NEWS
Election filing ends with two contested mayoral races in county
Election filing came to an end Monday with mayoral challenges in two of the county’s incorporated cities, but Saint Jo saw no one file for the post and is awaiting information on how to proceed from the Texas Secretary of State’s office.
In Saint Jo there are three aldermen positions open on the ballot with incumbents Michael Dennis and Martha Vite filing, along with John Dunn. The mayor’s term has one year left after the July resignation of Kelly Williamson.
For the first time since 2007 the City of Nocona will have a contested mayor’s race as Councilman Chris Nunneley and Ray Gelo run for the position. Longtime Mayor Robert Fenoglio declined to run after serving the city as mayor since 2007 and before that 10 years on the council.
Incumbent Councilor Robert Fuller filed for his place, joined by Matthew D. Fenoglio and Robert Norman. There are two places open in the election. Councilor Don Davis declined to run.
There will only be one contested race in the City of Bowie as Mayor Gaylynn Burris faces a challenge by Glenda Durham.
This would be Burris’ final term as mayor if she is re-elected to a third term. Durham has run for precinct three council in 2020, 2021 and 2023
Councilors Brent Shaw, place one, and Stephanie Post, place three, have filed for re-election and Boyd Hulstine has filed to run for place two presently filled by Donna Ashley.
Bowie Independent School District will have one contest race as incumbent Trustee Jeff Jackson faces Justin Kuecher for place three. Place Four Trustee Kent Dosch has filed for re-election.
Nocona ISD has two incumbents running unchallenged with Erica Patton in place three and Greg Fuller in place 4.
Saint Jo ISD has four candidates for two positions. Incumbents Mike Martin and Rodney Swirczynski have filed, along with Jessyca Wagner and Shawn Armstrong.
Early voting begins Oct. 20 for the Nov. 4 elections.
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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