Early voting for local elections begins next Monday, April 28, and will run through Tuesday, May 6. Election Day is Saturday, May 10.
The following elections are scheduled around Henderson County:
ATHENS
City: There are three contested races for the Athens City Council. In Place 1, Joe Whatley takes on Carol Barton; in Place 2, Charles Elliott faces Aubrey Jones; and in Place 3, Tres Winn is running against Elaine Jenkins. In addition, there will be one proposition on the ballot. The proposition reads:
Approve City of Athens Ordinance No. 0-01-14 abolishing and dissolving the Athens Municipal Water Authority, eliminating the associated ad valorem tax assessed and collected by the Authority, and vesting the City of Athens will all assets and operations of the Authority.
For more information about the Athens v. AMWA issue, including a debate recording, please click here. https://hendersoncountytexasnow.com/amwa-v-city-of-athens/
AMWA: Four candidates are running for two open seats on the Athens Municipal Water Authority Board. They are: Mike Peek, Herbert Gatlin, Gregory Hisey, and William “Billy” Carter.
CANEY CITY
There are three open seats on the Caney City City Council. Candidates are: Lawanda Robertson, Pat Mayfield, Lamar Mathews, Randy Reeder, and Claude Miller.
CHANDLER
Voters in Chandler will be electing three City Council members. Candidates include: Michael Chandler, Janeice Lunsford, James Allison, M.E. “Gene” Giger, and Don Daniell.
CROSS ROADS ISD
Cross Roads ISD residents must make a decision on a $4.5 million bond in May’s election. Plans call for about $500,000 of the bond to be used for repairs and improvements to existing facilities and the rest to build a 29,000 square-foot gym which will double as a student event center. You can read more about this issue here. https://hendersoncountytexasnow.com/cross-roads-isd-voters-face-4-5-million-bond-question/
GUN BARREL CITY
Two men — Paul Eaton and Jim Braswell — will face each other to be mayor of Gun Barrel City. In the Place 2 Council seat race, Ron Wyrick is running unopposed.
MABANK ISD
There is only one contested race in Mabank ISD’s board elections. In Place 4, Mike Cathey will take on Erik Tijerina. In other races, Jeremy Zmolik (Place 2) and Todd Grimes (Place 5) are unopposed.
MABANK
There are three seats open for the Mabank City Council. Candidates include: John Chappell, Shannon Steakley, Dennis Terry, and Jody Ferrell.
SEVEN POINTS
The Seven Points mayor’s race will see Bill Hash up against Gerald Taylor. In City Council races, Cheryl Jones and Karon Flagg are unopposed.
TOOL
There is a busy ballot in Tool where seven candidates are vying for three seats. Candidates include: Randy Whitehurst, Cindy Clounch, Mike Barr, Rick Williams, Fran Sonka, Kathryn Pinnell, and A.J. “Red” Phillips.
