Primary settles two races: Wirick prevails; Bradley, Burdick advance to general election

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc.  The Tuesday, Aug. 18 primary election resulted in at least one statewide upset. Locally, however, the contests were fairly straightforward, with one incumbent securing a second term and two newcomers in a nonpartisan race set to face off in November. The winner in the nonpartisan School Board, District 3 race was incumbent Brenda Bentley Wirick, who scored a win over her challenger, Shirley Alexander Washington, securing a second term. Wirick received 435