BY JOAN P. CROWE Last Thursday’s noon deadline to withdraw from the race for three positions for alderman that will be on the Nov. 2 ballot for the Collierville Municipal Election passed with no changes to the candidate lineup. The contest for position 2 is between incumbent Tom Allen, elected in 2006, and Collierville native Bill Cox. Both have years of business experience. Allen, 74, is retired from a 36-year career that included 25 years in management. This will be his third political race. In 2008 he ran for mayor against fellow alderman at the time, Stan Joyner, and Brannon Howse...
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