County voters to decide Alba-Golden bond, city councils and more

Posted 4/30/26

Wood County voters head to the polls Saturday to decide a school bond in Alba-Golden, city council members in Alba, Hawkins and Winnsboro, Winnsboro school board members and the status of the Ramey …

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County voters to decide Alba-Golden bond, city councils and more

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Wood County voters head to the polls Saturday to decide a school bond in Alba-Golden, city council members in Alba, Hawkins and Winnsboro, Winnsboro school board members and the status of the Ramey Water Supply district.

Polls are open May 2 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the following locations:

Alba-Golden ISD administration office (city and school election)

Hawkins Community Center

Winnsboro Civic Center (city and school)

Ramey Water Supply administration office

The Alba-Golden school district is asking voters to approve $20.6 million for the construction of a new                               competition gym and a career and technical education center.

The new Alba-Golden facilities are planned to be constructed inside the current campus footprint, near County Road 2377, south of the football stadium.

The career and technology center is estimated to cost $8.7 million while the gym’s price is $11.9 million. The two facilities will be voted on together.

For the Alba city council, Bob Kraemer is unopposed for Place 2, Dena Johnson and Buddy Park are running for Place 3, and Joyce Margos and Tammy Kirkpatrick are seeking Place 4.

Winnsboro city residents will have city council and school board on one ballot, while those outside the city will have only the board.

Council candidates include Antionette Shepherd, Jenny Angelo-Jongsma, C.J. Thatcher, Carol Sutherland and Stephen Boorman for three seats.

For the school board, Michael Walpole and Brian Busby are seeking Place 1, Jay Murdock and Shavon Duffey for Place 2 and Rhonda Alexander, Cory Thompson and Diane Robinson for Place 3.

The Hawkins election includes Kayla Ross and Susan Hubbard for mayor, Meredith Hancock and Kirk Price for Place 1, James Dacus and Eleta Taylor for Place 2 and the judicially ordered election for Place 5 between Norma Oglesby and Jacque Burns, which was thrown out last year due to voting irregularities. It will be for a one-year term.

Ramey Water Supply Corporation is asking voters to change to a special utility district and has a directors election on the ballot, though there are just seven candidates for the seven positions.