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Candidate Profiles: Como-Pickton CISD Board Of Trustees
Apr18

Candidate Profiles: Como-Pickton CISD Board Of Trustees

Early voting by personal appearance begins Monday morning, for the May 1 school and municipal elections. Voters within Como-Pickton Consolidated Independent School District will be asked to vote for up to three of the five candidates vying for a full term seat on the school board; seats are at large, so they will go to the three candidates receiving the most votes in this election. Also on the ballot is one unopposed candidate for a...

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Candidate Filing Ends Friday, Feb. 12, For City Council, School Board Elections
Feb11

Candidate Filing Ends Friday, Feb. 12, For City Council, School Board Elections

Candidate filing ends Friday for a place on the May 1, 2021 municipal and school election ballots, including those for Sulphur Springs and Como City Councils; and Como-Pickton Sulphur Springs and Yantis school boards. Sulphur Springs City Council Candidate filing for a place on the May 1 ballot for four seats on Sulphur Springs City Council will continue through 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12. On the first day of filing, all four incumbents...

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Wednesday Is Start of Candidate Filing For May 2021 Sulphur Springs, Como-Pickton, Yantis School Board Elections
Jan12

Wednesday Is Start of Candidate Filing For May 2021 Sulphur Springs, Como-Pickton, Yantis School Board Elections

Wednesday is the start of candidate filing for the May 2021 school board elections in at least three local school districts. Sulphur Springs ISD SSISD logo Sulphur Springs ISD will be accepting applications for two places on the school board May 1 Trustees Election ballot. Currently serving in those seats are Jason Dietze and Kerry Wright. Dietze was first elected to the school board in 2009. He was re-elected secretary in 2020. ...

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Area School Board Races Adding New Candidates
Feb07

Area School Board Races Adding New Candidates

Area school board races are picking up additional candidates. In Mt Vernon, incumbent Steven Asay and newcomer Josh Jordan join Millisa Dunvavant and Brook Bussell who have filed for Mt Vernon School Board. At Yantis, add Mike Allen to those who have filed for a seat on the school board. Allen joins Jennifer McKeever, April Johnson and Melissa Stephens, who have filed.  Tyra Kenemore has filed for the unexpired term there. For...

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CPCISD, Cumby ISD,  Yantis ISD May 1 Election Results
May01

CPCISD, Cumby ISD, Yantis ISD May 1 Election Results

Results of the May 1, 2021, school election as reported by school election officials Saturday evening are listed below and will be updated as they come in. All Como-Pickton CISD, Cumby ISD and Yantis ISD election results are unofficial until canvassed by that district’s school board at a future meeting. Yantis ISD Yantis ISD ballots asked votes to choose up to three of the four candidates to serve in full term seats on the...

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Como-Pickton CISD, Yantis and Cumby ISD Elections To Be Determined May 1
Apr30

Como-Pickton CISD, Yantis and Cumby ISD Elections To Be Determined May 1

Cumby Residents To Vote on $7.34M-7.941M In Bond Proposals; CP, Yantis Holding School Board Elections Early voting in local school bond and trustees elections concluded Tuesday, with relatively low early voting turnouts reported in Como-Pickton and Yantis ISD elections, but a higher turn out for the Cumby ISD two-proposal $7.34-7.941 million bond election than the bond election conducted in 2019. Como-Pickton CISD Trustees Election...

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Early Voting Begins Today In Yantis, Como-Pickton Trustees Elections
Apr19

Early Voting Begins Today In Yantis, Como-Pickton Trustees Elections

$7.34M-7.941M In Bond Proposals On May 1 Cumby ISD Election Ballot Early voting begins today, April 19, 2021, in three local school elections. Cumby ISD voters will consider whether or not the district will fund $7.34 million to $7.941 million in bond proposals on the May 1 ballot, while Como-Pickton CISD and Yantis ISD voters will decide which candidates will serve next on each school board. Cumby ISD Early voting in Cumby ISD bond...

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Como-Pickton and Yantis School Boards To Hold May 1 Elections; Incumbents Are Unopposed For Sulphur Springs Offices
Feb14

Como-Pickton and Yantis School Boards To Hold May 1 Elections; Incumbents Are Unopposed For Sulphur Springs Offices

When candidate filing drew to a close Friday, incumbents were the only candidates to file for Sulphur Springs elections, while Yantis and Como-Pickton CISD each had at least one more candidate file than seats on the board. Because the incumbents are unopposed, Sulphur Springs Board of Trustees and City Council should be able to cancel their elections. Como-Pickton and Yantis schools will hold trustees elections on May 1, 2021....

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Filing For School And Municipal Elections Continues; All Reports So Far Are Of Uncontested Races
Jan30

Filing For School And Municipal Elections Continues; All Reports So Far Are Of Uncontested Races

With a little less than 2 weeks left in the filing for school and municipal elections, all reports thus far are of uncontested races in Hopkins County. Sulphur Springs In Sulphur Springs, the incumbents are the only candidates who had filed candidacy in both the City Council and school board elections. School Board On the first day of the filing period, Kerry Wright and Jason Dietze filed candidate applications seeking a place on the...

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Peeks, Wright Meet Filing Deadline for Como-Pickton School Board
Feb20

Peeks, Wright Meet Filing Deadline for Como-Pickton School Board

May 6th will be a busy day for voters in the Como-Pickton school board election. Kim Attaway Wright and Kyle Peeks filed before the deadline Friday for Como-Pickton School Board. For the three positions on the board there are now nine candidates. The candidates include incumbents Jim Murray, Greg Anglin, and Mark Humphrey, along with Ronny Nabors, Peeks, Jessica Pegues, Wright, and Brittney Wright Smith. Como-Pickton has entered the...

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