Dateline: May 7, 2009
Elections
to be held Saturday
By Roger Estlack, Clarendon
Enterprise
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.