NEWS
Last-minute flip-flop for Bowie’s council elections
It was fruit basket turnover Monday as last-minute filing for the Bowie City Council race saw one candidate change races and a new one join the fray.
Aug. 16 was the final day to file for the Nov. 2 election ballot. There are elections for the Bowie and Saint Jo City Councils, plus the Bowie and Saint Jo Independent School District Board of Trustees. Early voting runs Oct. 18-Oct. 29.
Candidates changed in the City of Bowie mayor’s race, as Mayor Gaylynn Burris will now be challenged by Tawni Jones instead of Glenda Durham.
City Secretary Sandy Page said Durham changed her election filing late Monday from mayor to run for east precinct city council. Stephanie Post also is a candidate for the east seat. This place was filled by Wayne Bell, but term limits did not allow for him to run again.
South Precinct Councilor Jason Love will see re-election and he will face Dean Moore.
The Bowie School Board election drew only its two incumbents: Jacky Betts, place one and Debbie Leonard, place two.
The Saint Jo City Council has three places up for election with all three incumbents, Shaden Clark, Carla Hennessey and Guy Hubler running. They are joined by Randall Flusche, Debbie Bryant, Nikki Brookshear and Randy Meador.
The Saint Jo School Board election also garnered a last-minute addition as newcomer Audie Morgan joined incumbent Trustees Leeton Phillips and Dee Weger for the races.
Members of the Bowie City Council will face a brief agenda when they meet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 13 in the council chambers.
Following routine reports and consent agenda items, the council will consider a resolution authorizing submission of the city’s 2027/2028 Texas Community Development Block Grant application to the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Then council members will consider approving Bob Blackburn for appointment as a reserve police officer with the Bowie Police Department.
Following an executive session, the council will discuss and potentially take action regarding the annual employment evaluations and duties of both the City Secretary and the Municipal Court Judge.
After nearly three months of no rain, Mother Nature brought the showers this past week.
Downtown Bowie rain reports varied from 7 to 8 inches, while the Saint Jo area reported a 10-inch total. The city water plant in Bowie reported 5.55 inches on Sept. 30 with 1.6 Oct. 1-3.
Nocona saw a total of 6.31 inches of rain across Sept. 26 to Oct. 3.
On Oct. 6, Lake Amon G. Carter saw a level of 917.39 mean sea level rising to 81.31% full. Just one week earlier the lake was 73.6% full, while one year ago it was 94.01%. The lake is full at 920msl.
Lake Nocona was 73.7% full at 823.02 on Oct 6. One week earlier it was 70.41% full and one year ago it was 92.41%. The lake is full at 827.5 msl.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
One Montague County City has joined the battle against any data centers being built in this county and there is a petition drive underway to urge the commissioner’s court to keep data centers out of Montague County.
At a Sept. 28 called meeting of the Saint Jo City Council, officials unanimously approved a resolution stating its opposition to the “siting, permitting, construction or operation of data centers and similar hyperscale computing facilities within the city limits or the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.”
City Secretary Debbie Dennis said several citizens approached Councilor Jack Dunn about their data center concerns and he helped prepare a resolution. The council gave unanimous support.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
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