This Friday is the last day to sign up for local offices for citizens who wish to improve their communities, and it looks like most positions will be decided without elections.
Eighteen board positions are available, but only the City of Howardwick has attracted enough candidates to warrant having an election as of Tuesday morning while the City of Clarendon doesn’t even have enough declared candidates to cover all the offices that are open.
Howardwick Alderman Brice Hawley and Tony Clemishire, have filed to run for mayor, and five people are running for two positions on the city council. Alderman Johnny Floyd will be joined on the ballot by Beverly McCaskill, Erica Mills, Tammy Jordan, and Jerry Mullanax.
In Clarendon, the terms of Mayor Sandy Skelton and Aldermen Nathan Floyd and Jacob Fangman are up as well as the one-year unexpired term now held by Eulaine McIntosh. Only Skelton and McIntosh have filed for re-election
Hedley has three aldermen seats up this year. Aldermen Tonya Metcalf and Alicia Hanes are running for re-election, and Trisha Chambless has filed for the third seat.
Clarendon ISD Trustees serve three years, and the terms of Robin Ellis, Chuck Robertson, and Will Thompson are expiring this year, and all three have filed for re-election.
Hedley ISD has two full three-year terms and one unexpired term up this year. Michael Metcalf and Billy Hall are running for reelection, and Susan Cosby has filed for the vacant seat.
The Donley County Hospital District Board of Directors has four two-year terms up this year. Those are currently held by Wayne Tubbs – Place 1, Jeff Robertson – Place 2, and Melinda McAnear – Place 3. McAnear is the only person to have filed as of Tuesday morning.
Filing continues through Friday, February 15. Elections are scheduled to be held Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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