With the filing deadline having passed on Monday, council races for the May 9 elections throughout Johnson County are set. Several cities will cancel their elections because they have no contested races.
The following is a list of candidates by city:
Cleburne
Single Member District 2
Craig Robert Nunn
Virginia Gayle White
Councilman Bob Force chose not to seek re-election.
Single Member District 3
Richard Dale Sturgeon
Councilman Kyle Boles chose not to seek re-election.
Alvarado
The four unopposed races include the following candidates.
Bruce Clark, Ward I
Joe Sain, Ward II
Tom Moore, Ward III
In a special election, to fill an empty seat vacated by former Councilwoman Mellie Ferguson, who retired, the only candidate to file was Michael Rayburn.
Burleson
Place 1
Stuart Gillaspie (I)
Tom Scott
Place 3
James Matthew Powell (I)
Michael Cummings Jr.
Place 5
Dan McClendon (I)
Thomas John French
Godley
All races unopposed. Candidates in the three races include:
Rosemary Fuller
Jan Whitehead
MaryAnn Matthews
Joshua
Place 2
Glen David Walden (I)
Place 4
Jimmy “Butch” Mayfield (I)
Larry Taylor
A.J. Mathieu
Place 6
Bob Neely (I)
Larry Allen
Rio Vista
Place 1
Georgia Jones (I)
Brenda Hall
Tammy Riffenburg
Place 2
Ruth Hardin (I)
Kenneth Dickerson
Mayor
William Keith Hutchison (I)
Russell Green
Option elections will also be held on May 9 for Cleburne and Rio Vista.
The Cleburne election involves the sale of beer and wine for off-premise consumption and the sale of mixed drinks in restaurants that have both a food and beverage certificate.
The Rio Vista election involves the sale of liquor for off-premise consumption.
The city of Keene holds elections in November.
Cleburne
Cleburne, area city races set
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First team offense, defense features host of area standouts
The 2011 Lone Star Chrysler Dodge Jeep Autoplex All-Johnson-County football team has been announced. The team was chosen by the Times-Review sports department based on all-district selections and coaches’ nominations.
The first-team offense included Alvarado quarterback Kenny West and Burleson quarterback Barrett Cain. -
Cleburne, Grandview, Burleson lead second team offense, defense
The 2011 Lone Star Chrysler Dodge Jeep Autoplex All-Johnson-County football team has been announced. The team was chosen by the Times-Review sports department based on all-district selections and coaches’ nominations.
The second-team offense was led by Cleburne’s Quade Coward and Godley’s Rhett Brawner as the second-team quarterbacks. -
Cleburne pulls away from Burleson, 62-48
The Cleburne Yellow Jackets beat Burleson, 62-48, on Friday night at Yellow Jacket Gym to move to 2-7 in District 7-A play. Burleson fell to 2-7 in league play with the loss.
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Lady Jackets pick up first District 7-4A win
On Friday night at Yellow Jacket Stadium, Cleburne picked up its first win of the District 7-4A season, 66-60, over Burleson, which fell to 3-8.
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Up-and-down Yellow Jackets split Friday’s matches at Little Elm Tourney
Both Cleburne soccer teams had mixed results on Friday in their respective tournaments.
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Tuesday marks property tax payment deadline
Johnson County Tax Assessor Scott Porter said that Tuesday is the deadline to pay 2011 property taxes without penalties or interest.
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Lady Jackets setting the bar high in powerlifting
Last week at the Venus powerlifting meet, the Cleburne Lady Jackets sent several lifters to the competition.
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Cleburne ready for district swim meet
Both Cleburne swim teams are headed to the Mansfield ISD Natatorium on Saturday for the District 15-4A swim meet.
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Number of sex offenders increases
Now might be a good time to talk with your children about stranger danger. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children released an updated list of the country’s sex offenders this week. The survey showed 747,408 registered sex offenders.
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Council approves trash truck purchases
City plans to switch trash collection from a manual to an automated system should begin in about six months, Cleburne Assistant City Manager David Esquivel said Tuesday night.
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