NEWS
Early voting opens on Feb. 14
Early voting for the March 1 party primaries begins Feb. 14 and will run through Feb. 25.
In Montague County, there will be four locations for early voting: Montague County Annex Community Room, Montague; Nocona Community Center, Saint Jo Civic Center and Bowie Bible Baptist Church.
The polls will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday only. Elections Administrator Ginger Wall asks voters to note Feb. 21 is President’s Day, a legal holiday, so early voting will not be conducted on that day.
Montague County voters may cast ballots at any voting center, not just the one in their city or specific precinct. With county-wide centers, a voter can choose the most convenient polling location in the county for them.
In the party primaries, voters select their candidates in the respective primaries and winners from each with face off in the November general election.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
The jury was seated on Monday and the opening day of testimony Tuesday only lasted four hours, before the panel went into deliberations about 2 p.m.
Two hours later the jury returned a guilty verdict on both charges. Wednesday morning the jury was set to begin discussion on Hall’s punishment at 8:30 a.m. with both sides offering evidence and testimony. Hall faces up to 10 years in prison.
The trial was moved to Denton County on a change of venue requested by Hall in March. After 16th District Judge Sherry Shipman read the verdict, it was reported Hall hung her head in disappointment and was later seen crying and emotional as she left the courtroom.
Members of the Bowie City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on May 13 in council chambers.
The meeting opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will report on recent rainfall problems, Smythe Street sidewalk project and the substation work.
There is only one item of new business an ordinance related to speed limits on specific streets. Public comments and approval of minutes wrap up the agenda.
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