Tuscumbia District 5 seat vacant; letters due Oct. 15

Tuscumbia’s District 5 council seat is vacant after the council approved Councilwoman Krista Stanley’s resignation and declared the seat vacant at its Oct. 5 meeting, according to WHNT-TV reporting carried by AOL. Mayor Thurman Billings said District 5 residents may submit letters of interest to the city clerk by noon Oct. 15.

Billings said the letters will be presented at the council’s scheduled Oct. 19 meeting. He said the vacancy would be filled by council vote. The vote had not taken place as of Oct. 14.

The City of Tuscumbia calendar lists the Oct. 19 council meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m.