GAINESBORO-Mark Carlisle won the local seat on the Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative board of directors during the recent election.

Carlisle unseated incumbent Luke Collins in a close vote, receiving 1,259 votes to 1,111 for Collins. 

Early voting was held at local offices on September 26, with the rest of the voting taking place at the co-op’s annual meeting last Saturday. 

The Clay County seat was one of four up for election this year, with incumbents winning re-election in the other three races. See more details on the election results in the October 14 edition of the HORIZON.