Dateline: February 10, 2005

Candidates can sign up for offices

By Roger Estlack, Clarendon Enterprise

Sign up began Monday for citizens wishing to serve on any one of six local boards.

The City of Clarendon will hold an election to choose two aldermen and the mayor for two-year terms. Those positions are currently held by Aldermen Bobbie Kidd and Michael Tibbets and Mayor Tex Selvidge.

The City of Howardwick will also elect a mayor and two aldermen. Mayor Nancy Davis has announced that she will not seek reelection due to her daughter’s ongoing battle with cancer. The terms of Aldermen Marvin Elam and Bill Barton are expiring. They are serving out the terms of Mike Rowland and Dewey Linley respectively. The mayor and aldermen each serve two-year terms.

Hedley’s election will select four members of the board of aldermen, three for two-year terms and one for one year. Seats held by Aldermen Bruce Howard, Pam Casteel, Tangela Copelin, and Ricki Baker are all up this year. Baker is serving the unexpired term of Terry Stevens.

Two positions on the Clarendon ISD Board of Trustees are up this year. Those seats are currently held by Weldon Sears and Lance Thornberry and are three-year terms.

Hedley ISD also has two trustee positions open this year. The three-year terms of Anthony Knowles and Rhonda Shaw are expiring.

The Donley County Hospital District will select three positions on its board. The two-year terms of Don Thornberry (Place 1), Alan Fletcher (Place 2), and Melinda McAnear (Place 3) are expiring. McAnear is finishing the term of Andy Wheatly.

Sign up continues through March 7, 2005; and the election will be held May 7.