Elections to be held Saturday

Voters will go to the polls this Saturday to determine several races in four local elections.

In the only county-wide election, voters will choose three members of the Donley County Hospital Board. Billy Ray Johnston and Jeannie Owens are running for Place One, Tammy Owen and Bright Newhouse III are running for Place 2, and incumbent Melinda McAnear is the sole candidate for Place 3. Voting for the hospital board will be in the Donley County Courthouse Annex.

Voters in the City of Clarendon will choose between incumbent Chris Ford and Alderman Tommy Hill for the mayor’s position, and incumbents Terry Noble and Ann Huey are being challenged by Larry Hicks and Jeff King for two positions on the Board of Aldermen. Voting for this election will also be at the Donley County Courthouse Annex.

The Hedley Consolidated Independent School District has five people running for two positions on the board of trustees, and none of them are incumbents. Travis Thomas, Shelby Shipp, Carole Ward, Gwynne Howard, and Lana Wallendorff Ritchie are all on the ballot. Voting for the Hedley school board will take place at the Hedley Lions Hall.

The City of Howardwick has only one candidate for mayor, Dell Essary, but there are three candidates for two positions on the Board of Aldermen: incumbent Gene Rogers, Norm Haygood, and Louise Popplewell. Balloting in this election will take place at Howardwick City Hall.

Voting in all elections will take place between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. this Saturday.
Early voting concluded Tuesday. As of mid-afternoon the following early voting totals were being reported: Donley County Hospital District 148, Hedley CISD 34, City of Clarendon 128, and City of Howardwick 20.