By CHARLES RICHARDS
Early voting starts Monday for the local city council, public school trustee and junior college trustee elections.
Election Day is Saturday, May 12, but early voting will occur from Monday through Friday of this week (April 30-May 4), plus Monday and Tuesday of next week (May 7-8).
PARIS JUNIOR COLLEGE BOARD OF REGENTS
Early voting will be at the Lamar County Annex (old post office) at 231 Lamar Ave.
The polling place will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday of this week (April 30-May 1) and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Wednesday through Friday (May 2-4) and on Monday and Tuesday of next week (May 7-8).
Four candidates are running for two 6-year terms:
Only registered voters living in District 6 may vote in the Place 6 regent election.
Any registered voter living in Paris or the old Cunningham school district may vote in the Place 9 (at-large) regent election.
(To read the four PJC regent candidates’ answers to questions posed by eParisExtra.com, click on the following link and scroll down)
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Candidates are:
Barney Bray
Ginna Walker Bowman
Place 6 – Barney Bray, 68, of 3230 Mahaffey St. (incumbent) vs. Ginni Walker Bowman, 71, of 1025 31st SE.
Paul Gene Roden
Curtis Fendley
Place 9 (at-large) – Paul Gene Roden, 74, of 525 31st St. SE (incumbent) vs. Curtis Fendley, 62, of 554 S. Church St.
PARIS CITY COUNCIL
Early voting will be at the Lamar County Annex (old post office) at 231 Lamar Ave.
The polling place will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday of this week (April 30-May 1) and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Wednesday through Friday (May 2-4) and on Monday and Tuesday of next week (May 7-8).
Two candidates are running in each of four districts (2-year terms). Only those registered voters living in the district may vote:
(To read the Paris City Council candidates’ answers to questions posed by eParisExtra.com, click on the following link and scroll down)
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The candidates are:
Aaron Jenkins
Don Shelton
District 1 – Aaron Jenkins, 43, of 1715 Fairfax St. vs. Don Shelton, 72, of 831 E. Price St.
Robert Avila
Sue Lancaster
District 2 – Robert Avila, 57, of 1810 Graham St. (incumbent) vs. Sue Lancaster, 72, of 1020 Bonham St.
John Wright
Marvin Wroten
District 3 – John Wright, 81, of 3605 W. Houston (incumbent) vs. Marvin Wroten, 57, of 236 Parc Place.
Edwin Pickle
Cleonne Holmes Drake
District 6 – Edwin Pickle, 55, of 220 Johnson Woods Dr. (incumbent) vs. Cleonne Holmes Drake, 56, of 2501 Simpson St.
PARIS ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Early voting will be in the board room of the Elaine Ballard administration building (1920 Clarksville St.) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday through Friday of this week (April 30-May 4) and on Monday and Tuesday of next week (May 7-8).
Two candidates are on the ballot for the 3-year term now held by board president Dave Eisele, who is not seeking re-election. Only registered voters living in Place 6 may vote.
The candidates are:
Jenny Wilson
Trase Christian
Jennifer “Jenny” Wilson, 42, of 3155 Clark Lane vs. Trase Christian, 29, of 2032 E. Polk St.
Last week, Christian was declared ineligible because his residence, which was in District 6 last year, is now in District 7 because of redistricting. The mistake was discovered too late to stop the election.
Votes cast in the election will be counted, and Wilson will win only if she gets the most votes, or if the race ends in a tie.
If Christian gets the most votes, the Paris ISD board would appoint someone to fill the position or call a special election for next November.
NORTH LAMAR ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Early voting will be at the North Lamar ISD administration building (3201 Lewis Lane) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Monday through Friday of this week (April 30-May 4) and on Monday and Tuesday of next week (May 7-8).
Three candidates are running for the two available positions (3-year terms).
The candidates are:
Dave Osborne, 62, of 258 Butternut St., Powderly (incumbent)
Amy Stephens, 43, of 2910 Meandering Way, Paris (incumbent)
Jimmy Womack, 41, of 2360 FM 1500, Sumner
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Charles Richards Charles Richards moved to Paris in 2004 after retiring from a 40-year career in journalism – the last 26 years as a news writer and sports writer with The Associated Press in Dallas and Washington, D.C. In mid-2004, The Paris News coaxed him out of retirement, and he began covering the police, court and regional beat for The Paris News. Then in early 2005, he was switched to coverage of a sharply divided Paris City Council. He was appointed by the City Council in 2006 to the 12-member City Charter Review Commission, which extensively rewrote the outmoded document. His writing awards include two first-place awards in statewide competition for feature writing. The most recent was his 2005 story on a Paris doctor’s startling use of leeches in a successful attempt to re-attach a man’s severed ear. Over his career, Richards’ interview subjects include Alabama Gov. George Wallace, President Bill Clinton, President George W. Bush, David Koresh, Arnold Palmer, Muhammad Ali and numerous other political and sports figures. He is an alumnus of Texas Tech, where he was editor of the school newspaper. He lives in Paris with his wife, Barbara, who is retired after 30 years as a teacher and high school counselor.
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