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Candidates File For Area City And School Board Positions Many area cities and schools will not need elections after the filing period for the Saturday, May 1, election date ended recently, while a few others will need elections to fill spots. The City of Hillsboro will be canceling its election after all incumbents filed to keep their seats and were uncontested. Mayor Andy Smith and council members Eric Fleming (Precinct 1), Dana Robinson (Precinct 3) and Leann Richmond (Precinct 5) all filed and were unopposed. Hillsboro Independent School District (ISD) will also not need an election after there were no contested races at the end of filing. Incumbents Dr. Chris Teague (at large) and Amanda Scarborough (District 1) filed to keep their seats and will be unopposed. Brooke Thompson, who was recently appointed to fill the position vacated by Earl Bibles, filed for that unexpired term and was the only candidate to file.
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HISD Board To Review TASB Policy Updates The Hillsboro Independent School District (HISD) Board of Trustees will meet in regular session Monday evening, February 8, at 6 p.m. to discuss and possibly approve a number of Texas Association of School Board (TASB) policy updates. The board is expected to accept the resignation of district 3 trustee Earl Bibles and nominate a replacement to the seat. Board members will receive a report from the Hillsboro Education Foundation as well as reports from directors, principals and the superintendent. The meeting will be held at the administration building, located at 121 East Franklin Street in Hillsboro. The meeting may also be accessed by phone by calling 1-224-585-8683, using the access code 139-891-170.
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Filing For City, School Elections Continues Through February 12 The filing period for candidates seeking area city and school positions in May elections will continue through Friday, February 12. After the filing period ends, any cities or school districts requiring elections to fill seats will hold them Saturday, May 1. Following is an updated list of cities and school districts that have announced openings: The City of Hillsboro will accept applications for the position of mayor and places one, three and five on the council. The seats are currently held by Mayor Andrew Smith and council members Eric Fleming, Dana Robinson and Leann Richmond, who was recently appointed to the council. At press time, all incumbents had filed as candidates.
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Hillsboro ISD To Hold Creative Arts Fair, Registration Now Open With the Hill County Fair s Creative Arts Division canceled this year, Hillsboro Independent School District will hold a Creative Arts Fair for its students from Tuesday, February 9, through Friday, February 12. Online registration is underway through the month of January. Divisions include home-baked goods, crafts, art, photography and textiles. In addition to filling out the online registration form, students will need to submit a nonrefundable entry fee of $2 per item at the student s campus. No late registrations will be accepted. Items will be dropped off on the following schedule (all items must be tagged): pre-kindergarten through second grade - Monday, February 8, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the elementary school; third through fifth grades - Tuesday, February 9, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the intermediate school; sixth through eighth grades - Wednesday, February 10, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the junior high; ninth thr
Share Students at Hillsboro Independent School District are scheduled to return to school Monday, January 11. Families are reminded not to send children to school if a household member is awaiting COVID-19 test results, if the student has symptoms or if the student has been exposed to someone who tested positive. Students were originally scheduled to return to school last week, but the district delayed the start of the second semester due to the expected surge of COVID-19 cases after the holidays.