WINTON – Filing opens at 12 noon on Friday (July 2) for three seats on the Hertford County Board of Education.

Those seats are currently occupied by two veteran School Board members, including that of the board chairman, Ron Baker, as well as the board’s senior member, John Horton. The third seat is currently held by Dennis Deloatch, a former Hertford County Public Schools Superintendent who is nearing the end of his first term on the local Board of Education.

According to Hertford County Board of Elections Director Shelia Privott, filing is open during regular weekday hours (8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.) of her office, located at 700 North King Street in Winton.

The filing period ends at 12 noon on Friday, Aug. 6. The filing fee is $5.

The names of those filing for the open seats will be listed on the November 2 General Election ballot.