NEWS
Election filing draws mainly incumbents
Prospective candidates for the upcoming city and school elections across the county have until Aug. 20 to file for their office.
Filing has been under way for three weeks with primarily incumbentssigning up.
For the Bowie City Council there will be three races on the ballot. Place One filled by Craig Stallcup; Place Two, Terry Gunter; and Place Three, Chuck Malone. Gunter has filed to run, while former Councilor Ben Wiseman has filed for place three along with Brent Shaw, also in place three.
In the Bowie Independent School District the incumbents, Jacky Betts, place one and Debbie Leonard, place two, have both filed.
The Saint Jo City Council has one candidate for its two council spots and will have a mayor’s race. Ben Amerson filed for the council. There is one vacancy and one held by Randall Flusche.
Read the full story in the weekend News.
After a year of renovations Nelson Street at Mill was reopened today to traffic. Nearly $3 million in repairs were made to this area to repair major drainage issues. A Bowie police vehicle came along and was the first vehicle to roll through after city staff and council members removed the barricades. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Lake Amon G. Carter has now (Thursday, Nov. 14) re-opened for boating. Selma Parkremains closed due to electric problems caused by high water. Water levels remain above normal and boaters should be cautious of possible debris.
The lake was closed on Nov. 8 after heavy rainfall and a rising lake level. It is considered full at 920 mean sea level and through the weekend it was topped more than 922 msl.
Bowie High School staff and students welcomed veterans for their annual tribute and breakfast on Veterans Day. Members of the FFA, Kyle Keeler and Rylan Cole folded the American flag as each fold was explained during the ceremony.
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