NEWS
Early voting for Nov. 8 begins Monday
Fueled by a nasty presidential race that seems to have gone on forever, the Nov. 8 general election is expected to have record voter turnout.
Early voting gets underway on Oct. 24 and will run through Nov. 4 at four locations across Montague County.
Brandi Shipman, county elections administrator, said she and her team are ready for a “crazy” election, but she feels prepared.
Early votes can be cast in Montague, Bowie, Nocona and Saint Jo during the two-week period.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
Bowie emergency responders went to State Highway 59 and Mac’s Grocery Road after 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. It did not appear that anyone was transported by ambulance, but no details were available this afternoon. (News photo by Barbara Green)
Montague County under a tornado warning.
Sirens went off in the City of Bowie shortly before 3 p.m. A tornado warning continues in the area of Lake Amon Carter, Fruitland and Sunset, be in your safe spot. A funnel was reportedly wrapped in the rain.
Early voting for the Nocona General Hospital District Board of Directors saw 285 voters cast their ballot during the first week of early voting.
Ballots may be cast early through April 28. Election day is May 2, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. All voting is in the Nocona City County room at 102 Clay Street.
Candidates include two incumbents, Charles May and Ron Brown. De Brown, who had filed for re-election, later withdrew. Steve Bates and Shawn Patton are the other candidates. Three seats are open on the board.
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