Citizens line up to serve on boards

Clarendon voters will have a choice of seven candidates to fill three positions on the Board of Aldermen, and five other boards will also have competitive races when local elections are held this May.

Incumbent City Aldermen Kyle Davis and Will Thompson will be joined on the ballot by challengers Jeff King, Jeremy Powell, John Lockhart, Danny Bennett, and former alderman Terry Noble. Alderman Tommy Hill is not seeking re-election.

Voters in Hedley will have two choices for mayor – incumbent Bruce Howard and Dusty D. Wilkinson – and five choices for four positions on the Board of Aldermen – David Wells and incumbents Leon Ward, Tonya Metcalf, Travis Thomas, and Lonnie Roby.

The City of Howardwick has four people running for three positions on the Board of Aldermen. Incumbents Rod Donaldson and Tanis McMorries are being challenged by Johnny Hubbard and Tim Gallagher.
Six candidates are running for three positions on the Clarendon College Board of Regents. Challengers Cindy Myers, Glenda Hawkins, and Jerry Gage will face incumbents Susie Shields, Charles Deyhle, and Ruth Robinson.

One challenger signed up to run with the incumbents seeking re-election to the Clarendon ISD Board of Trustees. Current members Robin Ellis, Jim Shelton, and Marvin Thompson will be joined on the ballot by Linda Rowland.

The Hedley ISD Board of Trustees has three candidates for two full terms. Incumbents James Edward Potts and Troy Monroe will face Bonnie Walsh Brown during the election. Karen Watt is serving an unexpired term on the board and was the only one to file to run for that position.

The Donley County Hospital District is the only local government that did not draw enough candidates for a competitive election. Incumbents Jeannie Owens, Mark C. White, and Lori Howard filed for re-election to Places 5, 6, and 7 respectively. Jan Farris filed to run for Place 4, which is currently held by Greg Collins, who is not seeking re-election.

All local offices are elected at-large, but hospital board candidates sign up for a specific place.
Early voting will begin April 26, and Election Day will be Saturday, May 8, 2010.