TJC Bond Passage Tops Election Outcomes

EAST TEXAS — Voters pass a $25 million bond issue for construction of a new nursing and health sciences building at Tyler Junior College. In Saturday’s election, the proposal won 54.82% of the vote. TJC President Dr. Mike Metke says, “I think it’s a victory for really everyone who lives here. It’s gonna mean those good jobs will be filled by local people, and we’ll grow some of our own future nurses and health professionals.” The other half of the $50 million project will be funded by donations and student fees. Metke expects ground to be broken by the end of the year.

In the race for Tyler City Council District 2, Darryl Bowdre took 51.87% of the ballots cast to prevail over Sarah Coats and Charles Burns. The current office holder, Donald Sanders, must leave the council due to term limits. Go to http://www.smith-county.com/Government/Departments/Elections/Default.aspx for complete results around the county.

Unofficial election results for the City of Longview show Jay Dean, John Sims, and Gary Smith as winners of the races for Longview Mayor, City Council District 1, and City Council District 2, respectively. You can visit http://longviewtexas.gov/city-elections for complete results of the Longview city elections. And another town has decided to allow liquor sales, according to KETK. Voters in Rusk passed a proposition to that effect with around 250 votes in favor and around 160 against. Three years ago, Rusk residents had voted to allow beer and wine sales.