How to Vote on Tuesday for Lauderdale Superintendent?

Will Jon Hatton Meet His Waterloo On Tuesday?

Due to various factors, we're not going to endorse any one candidate in this election. We're going to comment on the four contenders in the order they fared in a recent poll:

4th - Scott Jones. Dr. Jones was kind enough to respond to our questions concerning the future of education in Lauderdale County. The only downside that we see with Jones is that he has run before and been soundly defeated in these attempts. He came in dead last in an unscientific online poll last month. 

3rd - Jon Hatton. Dr. Hatton did not respond to our questions. Since he's been in office, we've contacted him twice about school system problems and did not receive an answer to either request. Many feel he won the office four years ago when he defeated an incumbent who took on a tremendous amount of baggage while in office.

2nd - Gary Dan Williams. Dr. Williams did not respond to our questions; however, two of our blogging team are very familiar with the educator. One supports Williams, believing one or two ex-employees of Williams have set out to have him defeated. The other thinks him personable, but incompetent.

1st - Jerry Hill. Dr. Hill contacted us, stating he planned to send in comments on our list of questions. As of yet, we have not received those comments, but do appreciate his effort to reach out to us and the voters. The main criticism we're seeing of Hill is that he got where he is because of his family. While family connections can help in any career, no one has a choice in the family he or she is born into; therefore, we don't find this a particularly valid complaint.

There you have the basics. We certainly believe there will be a runoff and will comment more at that time. Vote wisely!