As of Jan. 15, filing for local municipal elections (city council and school board) has begun.
This means anyone interested in running for candidacy can now submit the necessary paperwork to throw their hat in the ring.
Early voting will be from Tuesday, April 22 and Tuesday, April 29. Election day will be May 3, 2025.
The Whitesboro City Council will have four seats open for election.
Mayor David Blaylock’s term ends this year, and the seats of aldermen Carla Woolsey and Su Welch will be up for election. Each of those seats is a two-year term.
Alderman John Moore’s seat will be available as a one-year term. Moore was appointed earlier this year to fulfill the remainder of alderman Stacey Miles’ term, who resigned a few months after being elected into office.
The Whitesboro Independent School District’s board of trustees will have two seats to fill, each one a three-year term. The terms of Shannon Blake and Michael Parish are both coming to an end.
Voting for all Whitesboro seats will be held at City Hall on Main Street.
In Collinsville, terms for Mayor Derek Kays and aldermen Benny McKee and Steve Ritchey are ending. The school board will see Place 6 (Janett Crisp) and Place 7 (Bailey Lahr) seats open, each one a three-year term.
Voting for Collinsville will take place at the Collinsville Community Center
Deadline for filing is Feb. 14.
Source: Freepik.com