NEWS
County accepting JP1 applications
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Montague County commissioners are now accepting applications for a person to fill out the remaining term of Justice of the Peace One.
The position came open following the recent death of JP David Allen, following complications from a battle with COVID-19. Allen had served as JP since he was elected in November 2010.
Two weeks ago Tim Cole, former district attorney, was named to fill the JP job temporarily, but Cole has indicated he is not interested and will not be living in the precinct (northern half of the county) after a move to a new home said County Judge Kevin Benton.
During Monday’s regular court session, commissioners went into executive session for about 20 minutes to discuss the appointment process. Back in open session they voted to take applications through 5 p.m. on Feb. 12, afterwhich a panel including Benton, County Attorney Clay Riddle, County Auditor Jennifer Essary and County Treasurer Jennifer Fenoglio will review applications, conduct interviews to make a recommendation to the court.
Eligible applicants must be a citizen of Texas and the United States, resided in Montague for the last calendar year and resided in JP1 precinct the last six months.
Read the full story of Monday’s meeting in the mid-week Bowie News.
The Nocona City Council approved a trio of Nocona Economic Development Corporation requests and considered infrastructure work questioned by a city council.
Councilors met on June 10. Two of the NEDC requests had already been presented with the timeclock for comment started. With that time limit over, the requests were finalized.
The Type A and B Boards will spend $19,225 at the Indian Oaks Golf Club for equipment, aerifying and top dressing the greens and batteries for rental carts. It also will expend $20,000 to the Nocona Chisholm Trail Rodeo Arena Committee to build new concrete bleachers, railings, fence and platform.
The third NEDC request is a new one related to a Type B board loan of $200,000 to Amy and Chris Nunneley for a new apartment and office construction project.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Due to the June 19 Juneteenth federal holiday the U.S. Post Office will be closed, which moves the Thursday Bowie News to a Friday delivery date
It will be available in the stores at its regular time.
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