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Council, school board positions decided across region Save Email Print
Posted: 11:21 PM May 10, 2008
Last Updated: 9:21 AM May 12, 2008
Reporter: KXII-TV Staff
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Dozens of city council and school district board of trustee positions were decided on Saturday. Here is a list from some of the entities across North Texas:

Sherman City Council member District 3
Pam Howeth 217 (w)
Joe Hakert 91

Denison City Council Place 5-at large
Doug Hoover 360
David Spindle 580 w

Denison City Council Place 3
Jared Johnson (i) 212 w
Scott Phillips 52

Bells ISD Bond issue
7.25 million building bonds & tax for payment
For 402
Against 214

Bells ISD Board of trustees
2 at-large positions open
Gary Payne 221 w
Dwight Fleming 215
Jim Williams 179
E.T. Pettit 320 w
David Taylor 105

Paris City Council District 2
Kevin Kear 23 W
Jackie Stinson 20

Paris City Council District 6
Edwin Pickle 186 W
Belinda Zanfardino 81

LINDSAY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Wayne Fleitman (incumbent) 159 w
Tommy Haverkamp 183 w
Rudy Zimmerer 132 w
Jim Ott 114

Southmayd City Elections-City Council (select three)
Mary John 57 w
Michael Horstman 99 w
Diana Barker 37
Sheila Glidden 65 w
Dwayne King 43

Tom Bean ISD Board of Trustee Election
Steve Book 120 w
Stan Woodruff 69 w
Brent Rowland 49
Tommy R. Gilliam 48
Mike Hastings 58
Don Bannister 33
Brian Trentman 96 w
Mimmie Ellis Cox 64

Tom Bean Alderman
Debbie Yates 28 tie
Jerry P. McGee 13
Mason Beaver 10
Albert Ellis 51 winner
Janet Schaab 28 tie

Howe ISD Board of Trustees
Leonard Huntsman 116 w
Chris Hayes 97 w
Kandy Harris 70

Whitesboro ISD School Board
Jeff Butts 170 w
Joel Russell 160 w
Gregg Hickman 142
Jim Thomas 152 w
Bill Hayes 93

Pottsboro ISD
Aaron Gage 93
Rodney K. Thomas 128 w
Jerry Bardwell 233 w
Virgie Holbrook 213 w
Dewey Griffith, Jr. 115

Pottsboro council
Landon Goins 109 W
Shannon Terry-Bogart 64
Mary Helen Chapin 90 w
Gary Watkins 98 w
Steve Atkins 50

Place 1
Randy McBroom (i) 514 w
Brian Baccus 295

Place 6
Doyce Taylor (i) 467 w
Elizabeth Beezley Shelman 342

Place 7
Charlotte R. Kearney (i) 456 w
Chad Burnett 373

Bonham Council Place 2
Amy Peeler 117
Ruth Ann Thomas 349 w

Place 4
Genn Taylor 285 w
Ralph Thomas 182

Savoy City Council
David Warlick (i) 40 W
Charles Downs 45 W
Brent Frailicks 23

Ector City Council Position (select two):
Steve Chris 30
Vickie Bellows (i) 66 w
Donnie Lankford (i) 64 w

Ector School Board
Chris Sellers 98 w
Wayne Hall 4

Leonard City Council
Darrell Grintz (i) 34 t
Jane Blackerby (i) 48 w
Richard Johnson 34 t

Mayor of Honey Grove
Harold Roberts 54 w
Leigh Dixon 46

Honey Grove Alderman
Andy Lane 60 w
Greg Beavers 55

Gainesville ISD place 1
Roy Brewer 319 w
Rey Lizalde 181
Carl Mims 192

place 2
Tommy Moore 372 w
Raymond Root 293

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Last Updated: 1:26 PM 07/31/08 - Licensed Professional Counselor Sherry Cunningham talked with Lisanne today about a growing trend among grandparents having to raise their grandchildren. (Full Story)
Children’s Chorus Of Greater North Texas looking for members

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Last Updated: 1:44 PM 07/30/08 - Austin Tooley sat down with Lisanne to discuss the Script Writing Workshop in Sherman this summer, a 24-hour film competition where participants have 24 hours to write a script, “film”, and put on DVD a video that can be up to 7 minutes in length that will all end with the winner being screened at the Sherman Arts Festival on Septemeber 20! (Full Story)
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