COUNTY LIFE
Alcohol petition running short, deadline Monday
By BARBARA GREEN
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Things don’t look promising for a petition seeking an election for alcohol sales in justice of the peace one as the organizers report they are short about 200 names just a few days before the Monday deadline.
Elections Administrator Ginger Wall said Thursday she has not received any of the signature pages in a petition seeking the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages in JP1.
James and Ellen Fee, who own a restaurant in Ringgold, requested the petition from the Montague County Commissioner’s Court in late May after providing the 10 required signatures for the petition application. Justice of the Peace One encompasses the northern half of the county.
The petition requires 35 percent of those who voted in the last governor’s election which is 910 and the applicant has 60 days to get the necessary signatures. Deadline is July 23.
Those signatures will be returned to the elections administrator to be verified, and then given to the commissioner’s court for a decision on calling an election.
Wall said she talked with James Fee Thursday to see if they could turn in a portion of the petition’s names so they could begin work on verifying the names; however, he said they were still shy about 200 names.
Filing for the city and school elections begins this week, but the Nov. 6 ballots also will bring one school bond election. Saturday is the opening day, and since offices are closed the filing will start Monday.
See all the election information in your weekend News.
These new flag poles were installed at the military markers located near the Bowie Senior Citizens Center in Pelham Park. They were purchased by the Bowie Parks Board. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Hey kids, it’s time to get your letters ready for Santa Claus!
The Bowie News invites families to submit their letters to Santa for publication in the Dec. 21 edition. Forms are available on our Facebook page and at bowienewsonline.com.
Print out a form and drop it off in Santa’s mailbox at the News office, 200 Walnut Street or in one of the school Santa boxes across the county.
Deadline to send in a letter is Dec. 4. While this may seem early there are hundreds of letters to type and then they have to ship off to the North Pole for the Big Guy to read.
A new mayor and two returning aldermen took the oath of office on Nov. 13 for the Saint Jo City Council.
The three races were uncontested during the recent election. Kelly Williamson will take over as mayor, as Colton Thomas and Melissa McPherson continue in their places. Thomas was elected to be mayor pro tem.
Aldermen took care of numerous organizational tasks related to its economic development boards and the council. Former Mayor Shawn Anderson and Hennessey were removed from city-related accounts, with the new mayor and mayor pro tem and McPherson were added to the city accounts.
Read the full story in your weekend Bowie News.
Pictured: New officers took the oath this week: Councilors Colton Thomas and Melissa McPherson, new Mayor Kelly Williamson and outgoing mayor Shawn Armstrong. (Courtesy photo)
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