Voters must decide fate of local contests

After record early voting turnouts, Bowie and Miller county voters who have yet to cast ballots can do so Tuesday.

In addition to big-draw midterm elections on the state and national ballots, the counties’ voters will decide several local races.

The creation of two Emergency Services Districts is on the ballot in Bowie County.

Emergency Services District No. 5 for Simms (precincts 17, 18, 19, 25/24, 27, 28 and 29) Voters to decide For or Against.

Emergency Services District No. 6 for DeKalb, Malta and Hubbard ISD areas (precincts 14, 15, 19, 20, 22/21, 25/24 and 29) For or Against.

Also in Bowie County, the following races are contested and the precincts getting to vote on the race are listed:

Justice of the Peace Precinct 1, Place 2 (precincts 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 5A, 5B, 5C, 6A, 6B, 7, 8A, 8B, 8C, 9, 10,11,12 & 30)

Todd Fore (Republican)

Jimmy E. Wesson (Democrat)

DeKalb Independent School District Trustee, Place 2 (precincts 15 and 20) Alonzo Ganaway

Brandon Betts

DeKalb Independent School District Trustee, Place 3 (precincts 22 and 21) Tommy A. Crouch

Richard Slade

DeKalb Independent School District Trustee, Place 4 (precinct 25)

Kelly Hopkins

Kim Barnes

DeKalb Independent School District Trustee, Place 7 (precincts 24 and 29)

Derrel Hanna

Trey Mullins

Malta Independent School District (precincts 14, 15 and 19)

Jeremy Tutt

Ryan Lynch

Clint Pickens Stephen York

Early voting ended in Bowie County on Friday.

Following are Bowie County polling places for Election Day

Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 6.

For more information, call the county elections coordinator at 903-628-6810.

Bowie County Polling Locations by Precinct

1A, 4E: Goree Academic Learning Center, 3201 Lincoln St., Texarkana

2A, 1B: Saint Paul’s Missionary Baptist Church, 2921 Norris Cooley Drive, Texarkana

2B, 4D, 5A: Westlawn Elementary School, 410 Westlawn Drive, Texarkana

2C: Theron Jones Early Literacy Center, 2600 W. 15th St., Texarkana

3A: Collins Memorial Building, 3000 Texas Blvd., Texarkana

3B: City Hall, 220 Texas

Blvd., Texarkana

4B: Spring Lake Park Elementary School, 4324 Ghio Fish Blvd., Texarkana

4C, 4A, 2D, 5B: Texarkana College, 2500 N. Robison Road, Texarkana

5C: Pleasant Grove High School, 5406 McKnight Road, Texarkana

6A: First Baptist Church, 3015 Moores Lane, Texarkana

6B: Pleasant Grove Middle School, 5605 Cooks Lane, Texarkana

7: Wake Village City Hall, 624 Burma Road, Wake Village

8A: Liberty-Eylau School of Success, 766 Macedonia Road, Texarkana

8B: Eylau Methodist Church, 5214 S. U.S. Highway 59, Texarkana

8C: Buchanan Baptist Church, 3635 Buchanan Loop Road, Texarkana

9: Nash Elementary School, 100 Burton St., Nash

10: Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire Department, 3123 Farm to Market Road 559, Texarkana

11: C-5 Volunteer Fire Department, 9534 W. New Boston Road, Texarkana

12: Red Springs Baptist Church, 1101 Farm to Market Road 991, Texarkana

13, 30: Hooks High School, 401 E. Avenue A, Hooks

14: Bowie County Courthouse,710 James Bowie Drive, New Boston

15: Malta School, 6178 W. U.S. Highway 82, DeKalb

16: City Hall, 120 Redwater Blvd. West, Redwater

17: Maud Community Center, 135 Main St., Maud

18: First Baptist Church, 506 McCoy Blvd., New Boston

19: Old Salem Baptist Church, 6199 Farm to Market Road 184o, New Boston

20: Masonic Lodge, 101 N.E. Bowie St., DeKalb

21, 22: Oakgrove Lighthouse Church, 194 Farm to Market Road 1326, DeKalb

24, 25: DeKalb High School, 153 S.W. Maple St., DeKalb

27: Simms Baptist Church, 105 County Road 4216, Simms

28: Crossroads Community Center, 10650 Farm to Market Road 561, Simms

29: Wards Creek Baptist Church, 17 County Road 4239, Simms

In Miller County, there are several opposed municipal and county races. They include:

Miller County Justice of the Peace District 2

Janet Green (Republican) Laney Harris (Democrat)

All the following municipal races are nonpartisan, meaning candidate do not declare a political party to seek office.

Texarkana Ward 3 Director

Tim Johnson (incumbent) LaTonya Blair Steven Hollibush Texarkana Ward 5 Director

Barbara Miner (incumbent) Christopher Voan

Fouke City Mayor

Terry Purvis (incumbent) Phyllis Allison Charles Lynn Cooper Robert L. Neely Jr. Lance Norman

Fouke City Council

Ward 1 Place 1

Brenda Purvis (incumbent) Loretta Sue Robertson Garland City Mayor Tyeshekka Antwine (incumbent)

Ida Minton

Garland City Council Ward 3, Place 1

Brenda K. Coulter (incumbent)

Latonya Hughes Garland City Ward 2 Place 1

Doris O. Sanders (incumbent)

Jack Blaylock

Garland City Ward 3 Place 1

Betty Ebey (incumbent) Shirley Austin

Today is last day to early vote in Miller County

Early voters may cast ballots on the first floor of the courthouse 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today.

Election Day voting in Miller County

All 13 poll locations open on Tuesday are Vote Centers. Vote Centers have all ballots for all precincts, the same as early voting. All registered voters may vote at any poll location on Election Day. All polls will open at 7:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.

For more information, call the county clerk’s office at 870-774-1501.

Miller County Vote Centers

Bridging the Gap of Arkansas, 209 E. 14th St., Texarkana

Central Baptist Church, 2117 E. 35th St., Texarkana

Christ United Methodist Church, 5204 S. Rondo Road, Texarkana

Cornerstone Baptist Church, 3900 Union Road, Texarkana

Doddridge Community Center, 9124 State Hwy. 160, Doddridge

Garland City Hall, 104 Fifth St., Garland

Genoa Baptist Church, 70 MC 289, Texarkana

Hickory Street Baptist Church, 2923 Hickory St., Texarkana

Highland Church of Christ, 1705 Highland St., Texarkana

Jamison Center of Kindness, 1101 Couch St., Texarkana

Rondo United Methodist Church, 2335 N. Rondo Road, Texarkana

Stanley Davis Community Center, 203 E. Redcut Road, Fouke

Sugar Hill United Methodist Church, 1621 Sugar Hill Road, Texarkana