Ex-Ingram mayor seeks council seat

INGRAM Seven candidates, including an incumbent alderman and a former Ingram mayor, are vying for three open seats on the Ingram City Council.

Those who filed for places on the ballot by Fridays deadline included Hunter St. Clair, J. Nathan White, Claude Jordan Jr., Kenneth Kenny Avans, Twanda Brown, Nelda Mitchell and former mayor Howard Jackson.

Mitchell, who handles accounts payable for Ingram ISD, has lived in the city for 59 years two weeks shy of all her life. Her nephew is Ingram Mayor Pro Tem Brandon Rowan and Whites wife is her niece. Mitchell, whos been attending council meetings on and off for the past year and a half or so, said shes seeking a place on the council in order to keep things moving forward for the people of Ingram. She said the citys efforts to get properties off septic systems and onto a central sewer system must continue.

The sewer project thats very important to our environment, and we need to finish, Mitchell said Friday. I just want to work hard and do my best for the city of Ingram.

St. Clair, who manages the Hunt Ingram Gas Co., has lived in the city for 48 years. He was appointed to the council two years ago to fill a vacancy.

I have the opportunity to serve, so I just threw my hat into the ring and well see how it goes, St. Clair said. Ill do it as long as I have the opportunity.

Brown, 54, works at the U.S. Post Office and has lived in West Kerr County and Ingram for 31 years. She lost to James Salter in the last mayoral election. Brown did not respond to requests for comment.

Jordan, 43, has lived in Ingram all his life and owns Bennett Jordan Septic Co.

Our roads are all tore up, Jordan said. I want to try to see if we can get something done about our roads. All of our roads in Ingram, they are old and need to be maintained and taken care of.

Avans, 45, is a head construction supervisor for F&B Concrete and has lived in Ingram almost a decade.

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Ex-Ingram mayor seeks council seat