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May 24 primary runoffs consolidated into 6 voting locations in Montague County

For the May 24 Texas party primary runoff elections, Montague County voting locations will be condensed from 10 to six.
The commissioners court gave approval for the consolidation plan presented by Elections Administrator Brandi Shipman at Monday’s meeting.
Shipman explains due to the small number of races on the ballot, the Texas Secretary of State is allowing the locations be reduced by up to half. There will five runoffs in the Republican ticket and one in the Democratic.
There is only one county runoff and that is in the Republican ticket for precinct one commissioner race between Roy Darden, Bowie, and Stephen Kirkland, Sunset.
In the county the number of countywide voting locations was moved from 10 to six. See the full story in the mid-week News.
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City of Bowie officials close Pillar and Rock intersection due to sinkhole

On Friday city officials reported the intersection at Rock and Pillar was closed due to a sinkhole in the street. This area has been experiencing major drainage problems for many years damaging culverts and the street asphalt and concrete, with a portion of the street collapsing earlier in the spring. Drivers should avoid this area.
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Lake Amon G. Carter to reopen on June 20
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Nocona City Council approves NEDC requests

The Nocona City Council approved a trio of Nocona Economic Development Corporation requests and considered infrastructure work questioned by a city council.
Councilors met on June 10. Two of the NEDC requests had already been presented with the timeclock for comment started. With that time limit over, the requests were finalized.
The Type A and B Boards will spend $19,225 at the Indian Oaks Golf Club for equipment, aerifying and top dressing the greens and batteries for rental carts. It also will expend $20,000 to the Nocona Chisholm Trail Rodeo Arena Committee to build new concrete bleachers, railings, fence and platform.
The third NEDC request is a new one related to a Type B board loan of $200,000 to Amy and Chris Nunneley for a new apartment and office construction project.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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