Polling open Tuesday

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February 8, 2010

Votes to be cast for local school board seats

By James Beaty The McAlester News-Capital Mon Feb 08, 2010, 10:14 AM CST

School board elections are set for Tuesday in the Haileyville and Tannehill school districts, as well as in the Clayton school district, a portion of which extends into Southeastern Pittsburg County.

In the Tannehill School District, Lester E, Cashmere and David W. Cuenod, Jr., are vying for Office No. 3.

Haileyville’s school district has a race in which Rusty Johnson and Richard Howry are running for Office No. 5

The race in the Clayton School District has Angela L. Hollingsworth and Don W. McCarn Jr. both seeking a seat in Office No. 5.

Polling places in the school districts are to be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday. In addition, early in-person absentee ballot voting is to continue until 6 this evening in the Pittsburg County Election Board office in Suite 106 of the Professional Building at 10 E. Washington Ave., adjacent to McAlester City Hall.

Polling places which will be open for the election are:

• Precinct 12 — Christ Untied Methodist Church at 2621 N. Ash Ave.

• Precinct 18 — Adamson Baptist Fellowship Hall

• Precinct 19 — Alderson Methodist Church

• Precinct 20 — Jo Nell Ray residence, Arch

• Precinct 21 — Arpelar Nazarene Church Gymnasium

• Precinct 24 — Billy Mitchell residence, Baker Road

• Precinct 25 — Blanco Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.

• Precinct 29 — High Hill Fire Department

• Precinct 32 — Frink Community Center

• Precinct 33 — Haileyville Civic Center

• Precinct 34 — Catholic Hall, 127 S. Tenth St., Hartshorne

• Precinct 35 — First Christian Church, Hartshorne

• Precinct 36 — Haywood School

• Precinct 37 — Indianola High School Auditorium

• Precinct 38 — Tye Valley Baptist Church

• Precinct 46 — Bug Tussle Baptist Church, west

• Precinct 48 — Scipio Community Center

• Precinct 49 — Tannehill Fire Department

• Precinct 51 — Richville Baptist Church

Contact James Beaty at jbeaty@mcalesternews.com.

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