Outgoing Beckley Councilman Tom Sopher discusses new Council changes
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — A number of first-time candidates won races for Beckley Common Council seats in the Tuesday, May 14, 2024, primary election.
Newcomers Natalie Coots, Kip Buchanan and Nancy Shoemaker-Dinguss will serve their first terms on Council, following the election.
Coots in Ward 1, and Shoemaker-Dingus in Ward 2, both won races against incumbents.
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Longtime Ward One Council member Tom Sopher said on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, that he doesn’t have any regrets and that he would focus on serving the city in other ways.
“I’m not disappointed, not at all,” Sopher said. “I feel like, maybe, this chapter of my life is closed, and another door will open for me. I’ve volunteered all my life, and I feel strongly something else will come about.”
Councilman Sopher said Coots had campaigned hard to win the seat and that he wishes her the best and would be helpful with any transition.
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