Whitney City Council and school board incumbents who were running for reelection came out ahead after votes were tallied on election night. Jason Sneed, who previously served on the school board, was also expected to win a council seat. Election results are unofficial until canvassed. Whitney incumbents had a good night when unofficial election results … Continue reading Whitney city, school incumbents come out ahead on election night
Local incumbents largely had a good night when primary votes were tallied Tuesday, March 3, but the Hill County Precinct 4 commissioner's race is headed to a May runoff. With no Democratic challenger in November, incumbent Justin Lewis won the race for the district judge’s seat with about 57% of the vote. Lewis served as … Continue reading Hill County voters favor most incumbents
The Hill County Commissioners Court met in a special session Thursday, November 13 to canvass the results of the November 4 election. County Clerk Nicole Tanner said that the successful election was a collective effort that involved late nights for county employees as they worked to put an election together with 72 hours notice. The … Continue reading Commissioners canvass Nov. 4 election results
Area voters approved one Emergency Services District (ESD) 1 proposal and rejected another on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4. Local voters also joined with the rest of the state in passing Texas constitutional amendments. Hill County ESD 1 presented two proposals to voters, asking to implement a sales tax and raise the district's property tax … Continue reading Voters return split decision on ESD issues
A Hill County jury found 40-year-old Christopher Donte Loud of Hubbard guilty of aggravated assault of a public servant for the December 2024 courtroom attack of court-appointed defense attorney Patrick Dohoney and returned a sentence of life in prison. The jury was selected on Monday, June 23, at the Covington Street Annex, as requested by … Continue reading Hubbard man gets life for attacking attorney
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