Candidate filing closes for city, school races

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By David Kapitan Staff Writer

The Wills Point ISD will take center stage locally during the upcoming May election, boasting the only contested seat out of either the city or school races while also pursuing a $36.2 million bond measure that would lead to infrastructure upgrades and the construction of a new junior high campus to the district (see related story).

The city of Wills Point entered the filing period with the greatest potential chance of upheaval with the position of mayor and three council seats set to expire in May. Ultimately, the filing period was much ado about nothing for the city with all four incumbents, including Mayor Mark Turner and councilmembers Kyle Anderson, Lance LyBrand and Oscar Rogers, all filing back on Jan. 18 without any subsequent challengers.

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