Thus far, there’s no competition for school board seats in the upcoming May 10 election.
Corsicana Independent School has two people filed for two places: Incumbent Kerri Anderson Donica has filed for Place 1, while Leah Dill Blackard has filed for Place 2. Donna Ralston is currently in Place 2, but she has not filed for reelection.
In Blooming Grove, both incumbents, Dan Patterson and Ricky McGraw, have filed for reelection.
In Dawson, no one has filed yet. The seats currently held by W.L. French and Kenneth Nesmith are open.
In Frost, incumbent Larry Kern has filed, as has Keith Speer. The open seats in Frost are currently held by Kern, Don Ballew and Van Perry.
In Kerens, incumbents Libby Layfield and Randy Bancroft have filed.
In Mildred, incumbents Bradley Boyte and Michael Cook have filed.
In Rice, the open positions are currently held by Nena Harwell, Kevin Thredford, and Lee Montgomery. It was unclear Monday who had filed thus far.
Filing to run for school boards and cities closes on March 10.
The last day for voters to register to vote in the school and city elections will be April 10, according to Danda Parker, elections administrator for Navarro County. Early voting will take place from April 28 to May 6, with regular voting on May 10.
If no challengers file for the various school board elections, then the schools have the right to cancel the election, and save the costs of holding the races.
In addition to the usual school board elections, Rice Independent School District has called for a bond election, not to exceed $10 million. The school board is interested in building an intermediate school to relieve overcrowding. The sale will be contingent upon receiving state assistance with the financing.
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Janet Jacobs may be reached via e-mail at jacobs@corsicanadailysun.com
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Early filers in area school races
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Memorial Day ceremony honors servicemen, women
Navarro County turned out in numbers Monday to honor those who made the ultimate sacrafice in service to the U.S. military.
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One killed, five hurt in Interstate rollover
One man was killed and five others injured Sunday when a Ford Expedition rolled several times and jumped a cable barrier on Interstate 45 south of Corsicana.
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Memorial Day services Monday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Monday is Memorial Day, and Corsicana will host two separate ceremonies to honor those who gave their lives in service to our country.
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Downtown's 'The Diner' to close its doors Thursday
The Diner, in downtown Corsicana, will close its doors after the close of business Thursday, owner Richard Arnett said Sunday.
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Sample Ballots, Polling Places for May 29 Election
Click this link to get sample ballots for the May 29 Primary Election
Early voting
Early voting will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays Monday thru Friday May 14 through May 18, and May 21 through May 25, 2012, in the basement of the Navarro County Courthouse, 300 W. Third Ave., Corsicana.
Early voting will be held on the weekend from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday May 19, and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, in the basement of the Navarro County Courthouse, 300 W. Third Ave., Corsicana. -
Commissioners to meet Tuesday
The Navarro County Commissioners Court is scheduled to meet in special session at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 29, in the county courtroom of the Navarro County Courthouse.
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The Texas Bankers Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Texas Bankers Association, presented a Cornerstone Award to Community National Bank & Trust of Texas, Corsicana
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Local Beat 5/28/12
A listing of meetings and events of interest from throughout Navarro County
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Candidate Q&A: U.S. Representative, District 6
The race for District 6
After the redistricting conflicts that took nearly eight months and multiple lawsuits to resolve, a new congressional districts were carved out, but Navarro County remains in District 6 with incumbent Representative Joe Barton.
However, Barton is facing his toughest challenge to his seat in more than a decade. He has four Republican opponents in the primary, and four Democrats are also vying for the seat in that primary.
All the candidates in both parties were given the same questions and asked to submit their answers for Corsicana Daily Sun readers. These are the four responses we received.
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CHS Val and Sal speeches
Corsicana High School held graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2012 Friday at the CHS Gymnasium. Ryan Hitt was chosen valedictorian, and Alberto Miranda was the salutatorian. Here are the speeches delivered by the two at the Friday ceremonies.
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