NEWS
Voters approve Tier 2 proposition
Voter turnout for the May 4 election was 11.78 percent as citizens considered one city council race and one county-wide proposition.
As with many spring elections, turnout was low. There are 13,193 registered voters in the county with 1,554 casting ballots Saturday.
This also was the first election where the new voting machines were used. Elections Administrator Ginger Wall said everything ran smooth and most of the feedback was good.
Proposition A related to changing Montague County’s state status as a Tier 2 county was approved with 1,409 voting yes and 139 voting no.
Changing the county to Tier 2 will now require any incorporated entity that wishes to annex property into its jurisdiction to conduct an election of those property owners, where that forced annexation would be decided. The Tier 2 status would not affect voluntary annexation requests.
There was only one city race for the Nocona City Council where longtime Mayor Robert Fenoglio ran unopposed. There were two seats up on the council. Don C. Davis, incumbent councilor received 99 votes, while Robert Fuller received 126 votes. Incumbent Councilor Tom Horn fell short with 91 votes.
Davis has served six, two-year terms, while Horn had served five terms.
Fuller is a retired Department of Public Safety trooper and Nocona graduate, as are the two incumbents. Fuller formerly served on the Lindsay City Council.
A Wednesday morning rollover on State Highway 59caused a vehicle to catch fire but had no injuries.
Montague County Public Information Officer Sgt. Aaron Randle said the call came in around 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of SH 59 and Nobile Road. When Montague Volunteer Fire Department firefighters arrived, the 2008 Chevy pickup had rolled over and was fully enguled in flames. The17-year-old adult driver was out of the vehicle.
Brandle said the fire was under control at 8:06 a.m. Bowie Emergency Medical Services was also on the scene.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The City of Nocona has been nominated as a rural Opportunity Zone by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Mayor Christopher Nunneley said they will begin “pitching” this federal tax angle to potential businesses.”
At a Tuesday afternoon press conference Nunneley, Donna Culpepper, executive director for the Nocona Economic Development Corporation and Michelle Page of the Nocona Chamber of Commerce announced the nomination and offered a brief overview of the federal tax incentives that can become available.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Remember Sept. 11 2001, 25 years later
While history will remember Sept. 11, 2001 among the darkest days in America’s history, it also is a day marked not only by tremendous heroism and bravery by first responders, but also every day Americans from all walks of life who showed the world our country would not be intimidated by terrorism.
There were 2,996 people killed during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 including 343 firefighters and paramedics, 23 New York city police officers and 37 Port Authority police officers. Tens of thousands more suffered in the aftermath due to exposure to chemicals and industrial debris.
The Bowie News editor asked some local lawmen, firefighters, a pilot and two retired FBI agents their memories of this tragic day and how their jobs were impacted by the events. We thank them for sharing their reflections.
Read the full feature in your Thursday Bowie News.
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