Election day is Saturday

Published Thursday, May 8, 2008

By Staff

Saturday is your last chance to vote in several city council/mayor, school board and school bond elections. Early voting ended Tuesday.

In Decatur, voters will decide between Marty Keller and Jeff Alling for Place 4 on the school board. Also on the ballot is a $27.9 million bond issue that would pay for a new elementary school, new transportation facility, technology and maintenance and renovations at current facilities.

Voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Decatur City Hall.

Voters in the Northwest school district will also have a couple of items to decide. In the school board election, two seats drew a contested race. Joe Montero and Devonna Holland are running for Place 5 while Brent Stephens and Mel Fuller seek the Place 7 seat. Also on the ballot is a $260 million bond issue that would pay for eight new schools, technology, improvements to current facilities, the purchase of land for future schools and new educational programs.

Precincts 24 and 25 may vote at the Newark Community Center. Precincts 6 and 27 will vote at Rhome Community Center. Polling will be from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

The Paradise school district also has a $9 million bond issue on the May ballot which would include money for a new early childhood center, expansion of the junior high school, improvements to the intermediate school, security upgrades and additions and upgrades to the high school and other facilities district-wide.

Voting will take place from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. at Paradise High School.

In Alvord, Tracy Lodes and Kerry Clower are running for Place 6 on the school board, and Calvin Baker and Jeannette Ward are running for Place 7.

Voting will take place 7 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Alvord city offices.

Pam Galloway and Annette Williams are running for Place 2 on the Boyd School Board.

Voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Boyd Community Center.

The Chico School Board has eight candidates seeking three seats. Mike Maddux, Audie Morris and Keith Blanks are running for Place 4; Mark Tate, G.A. Buckner and Bradley North are seeking Place 6; and Craig Moss and Johnny McDaniel are running for Place 7.

Voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Chico Elementary School.

The only two city council/mayor races will take place in south Wise County. In Rhome, Derry Shannon Jones Jr., Gerry McBride, Jo Ann Rucker Wilson, Patty Robison and Jesus Valdez are running for two at-large seats. Mark Lorance, David Wilson and Brandon Davis are running for mayor.

Voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 261 School Road.

In Newark, Bonnie J. Neal, Troy Arnold and Matthew Newby are running for Place 1 and Jerry Davidson and Rusty Arnold Stierwalt Jr. are seeking Place 2.

Voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Newark Community Center located at 404 Hudson.