By Lacie Morrison
lmorrison@mineralwellsindex.com
During the first week of filing for seats on area school boards and city councils, few candidates have put their names on the ballot.
In Mineral Wells, two city council incumbents have filed for another term while another councilman filed for mayor. Ward 1 councilman Tommy Blissette and Ward 3 councilman John Ritchie filed to retain their current seats while Ward 2 councilman and mayor pro-tem Mike Allen filed for mayor.
The seats for city councils in Mingus, Graford and Gordon remain open as of Friday. According to officials at each city hall, there haven’t been any filing packets picked up or candidates filing for positions.
In Strawn, incumbent alderman Carl Frazier filed Monday, the sole candidate to do so this week. According to an official at Strawn City Hall, no one else has picked up packets.
Filing in the school districts has also had a slow start. Filing packets were picked up from Gordon ISD, one school official reported Friday, while Strawn ISD Superintendent David Lindsay said they haven’t had anyone pick up or file for a seat on the school board. Likewise, Graford ISD reported a quiet filing week with no one picking up or filing for a seat on the school board.
Millsap ISD incumbent Michael Stack filed Monday and one other person has picked up a packet, a MISD employee reported.
Mineral Wells ISD already has a contested race for Place 7 on the school board as Ellen Starr filed Friday for the seat. Mineral Wells Mayor Clarence Holliman filed for the same seat on Monday.
Filing for seats on area school boards and city councils runs through March 10. Early voting is April 28 to May 6 with voting day on May 10 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Early filings slow in local, area council races
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1950s Sock Hop event to benefit Salvation Army
The community is invited to take a trip back to the 1950s as a unique way to raise money for the Salvation Army.
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Council to meet in Tuesday session
The Mineral Wells City Council is scheduled to meet in regular session at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the City Hall Annex, 115 S.W. 1st St.
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Ware to speak at Heritage Association
RJ Ware will be the guest speaker at Thursday’s meeting of the Mineral Wells Heritage Association.
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Currency buyers event coming to town
Mineral Wells is the next stop on the list for the International Coin Collectors Association’s world tour. During this event at the Best Western Club House Hotel Inn and Suites, 4410 U.S. Highway 180 East, the ICCA will be purchasing coins, paper currency, gold and silver on behalf of their global network of collectors, dealers and refineries.
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PET OF THE WEEK: Catahoula mix looking for a new place to call home
“Capt. Jack” is a short hair, mixed-breed dog – mostly Catahoula leopard – with an intriguing red merle-patterned coat. This approximately 2-year-old, 55-pound male also has one blue eye and one brown eye. He will need to be fixed as part of his adoption.
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Rising Stars to host Gibson exhibit, event
Rising Stars Art Gallery is hosting an evening of food, fun, music and – of course, art – on Friday, Feb. 10, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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MWHS theater group to host art exhibit, auction
Mineral Wells Ram Theatre is hosting an art exhibit and auction on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Mineral Wells Women’s Club building in downtown Mineral Wells.
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Police Beat: Thefts, burglaries reported
According to Mineral Wells police reports, there were a number of property crimes reported over the past few days.
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Thursday Blotter
The following people were processed through the Palo Pinto County Jail.
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Driver killed in rollover wreck
The driver of a vehicle involved in a rollover crash just south of Mineral Wells Tuesday night died at the scene, according to authorities.
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