Archives for May 2022

Sarah Hatley and Dan Sawyer were the big winners when Donley County Republicans cast ballots Tuesday, May 24.

In a run-off election, Hatley beat Connie Lane, 107-87, to be her party’s candidate for Justice of the Peace in Precincts 1&2. Hatley and Lane had been the top vote earners in a four-woman race for the position in the March 1 primary.

In Precinct 4, incumbent County Commissioner Dan Sawyer defeated challenger Brad Dalton 58-43 in a re-vote of the March 1 primary. Voter registration irregularities cast doubt on the original election with both men ultimately agreeing that a new election was in order and the district court agreed.

Neither Hatley nor Sawyer will face an opponent in the November election, making them both the de facto winners of their respective positions.

The Adamson-Lane, Post 287 of The American Legion in Hedley will hold its annual Memorial Day service at the Rowe Cemetery, Monday, May 30, 2022, at 10:00 a.m.

The Post members will place American Flags on the graves of 248 Veterans buried in the Rowe Cemetery. The Flags will be places on the graves on Friday May 27, 2022, and remain till the end of the day Monday in Honor of those departed comrades that have served this Country.

The Memorial Day program will be conducted by members of the American Legion that will include the raising of the colors, the National Anthem, Pledge to the Flag and the ceremony honoring the missing in action and the prisoners of War still unaccounted for.

The Memorial Day address will be given by Garrett Bains, Superintendent of Hedley ISD. Carlton Turvaville will read the names of the 248 Veterans buried in the Rowe Cemetery. The program will be concluded with the laying of the memorial wreath and the playing of “Taps.”

Sales tax revenues were up in Clarendon and Howardwick when Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar distributed May allocations to local governments last week.

Clarendon’s revenue was up 5.97 percent for an allocation of $51,740.08 compared to $48,824.23 one year ago.

The city’s calendar year-to-date sales tax revenues now tally $280,871.69, an increase of 9.07 percent compared to the same period last year.

Howardwick’s allocation of $1,945.47 was an increase of 19.78 percent compared to last May.
The lakeside city is now up 4.88 percent for the year-to-date at $5,087.13.

Hedley fell for the month 8.18 percent to $1,737.24. The total for the year-to-date there is now $5,193.46, which is down 2.04 percent compared to the same point in 2021.

Statewide, Hegar sent $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for May, 11.8 percent more than in May 2021.

These May allocations are based on sales made in March by businesses that report sales tax monthly and sales made in January, February and March by quarterly filers.

Early voting is underway this week as Donley County Republicans decide who will be their party’s candidates for Justice of the Peace in Precincts 1&2 and County Commissioner in Precinct 4.

Other state races are also on the ballots of Republican as well as Democrats, and early voting in both party primary run-off elections will continue through Friday, May 20, at the Donley County Courthouse Annex from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Election Day for the runoffs as well as the “do over” election for Precinct 4 commissioner will be held next Tuesday, May 24.

Polls will be open on election day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. with Republicans voting in the Courthouse and Democrats voting in the Courthouse Annex.

Precinct 1&2 Republicans will choose between Sarah Hatley or Connie Lane for Justice of the Peace.

Precinct 4 Republicans will also be getting a “do over” of the March Primary in their county commissioner’s race. Challenger Brad Dalton originally beat incumbent Dan Sawyer by one vote but inconsistencies were sufficient to warrant a new vote.

The winning Justice of the Peace and Commissioner candidates will face no opposition in November.