Among the local elections and statewide constitutional amendment proposals on the November 7 ballot will be two bond elections for Hill County schools. Both Aquilla Independent School District (ISD) and Covington ISD have called bond elections next month. Aquilla is asking voters to approve a plan that would include seven new instructional classrooms, a multi-event … Continue reading Two area ISDs call November bond elections
Tag: Aquilla ISD
Aquilla ISD candidates file, bond election set for November
Editor: Shannon Cottongame August 30, 2023 Candidates in Aquilla filed to run for city and school board positions before the filing period for November’s election closed last week. The Aquilla ISD Board of Trustees also called a bond election to be held in November. The district will ask voters to consider a plan for multipurpose … Continue reading Aquilla ISD candidates file, bond election set for November
View the February 15, 2023 issue
lakelander_02-15-pagesDownload Tacklebox February 15, 2023 tb_0215_pagesDownload
Participants gearing up for this year’s Hill County Fair
Reporter: Ellie Mahan January 18, 2023 Events scheduled at Hillsboro fairgrounds next week… Young people throughout the county are preparing their livestock, creative arts and shop projects for next week’s Hill County Fair. The fair will get underway Sunday, January 22 and wrap up Saturday, January 28, at the fairgrounds in Hillsboro. The hard work … Continue reading Participants gearing up for this year’s Hill County Fair
ISDs receive 2022 TEA accountability ratings
Editor: Shannon Cottongame August 25, 2022 The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released 2022 A–F accountability ratings for districts and campuses last week, the first to be issued since 2019 due to two years of COVID-related pauses. Whitney Independent School District (ISD) received a C rating overall, with each campus receiving a C except the high … Continue reading ISDs receive 2022 TEA accountability ratings
Voters to decide constitutional amendments, AISD bond May 7
Editor: Shannon Cottongame May 5, 2022 Voters will decide the outcome of proposed statewide constitutional amendments, the Aquilla ISD bond proposal and Covington ISD's school board election on the Saturday, May 7, election date. Polling places throughout Hill and Bosque counties will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Locally, polling places include the … Continue reading Voters to decide constitutional amendments, AISD bond May 7
May ballots take shape after filing ends
Editor: Shannon Cottongame March 2, 2022 No Whitney elections after candidates withdraw, AISD calls bond election… Area voters will have several local decisions to make and two statewide constitutional amendments to decide in the Saturday, May 7 election. After the filing period ended Friday, February 18, it initially appeared that both the City of Whitney … Continue reading May ballots take shape after filing ends
Food For Families drive a success
Editor: Shannon Cottongame and Reporter: Ellie Mahan November 24, 2021 Collections for this year's Food for Families Drive were strong locally, and by the end of the day Friday, November 19, the Lake Whitney Ministerial Alliance (LWMA) had exceeded its goal of 65,000 pounds of food with a total of 65,030 pounds collected. Individuals and … Continue reading Food For Families drive a success
Whitney, Aquilla ISDs update COVID-19 protocols as uptick in cases continues
Editor: Shannon Cottongame September 8, 2021 Local school districts have updated COVID-19 protocols after the Texas Education Agency (TEA) released new guidance and as cases continue to rise. Whitney ISD will now require that students and staff members who live with someone confirmed to have COVID-19 quarantine for 10 days unless … Continue reading Whitney, Aquilla ISDs update COVID-19 protocols as uptick in cases continues
The Lakelander 