NEWS
Ballot by mail deadline Oct. 28; early voting begins Oct. 24
Time is ticking away for those citizens who want to apply for a ballot by mail for the Nov. 8 general election.
The deadline to apply for a ballot by mail must be received by the close of business on Oct. 28.
You are eligible to vote by mail if you are: Age 65 or older; sick or disabled; expected to give birth within three weeks of election day; out of the county on election day and during the period for early voting by personal appearance and confined in jail, but otherwise eligible to vote.
To apply for a ballot by mail, a citizen can print an application for a ballot by mail, then fill it out, sign and mail or hand deliver to the county elections office in the annex at Montague. The application must be received in the office before 5 p.m. on Oct. 28, not postmarked that day.
You also can visit the elections office in person. Mail the applications to Ginger Wall, elections administrator, P.O.Box 158, Montague, TX 76251 or deliver it in person to 11339 State Highway 59N, Montague.
Early voting
Those wishing to vote early for the Nov. 8 election may do so Oct. 24-Nov. 4, Monday-Friday only from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be extended hours Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Early voting locations will be at the court annex community room, Nocona Community Center, Saint Jo Civic Center and Bowie Bible Baptist Church.
A Saturday voting day has been added from 8 a.m. to noon on Oct. 29, but only at the courthouse annex location only.
Montague County has countywide voting and registered voters can cast a ballot at any of the locations during the regular period.
The Nov. 8 ballot will include national and state elections. Local elections will include: Bowie, Saint Jo, and Forestburg Independent School Districts and the City of Saint Jo. Sample ballots are available on the county website at co.montague.tx.us, click elections, then sample ballots.
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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