Bessemer school board seats on Tuesday ballot

By LARRY HOLCOMBE

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BESSEMER — Voters in the Bessemer School District will face a busy ballot on Tuesday as part of a larger general election ballot full of federal, state and local candidates and issues.

There are six candidates running for five seats on the Bessemer School Board in what is two separate races, as well as a district-wide question about renewing a millage limited to 18 mills levied on non-homesteads for another 10 years to provide funds for operating purposes — a move generally known as a Headlee amendment override.

Bessemer Schools Superintend...