By Rochelle MooreTimes Staff Writer%SIMS — Russell Beyer was elected as the new mayor in Sims on Tuesday and will replace long-time mayor Susan Evans, who served thetown for 18 years.Evans, first elected in 1991, did not file for re-election to office. Beyer, 66, won with 69 votes and beat his competitor for the post, Danny Howell, who pulled in 12 votes.Howell, 61, also lost in hisrace for mayor in the 2003 and 2005 municipal elections. “I’m tickled to death to winBeyerSee SIMS, Page 2A