Henderson County recount confirms Botie Hillhouse as new sheriff




A recount confirmed that Botie Hillhouse beat out Billy Jack Valentine for the Henderson County Sheriff's seat.

The final tally was 6,862 votes for Hillhouse and 6,801 for Valentine, a margin of just 61 votes. Valentine requested the recount of votes for the recent Republican Primary.

There will be no Democrat running in the November 2016 election so Hillhouse will assume the office being vacated by Sheriff Ray Nutt.

Hillhouse and Valentine, both employees of the Sheriff's Department, went on administrative leave during the recount.

The new sheriff will be sworn in Jan. 1, 2017.

Pictured below is Hillhouse.

 




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Fishing Report from TPWD (Apr. 30)

EXCELLENT. stained; 73 degrees; 0.03 feet below pool. Hybrid striped bass and white bass have made a full recovery from the spawn and are now back in the main lake in droves and are on a feeding frenzy! Look for bird activity throughout the lake on flats and near the Dam on edges of drop offs especially on cloudy and overcast days. The Hybrids and white bass will start schooling in water from 4-14 feet at the Dam and any wind blown shallow point or seawall. Late evening schooling action will also be happening in shallow coves and points throughout the lake. Reports of great catches using silver or white slabs and spinners and retrieving off the bottom at a very slow retrieve to catch these fish in depths of 8-16 feet of water. The crappie have also migrated back into the main lake. Look for them under bridge pylons or under docks where the depths are between 3-10 feet. Guides have been reporting exceptionally nice catches on sunny warmer days. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures.

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