Gibson, Word win new seats in votes

New members will be joining the Clarendon school board and the Hedley City Council following last Saturday’s local elections.

Former elementary principal Mike Word will join the Clarendon CISD Board of Trustees after he and incumbent Chrisi Tucek were chosen by voters in a three-person race to fill two positions.

Word had 191 votes, Tucek received 166 votes, and Ginnie Siefkas had 20.

In Hedley, six candidates were running for three positions on the city council. Challenger Tanya White Gibson was the top vote getter with 35 and will join the council with incumbent aldermen Trisha Chambless and Jennifer Floyd, who had 29 and 27 votes respectively. Also running were incumbent Alicia Hanes with 18 votes, Calvin Holland with 18 votes, and Christine Coyle with 15.

Voters in the City of Clarendon voted widely in favor of reauthorizing the quarter-percent sales tax for street maintenance by a margin of 111 to 30.
Clarendon residents first approved the street maintenance tax in 2019. The levy raises about $60,000 per year, which is directed toward street repairs and improvements.

Three city candidates were unopposed on the ballot and received the following votes: Mayor Jacob Fangman 131, Alderman Terri Floyd 126, and Alderman Eulaine McIntosh 93.