LUMBERTON — Five incumbents were among the 17 people to file for municipal office on Friday, the last day of filing. Among those to file were two former Lumberton councilmen who are seeking to regain their seats.

Friday’s filers were: James R. Hewitt for a first term on Parkton Town Council; Margaret “Sue” Reynolds for re-election to District 4 on St. Pauls Town Council; Robin Swett and Amy Cain, both seeking first terms on Rennert Town Council; Deborah Connor and Jennifer Connor, both seeking re-election to Proctorville Town Council; Irene R. Britt and Deborah Britt Hedgpeth, both seeking a first term on MacDonald Town Council; Wayland B. Lennon III for re-election to Fairmont Board of Commissioners; James “Rusty” Perry for a first term on Fairmont Board of Commissioners; William L. Davis seeks re-election as mayor of Lumber Bridge; Kenneth E. Jordan for re-election to for Lumber Bridge Town Council; Michael Bloomer to represent District 2 on Lumberton City Council; Woody Huggins is seeking his old District 3 seat on Lumberton City Council; Patricia McNair McRae to represent District 5 on Lumberton City Council; John Bradley Thompson is seeking his old District 8 seat on Lumberton City Council; and Wilton P. Caulder, currently a councilman, is running for mayor of Orrum.

Only eight candidates provided The Robesonian with biographical information.

Over the course of the two-week filing period, 69 people filed for office in 15 towns.

Fairmont

Wayland B. Lennon III, 48, filed for re-election to a second term on the town board.

“I desire to stand off with the challenges before us and work diligently to overcome them to the benefit of all,” he said in a statement.

Lennon attends Trinity United Methodist Church in Fairmont, where he is also part of the Fairmont Masonic Lodge No. 528 and Fairmont Shriners Club. Lennon is a former Eagle Scout.

He is married to Melissa Lennon, and has two children: Caroline, 11, and Tyler, 2.

James “Rusty” Perry, 75, is seeking to return to the board he served on from 1995 to 1999.

“I am running to give the voters a better choice,” he said in a statement.

Perry attends Trinity United Methodist Church in Fairmont, and is a member of the Masonic Lodge and a former Mason of the Year.

Lumber Bridge

Kenneth E. Jordan, 56, filed for a second term on Lumber Bridge Town Council.

“Born and grew up in Lumber Bridge and graduated high school at Parkton High School ... (it is) a privilege to serve my town,” he said in a statement.

Jordan owns and operates Economy Pest Control Service in Fayetteville, and attends Fayetteville Emmanuel Holiness.

He lives in Lumber Bridge with his wife Diane.

Lumberton

Woody Huggins, 77, filed to challenge incumbent Jackie Taylor to represent Precinct 3 on Lumberton City Council. He was previously a councilman for 13 years.

“(There are) a lot of problems with the people walking the streets and trash not being picked up. I just think I can make it a better precinct,” he said in a statement.

Huggins attends Goodwin Heights Baptist Church, where he is a deacon. He has been part of the Lumberton Lions Club for 45 years.

Huggins served in the Army and fought the Korean War, and earning Silver and Bronze stars.

He is widowed, with two children and two grandchildren.

Patricia McNair McRae, 62, has filed to challenge John Cantey to represent Precinct 5 on the Lumberton City Council. This is her first time running for office.

“It is my intention to create unity in the community, support the safety, economic needs, and health needs of the community,” she said in a statement.

McRae is a former chairman for the United Way, board member on Robeson Community College Foundation Board, and works with the North Carolina Minority Health and Health Disparities office.

In 2008, she was NAACP Community Citizen of the Year, and won the Black Caucus Award.

McRae attends Lewis Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Lumberton. She has three children, Harry, Stephanie, and Wendy.

John Bradly Thompson, 64, has filed to challenge Erich Hackney to represent Precinct 8 on Lumberton City Council. He previously served two terms as Precinct 8 representative.

“I chose to run ... to give citizens of the precinct a choice,” he said in a statement. During his previous two terms, he “used available funding to double the number of street lights in the precinct,” he said in a statement.

Thompson retired from BB&T after 17 years as an area facilities manager. He and his brother still operate Thompson Electric Company, an 80-year-old Lumberton family business.

He attends Chestnut Street United Methodist Church, and has been married to his wife Patricia for 27 years. He has two children, Bradley and Holly.

Rennert

Amy Cain, 44, filed to run for a first term Rennert Town Council.

“I am running ... to help make Rennert a better place for my children, grandchildren, and the citizens that reside there. I would like to have a voice for our community and make a difference,” she said in a statement.

She has two daughters, Jessica and Lorie, and a son Michael. She has seven grandchildren.