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Voters speak out Preliminary results: Louden elected
Louden beat incumbent Mayor Ann Deatherage with 548, or 52 percent, of the 1,051 votes cast in Carrollton precincts. Deatherage received 457 votes, followed by Danny L. Maiden, 32, and Walter “Smiley” Coghill, 14. Two new faces will sit on Carrollton’s City Council in January. Newcomers David Wilhoite, who received 657 votes, and Christen Brock, who received 447 votes, were two of the top six vote-getters out of the pool of 13 candidates.
Voter turnout heavy to cast ballot in election
The biggest surprise in the local election came in the race for District 4 constable. Democrat Tim Keller was elected with 232 votes over write-in candidate Don McCarty’s 199 votes. Independent candidate Jesus Jesse Chavez had 132 votes. Keller only won one precinct, Providence, and McCarty and Chavez split the other two precincts, East Bedford and Antioch. McCarty narrowly won the East Bedford precinct and Chavez won the Antioch precinct.
Drive to collect food for depleted local pantry Pantry coordinator Ruth Baxter said the facility at St. John’s Catholic Church has been helping as many as 10 families a week recently, leaving the “food supplies … at their lowest in months.” In time for the holidays, though, adult and student volunteers will hit Carroll County streets on Saturday, Nov. 18, to participate in the 20th annual Scouting for Food project, which is the primary source of donations for the community pantry.
Father, son arrested after search The Trimble County Sheriff’s office is reporting that a man and his son were arrested last week and charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, criminal trespassing, and fleeing and evading police. The incident began when a vehicle operated Lester W. Howard, Sr., 48, and Lester W. Howard, Jr., 27, both of Milton, Ky., became stuck in a ditch on Corn Creek Road. The sheriff’s department reports that both men were intoxicated and that law enforcement was responded to the scene after receiving reports of a prowler in the area. GET HEALTHY! Attend health fair Nov. 10-11 at Butler Mall The time has come to "Get Healthy, Carroll County." With more than 20 stations offering free and reduced-cost medical screenings, as well as information on a variety of health-care topics, you can get started on your way to health at this weekend’s Community Health Fair at Butler Outlet Mall. The event is sponsored by the Carroll County Regional Medical Center, Three Rivers District Health Department, Carroll County Community Development Corporation and The News-Democrat, and will be open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, and from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 11, at the mall, located on State Hwy. 227 in Carrollton. |
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City Councilman Dwight Louden was the winner of the race for Carrollton mayor, according to unofficial results reported by Carroll County Clerk Marketta Brock after the polls closed Tuesday.
The 2006 election finally came to a close Tuesday night as voters turned out in large numbers to cast their ballots. Although a heavy voter turnout may have been a surprise the results of the election seemed to be what many expected.