Filing for seats on the three-member Murray County Fairboard concluded this week, and there will be a notable change in the board's makeup when the trio is officially sworn into office later in February.

While one of the current members is running unopposed and another has won by acclimation, an election has developed in Commissioner District 1 between incumbent and longtime board member, Richard Mize, and challenger, Charlie Schwake, both of rural Sulphur.

The two will square off in the February 13 election that will determine the new board makeup.

Voters in Commissioner District 1 will be eligible to vote in the non-partisan election on Monday, Feb. 13. The election will be held at the commissioner's office on the second floor of the Murray County Courthouse between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Only qualified District 1 voters will be eligible to vote.

One of the biggest changes in the board's makeup is the retirement of Johnnie Mobly from the District 2 position. Mobly, who has served on the board continuously for the past 62 years, did not file for re-election and will be replaced by Kim Little, Executive Director of the Murray County Development Authority and Murray County Economic Development Task Force. Little was the only one to file for Mobly's vacated seat and wins the election automatically.

The District 3 board member, Mark Pullen, of Davis, was unopposed and also wins the election automatically.