The Hedley Independent School District will hold the only contested local election in Donley County this spring, and five other governments will likely cancel their elections due to a lack of participation.
Six candidates – none of them incumbents – are vying for two open seats on the Hedley School Board. Those running are Michael Metcalf, Sr.; Dee Smith; Dana Bell; Mark Howard; Donnie Chambless; Connie Wheatly.
The top two vote-earners will take the seats currently held by Lana Ritchie and Bobby Lindsey.
Voters in the City of Clarendon will go to the polls to determine the fate of a $700,000 bond issue for street improvements, but they will not have any choices in who will represent them on the Board of Aldermen. Incumbents Will Thompson and Jesus Hernandez will be joined by Abby Patten as the only three candidates for three positions on the board.
The City of Howardwick only had one candidate apply for three positions on its Board of Aldermen, and no one signed up for the unexpired term of former mayor Del Essary.
Robert Brewster will be a new Howardwick alderman, and the city will have to appoint people to fill the other seats. The board will hold its next meeting on Thursday, March 15.
The Clarendon College District, the Donley County Hospital District, Clarendon ISD, and the City of Hedley only had their incumbents sign up with no challengers.
The hospital board met in called session Monday night to formally cancel its election, and the college, CISD, and City of Hedley are expected to follow suit.
Election Day for the City of Clarendon and the Hedley School Board will be Saturday, May 12.
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