COUNTY LIFE
Nocona mayor’s race gains two candidates
The Nocona City Council may have new leadership after the Nov. 4 election as longtime Mayor Robert Fenoglio said he was not going to file for another two-year term.
With less than a week left to file for the various city and school elections, this was big news in the community Fenoglio has lead for the past 18 years as mayor and on the council for another 10 years prior. Fenoglio made his intentions known in the Aug. 7 Nocona News, telling editor Tracy Mesler “I’m not filing.”
The mayor’s post is on the ballot, along with council positions filled by Robert Fuller and Don Davis. As of Wednesday two filed for mayor, Chris Nunneley and Ray Gelo.Robert Norman, teacher at Nocona High School, has filed for the council along with Fuller.
It is unclear if Donnie Davis will run. He was seriously injured in an autoaccident in May 2024 and has attended only two meetings since the accident. Filing goes until Aug. 18.
In Bowie, Mayor Gaylynn Burris is challenged by Glenda Durham. Precinct Three Councilor Stephanie Post has filed for re-election. Incumbent Councilor One Brent Shaw and Councilor Two Donna Ashley have not filed. Boyd Hulstine has filed for Ashley’s post.
The Bowie Independent School District Trustee election has three candidates. In place three, Jeff Jackson runs challenged by Justin Kuecher. Place Four Trustee Kent Dosch also has filed.
In the Nocona ISD trustee race, incumbents Erica Patton, place three and Greg Fuller, place four, have both filed for re-election.
In the City of Saint Jo, there is a mayor’s race and three council places on the ballot. Alderman Michael Dennis has filed for re-election. The other places are filled by Martha Vite and Terry Stewart. Mayor Kelly Williams resigned in mid-July with one year left.
For the Saint Jo ISD incumbents Mike Martin and Rodney Swirczynski along with Jessyca Wagner filed.
In recognition of National Adoption Awareness Month this November, Texas Community Counseling and the Heart Gallery of Northwest Texas are partnering to bring resources to Montague County families.
The two organizations will host an adoption, foster care and kinship care resource fair on Nov. 14 at the United Presbyterian Church of Montague County Fellowship Hall, located at 300 W. Nelson St. in Bowie.
The resource fair will run from 10 a.m. to noon, bringing together local agencies and service providers to answer questions and share information about support available within the county.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Members of the Montague County Historical Commission invite the community to join them on Nov. 14 for a Rolling Bus Tour.
This tour will cover the cemeteries in the south west corner of Montague County. You will have the opportunity to stroll through some of the cemeteries, others the bus will stop and Commission member Calvin Durham will tell the history of the cemetery.
The bus tour will meet at the Old Jail in Montague at 9 a.m. and return at approximately 3 p.m. The tour will include a sack lunch, a brochure of each cemetery visited and a book “This Soil will Grow Grapes” written by Melvin Fenoglio.
The cost of the tour is $20 for adults. There is no charge for children under 12. The commission members strive to preserve the history of the county and to share as much of it as possible with our citizens. You can RSVP by calling 940-841-2674 or 940-872-1007. Please leave a message with your name if there is no answer.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System at 1:20 p.m. on Nov. 17.
FEMA’s emergency alert system is a national public warning system made up of thousands of radio, TV, cable and satellite and wireline video providers. Through the EAS, the President can address the American people or share life-saving information with the public during a national emergency.
FEMA is required by law to conduct a nationwide test of the public alert and warning system at least once every three years. These tests allow FEMA to identify technical or operational issues before the system is needed during an actual emergency.
FEMA and the FCC are sharing the test date in advance because it is important the public understands what to expect on the day of the test.
At approximately 1:20 p.m. (Central time), on Nov. 17, all the electronics providers will interrupt normal programming to relay a test message.
This message will state: This is a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System, issued by the Federal Emergency management Agency, covering the United States from 1:20 to 1:50 p.m. This is only a test. No action is required by the public.”
When the test is concluded, normal programming will resume.
FEMA and the FCC are coordinating with stakeholders, including participating communications providers as well as federal, state, tribal and territorial agencies to prepare for and conduct the test.
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