a Democrat when he served as district 3 commissioner from 1996 to 2004. He sought a third consecutive term but lost to Murphy in a close race.
Stisher said he switched parties for two reasons: “First, My own personal values and views about government are a close fit with those held by the Republican Party; and second, I wanted the opportunity to challenge the incumbent early on without having to wait until November.”
Stisher said he decided to run for office again at the request of family members, friends and voters.
improved, and I am committed to make that happen. Also, there is a water supply problem in south Morgan County due to the extended drought.
Stisher re-established Stisher Enterprises, a landscape and excavation business, when he left office in 2004. Since June 2007 he has served as manager of operations and promotion for the Racking Horse Breeders Association at the Southeastern Arena in Priceville.
Stisher and his wife Van have been married for 25 years. She is owner of Van’s Barbershop in Hartselle. They live on a family farm east of Falkville where they raise racking horses. They have a daughter, Cassie, who is married to Russ Roberts, and a grandson, Daigen, 10 months.