Political announcements

By By Special to the Enquirer
Bartlett seeking third term as sheriff
Sheriff’s Greg Bartlett is running for his third term as Morgan County Sheriff.
Bartlett, a Republican, was first elected to office in 2002. He has more than 28 years of law enforcement experience, including having served as chief investigator for the Morgan County District Attorney’s office for eight years prior to running for sheriff.
Bartlett also served as criminal and trial investigator in the DA’s office and was head of its Worthless Check Unit, returning more than $2.2 million in restitution to Morgan County merchants. Prior to joining the DA’s office, he worked for the Hartselle Police Department, where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant as supervisor of the criminal investigator’s unit.
He served as a patrol officer, narcotics investigator and criminal investigator while n Hartselle.
Bartlett said his time in the Sheriff’s Office has included many accomplishments, including:
In addition to keeping our county safe, Bartlett said his office has worked to keep up with technology.
Included in those changes are:
Bartlett said one of the most important focuses of his office is to protect children. To those ends, he has installed a sex offender web- based identification program that alerts residents when sex offenders move into their neighborhoods, around schools or daycares. Bartlett’s office is one of only three Sheriff’s Departments in the state to install the system.
The program has been so successful it has been adopted by the state.
Bartlett has also updated pistol permits to include a photo identification card to help stop the misuse of pistol permits.
of Morgan County.”
Scott running for commission chair
Amanda Scott has announced she will be a candidate for Morgan County commission chairman subject to the Republican Party Primary on June 1.
Scott said she realizes the necessity to help existing industries and small businesses succeed and provide support for the county’s educational systems and Calhoun Community College to help provide safe and meaningful educational opportunities.
She emphasized, “I will aggressively work with the chambers of commerce, economic development association, downtown redevelopment authority and the convention and visitors bureau to establish initiatives and opportunities for growth in both economic and social pursuits.
Shipley seeking district two county commission post
Ronnie Shipley, a heavy equipment operator with more than 30 years of experience, has announced his candidacy for Morgan County Commission, District 2, subject to the Primary Election on June 1.
Shipley, 50, ran for the same office in 2002 and 2006, both times as a Democratic candidate. He has since change d his party affiliation and will seek the Republican Party nomination.
A resident of Rock Springs Community, west of Hartselle, Shipley worked for District 2 for 27 years. He was a heavy equipment operator when he retired in 2006. He is now employed with Rowe Contracting.
Shipley said making improvements at West Park will be one his priorities if he is elected.
“We need to add tennis courts and a T-ball field, expand parking space and build another walking trail.”
He added, “I’ll work to make sure the rural fire departments receive the support they need to stay up-to-date, schools are safe for our children and more and higher paid jobs are created for the citizens of Morgan County.”
A graduate of Danville High School, Shipley is married to the former Vickie Walker, a 1979 Morgan County High School graduate. She is employed with ALFA Insurance at the Decatur/Beltline office in the claims department. They have a daughter, Emily Mead, who is a sixth grade science teacher at Horizon Middle School in Madison.
Her husband, Shawn Mead, is a graduate of UAH with a B.S. degree in business.
The Shipleys are members of Danville Baptist Church.
Henry wants to represent district nine in statehouse
Ed Henry of Hartselle qualified Mar. 10 as a candidate for Alabama House of Representatives, District 9, with the Alabama Republican Party in Birmingham. He will represent his party in the June 1 Primary Election.
Henry is a native of Hartselle, a graduate of Hartselle High School and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, where he received his training in radiology. In 1997, he went to work for Hewlett Packard as a medical sales representative, then spent six years as a CT technologist at Decatur General Hospital. He is currently employed as a cardiac imaging specialist at the Heart Center where he has been since 2007.
Henry and his wife, Wendi, are the parents of two daughters. They attend Fairview Church of God in Falkville where Ed volunteers with Youth Outreach and the audio-visual ministry.
Mac Beard seeks coroner’s post
Hartselle Heritage Funeral Home manager Mac Beard is seeking the Republican Party nomination for Morgan County coroner, subject to the June 1 Primary Election.
The position is currently occupied by his brother, Russ Beard, who has not publicly announced whether or not he plans to seek reelection. Mac Beard has served as deputy coroner for the past 11 years.
Beard is a Hartselle native, a graduate of Hartselle High School and a graduate of the John A. Gupton Mortuary School. with a bachelor’s degree in mortuary science He also graduated from Athens State College in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in management of technology and technical business.
He is licensed at national and state levels as a funeral director and embalmer and is a qualified mortuary disaster coordinator.
A member of the Alabama Coroners’ Association, he has been actively involved in the funeral home business for 26 years.
He is married to the former Becky Jarrett. Together they manage Hartselle Heritage Funeral Home. They reside on Huckaby Bridge Road, southwest of Hartselle, on a part of the Beard family farm.
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