On Aug. 30, Jud Alverson was officially declared the winner of the Pell City District 5 Council election. Alverson claimed three additional votes from provisional ballots, which gave him the number required to beat out competitor Terry Templin. Templin and Alverson were set to face off in a runoff election, but that will no longer be necessary.

During the regular election on Aug. 23, three candidates competed for the District 5 seat. Alverson came out with 50 percent of the votes, but to win he needed 50 percent and one vote. Alverson finished with a total 339 votes, with Templin claiming 193. 

Alverson will join the new Council on Nov. 7. The Council will include Jay Jenkins, James McGowan, Blaine Henderson and Jason Mitcham. Bill Pruitt was also voted the next mayor at the Aug. 23 election. 

About Jud:

Jud Alverson was born and raised in Pell City. He graduated Pell City High School in 1994 and then attended Jacksonville State University. Alverson graduated Jacksonville in 1999 with a degree in finance. 

Following his graduations, Alverson began working at Liberty Mortgage in 1999. He has been with the Birmingham location ever since. He chose to live in Pell City and commute, because he considers it to be home. Both his parents and his wife’s are also Pell City residents. 

The Alverson family lives in Pine Harbor, in Pell City. Alverson is a lifelong member of First Baptist Church Pell City.  He has been married to Lindsey Alverson since 2000 and the couple has two daughters, Amelia and Caroline.