The candidate filing period for May city and school elections will come to an end Friday, February 16.
Locally, both the City of Whitney and Whitney Independent School District will have positions available in May.
For the City of Whitney, the terms of council members Aimee Boswell, Martis Ward and Valery Peacock are expiring this year.
Filing is being conducted at Whitney City Hall, located at 115 West Jefferson Avenue in Whitney, or call 254-694-2261 for more information about qualifications.
There will be three seats available on the Whitney ISD Board of Trustees, with the terms of Charles Buzan, Jason Sneed and Ray Watson expiring.
Filing is at the Whitney ISD Administration Building, located at 305 South San Jacinto Street in Whitney. For more information, call the superintendent’s office at 254-694-2254 or email janyce.watson@whitneyisd.org.
Also in our area, Blum ISD will have the school board seats of Jonathan Arrington and Joe Maxwell on the ballot in May. Filing will be at the school, located at 310 South Avenue F in Blum, or contact paula.french@blumisd.net for more information.
The City of Covington will have the mayor’s position, currently held by Shirley Erickson, and the council seats of Diana Burnett and Bryan Barnes on the ballot. Filing is at City Hall, located at 402 Gathings Drive in Covington. For more information, email cityhall@covingtontx.net.
Covington ISD will have three board seats available this year. They are currently held by Kevin Ray, Cody Nickell and Joe Reitz. Filing will be at the Covington ISD Administration Office, located at 501 North Main Street in Covington. For more information, email lisa.nivens@covingtonisd.org.
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