Early voting starts Monday

By LOU ANTONELLI
Managing Editor
Early in-person voting starts Monday for both the City of Clarksville and the Clarksville ISD.
The City has five positions up for election, the Mayor and four council seats. James Ellis in Place 1 and Pat Smith in Place 2 are unopposed for re-election.
Mayor Ann Rushing is being challenged by Gary Rodriguez. Place 4 incumbent Heath Humphrey is facing Gary Read.
Place 3 incumbent Charlie Malone is being challenged by a declared write-in candidate, M.R, Butts.
Voting will take place in the City Secretary’s Office during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, April 23-27, and again on Monday, April 30.
Voting on Monday April 23 and Monday, April 30, will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The other days it will be during normal business hours, 8-5.
The Clarksville ISD is having a trustee election with four candidates running for three at-large seats. Two of the three incumbents, Greg Lewis and WaDonna Cherry, filed to run again; Kathy Garrison did not.
They are contending with Brandon Watkins and Wilbert Owens for the three seats on the board.
Early in-person voting will be held from Monday through Friday, April 23 through April 27, and Monday and Tuesday, April 30 and May 1, during normal office hours – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. – in the board room of the school administration office.
Election Day is Saturday, May 5.