Clarksville, Avery and Detroit have elections Saturday

By LOU ANTONELLI
Managing Editor

The polls are open Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. as the local spring election season concludes.
The Cities of Clarksville and Avery both have contests for Mayor and City Council, while the Clarksville ISD and Detroit ISD have races for school trustee. All other cities and school districts in Red River County cancelled their elections because there were no contests.

Clarksville City Hall will be the location for voting in both the city and school district elections.
In the city election, Mayor Ann Rushing is being challenged by Gary Rodriguez.  Ward 3 incumbent city council member Charlie Malone faces a declared write-in candidate, Marion “M.R. Butts. Ward 4 Councilman Heath Humphrey is opposed by Gary Read.

The other two council members whose terms are up this year are running for re-election unopposed, Ward 1 Councilman James Ellis, Ward 2 councilman Pat Smith.

The Clarksville ISD will elect three trustees from four candidates. Incumbents WaDonna Cherry and Greg Lewis are running with newcomers Brandon Watkins Sr. and Wilbert Owens. Incumbent Kathy Garrison did not run again.

The Clarksville ISD has a second polling place at the First Baptist Church in Annona for Boxes 20, 21, 28, and 29; all the other boxes vote at Clarksville City Hall.

In Avery, the city polling location is at the First United Methodist Church at 390 West Alabama Street. Both incumbent Mayor Kris Posey and Place 2 Council member Alex Ackley signed up to run for mayor. Bobbie Sim Williams is unopposed for the Place 2 seat Ackley is giving up. Frank Estes is challenging Place 4 incumbent Wesley Roseberry,

In the Detroit ISD will four candidates are running for two at-large seats, incumbents Bobby Bryan and Dinger James as well as Michael Murphy and Justin Bailey. The voting is being held at the high school/middle school cafeteria.

City council members serve two-year terms, while school trustees serve for three.