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Share Several local entities held elections Saturday, May 1, to fill available city leadership and school board positions. Mayor Mary Alderman was re-elected as mayor of Hubbard after defeating challenger Steve Czapski by a vote of 117-80. Serving as Hubbard council members will be Marty Kimbrough with 125 votes and Roger Scooter Lynch with 89 votes. Others running for council seats in Hubbard were Simone Johnson, who received 85 votes; Audrey Johnson, with 51 votes; and Walter Hill, with 16 votes. Whitney voters selected a mayor and three school board members. Reverend Brad Slaten came out ahead in the close race for Whitney mayor. Slaten received 40 votes, followed by Jerry Barker with 38 and Ken Scales with 32.
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Early Voting To Begin Monday For Some Area Cities, Schools Early voting for the cities and school districts that will require elections to fill positions on the Saturday, May 1, election date will begin Monday, April 19, and continue through Tuesday, April 27. Many area cities and schools canceled elections after those filing for city positions and school board seats were unopposed, but several communities will have decisions to make at the ballot box. Whitney Independent School District (ISD), the City of Whitney, the City of Hubbard, Covington ISD, the City of Mount Calm and Mount Calm ISD will all require elections.
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Max Malone and his family moved from Denver to Castle Rock after his family weathered financial struggles, hoping the town could provide a less stressful environment for his younger siblings.
Instead Malone whose father is Black and mother white said he encountered significantly more racism than he did when living in other Denver metro area communities.
During his sophomore and junior years at Castle View High School, Malone a student of color in a school that was nearly 80% white grew increasingly demoralized as he said he repeatedly found bathroom stalls vandalized with racist slurs. One of the messages, he said, read: “Kill (N-word)!”
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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.