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The Franklin County School Board鈥檚 Snow Creek, Rocky Mount, Boone and At Large seats will be on the ballot this November.

Rocky Mount District representative Jeff Worley has filed to run for a third term on the school board. So far he is unopposed. He was first elected in 2017.

Snow Creek District representative Carletta Whiting said she will be stepping down from her position on the school board at the end of this term to focus on her family. She will be spending time taking care of her mother, she added.

The school board鈥檚 At Large Member, Kevin David, is also expected to be stepping down at the end of this term. He did not respond to a request for comment.

Both David and Whiting were elected to the school board in 2020.

Boone District representative Dawn McCray will not be running for reelection to her school board seat this November. She recently announced plans to run for the Boone District seat on the Franklin County Board of Supervisors.

鈥淚 felt like I could do more for the county,鈥� McCray said. 鈥淚 think the timing is right.鈥�

McCray ran unopposed for the Boone District seat on the school board in 2020. She may also be running unopposed for the supervisors seat. Current Boone District Supervisor Ronnie Thompson has stated he is undecided on whether he will run for reelection this November.

Thompson is currently the longest serving member on the board of supervisors. He was elected in 2009 and is the board鈥檚 chairman.

The only opposed race on the board of supervisors will be in the Rocky Mount District. Billy Ferguson has announced he will be running for the seat held by Mike Carter.

Carter, who was elected in 2017, said he still has unfinished business on the board of supervisors he wants to see through. He has pushed for the creation of a career and technical education center in the county since he first campaigned for the seat. The project seems to be getting off the ground now with the announcement of a location at the former Mod-U-Kraf building.

鈥淭hat is one of my early campaign goals and I am sticking to it,鈥� Carter said.

Carter鈥檚 challenger, Ferguson, has spent decades working for the county. He spent more than 30 years working in public safety for the county before taking the position of public safety director in 2017. He retired in 2024.

鈥淚t鈥檚 something I鈥檝e been interested in pursuing for a long time,鈥� Ferguson said of running for the Rocky Mount District seat. 鈥淭he time just seemed right.鈥�

Snow Creek District Supervisor Nick Mitchell has announced he will be running for reelection this November. He won the seat in a special election in 2022. He was elected to serve the remaining three years of the term following the death of former Snow Creek District representative Leland Mitchell.

So far, no one has announced they will be running against Mitchell this November.

The deadline to file paperwork with the registrar鈥檚 office to be on the November ballot is Tuesday.