NEWS
Election Day finally arrives on Nov. 6
Months of electioneering and politicking comes to an end Tuesday as the 2018 mid-term elections take place across the country and it appears there will be a big turnout at the polls.
The final day of early voting took place Friday and shortly before lunch nearly 32 percent of the county’s registered voters had cast their ballots early. Elections Administrator Ginger Wall said as of 10 a.m. Friday there were 4,215 people who had voted early. There are 13,324 registered voters in Montague County.
Voters will go to the polls on Nov. 6 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wall reminds voters to bring a photo identification with them. Also a reminder in Montague County voters can cast a ballot at any of the locations, not just their home precinct, thanks to the countywide voting centers.
Voting locations on Tuesday will include: City of Bowie Community room, Bowie Public Library, Nocona Community Center, Tales ‘N’ Trails Museum, Ringgold Elementary School, Saint Jo Civic Center, Valley View Baptist Church, Montague Courthouse annex community room, Sunset City Hall and Forestburg Community Center.
Read the full story in the weekend News.
A 42-year-old woman from Henrietta was killed in a pedestrian vs. vehicle accident at 3:30 p.m. on June 6 on U.S. Highway 287 near N. Butler Road.
The Department of Public Safety report states Car Dianne Chitwood was driving a 2015 Honda Accord northwest on U.S. 82. She was having mechanical issues and had stopped the vehicle on the left shoulder, partially in the left lane.
Chitwood had exited the vehicle and stood in the left lane to inspect the Honda. A second vehicle, a 2014 Dodge Ram 2500 driven by Kymberly Michelle Riddle, 61, Laramie, WY was also traveling northwest on U.S. 82 and struck the pedestrian and vehicle one.
The DPS report states Chitwood was pronounced dead at the scene due to injuries sustained during the crash. Riddle was uninjured. The crash remains under investigation.
Texoma’s Homepage reported former 97th District Attorney Casey Hall was arrested in Sulphur Springs after her appeal bond was revoked. Click on the above link to read the story.
The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on June 10 in the council chambers.
The meeting opens with the city manager’s report on meetings with the engineers on the Rock and Pillar Street repairs, budget preparation and substation transformer work.
In new business there will be resolution for allocating funds for a park enhancement project from 4B funds to build pickleball courts in Pelham Park. A pair of planning and zoning recommendations for a replat will be reviewed. Public comments conclude the agenda.
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