NEWS
Early voting in Nocona enters its final few days
City of Nocona and Nocona Independent School District voters will wrap up early voting Friday as they prepare for the May 7 elections.
Early voting continues through April 29. Ballots can be cast from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. each day. Hours are extended from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on May 2 and May 3.
All voting is at city hall located at 100 Cooke Street. As of 4 p.m. Tuesday 155 ballots had been cast.
There are three places up for election on the city council. Candidates are are: Incumbents Tracy O’Neal, Bob Ferguson and Steve Tettleton, and Lynn Roberts, former councilman and mayor.
The only item on the NISD ballot is a $15.1 million bond proposal to build a new high school.
The jury was seated on Monday and the opening day of testimony Tuesday only lasted four hours, before the panel went into deliberations about 2 p.m.
Two hours later the jury returned a guilty verdict on both charges. Wednesday morning the jury was set to begin discussion on Hall’s punishment at 8:30 a.m. with both sides offering evidence and testimony. Hall faces up to 10 years in prison.
The trial was moved to Denton County on a change of venue requested by Hall in March. After 16th District Judge Sherry Shipman read the verdict, it was reported Hall hung her head in disappointment and was later seen crying and emotional as she left the courtroom.
Members of the Bowie City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on May 13 in council chambers.
The meeting opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will report on recent rainfall problems, Smythe Street sidewalk project and the substation work.
There is only one item of new business an ordinance related to speed limits on specific streets. Public comments and approval of minutes wrap up the agenda.
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