NEWS
Early voting ends Friday with extended hours
Early voting for the Nov. 4 general election comes to an end this week on Oct. 31 with the opening week showing low numbers for Montague County.
Elections Director Ginger Wall said there were 657 ballots cast in the opening week. Early voting continues through the end of the week with two extended voting days.
Ballots may be cast from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 30 and Oct. 31, but only at the Montague Annex location.
The other three locations are in Bowie at the senior center, in Nocona at the H.J. Justin Building and the Saint Jo Civic Center will have regular voting 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. those two days.
Election day voting will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the following locations: Montague County Annex, Bowie Senior Citizens Center, Bowie Public Library, H.J. Justin Room in Nocona, Tales ‘N’ Trails Museum in Nocona, Saint Jo Civic Center, Forestburg Community Center, Sunset City Hall, Ringgold Fire Hall and Valley View Baptist Church.
Additional information on the amendments is available in a story on page 3A and at the nonpartisan Texas League of Women Voters webpage at lwvtexas.org.
In city elections, Bowie and Nocona each have a contested mayoral race. In Bowie, Mayor Gaylynn Burris is facing a challenge from Glenda Durham.
The three council seats are not contested with Incumbents Brent Shaw and Stephanie Post, running, along with Boyd Hulstine.
Bowie Independent School District has incumbent trustees Jeff Jackson and Kent Dosch running.
On the Nocona City Council Ray Gelo and Christopher Nunneley seek the mayor’s job as Robert Fenoglio did not run. . Two places are open on the council with incumbent Robert Fuller running with Robert Norman and Matthew D. Fenoglio.
Saint Jo ISD has four candidates seeking two positions with incumbents Mike Martin and Rodney Swirczynski running along with Jessyca Wagner and Shawn Armstrong.
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.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Looking toward the future, the Bowie City Council Tuesday night voted to add an assistant city manager position promoting Public Works Director Stony Lowrance to the job.
The agenda listed an executive session to discuss evaluation of the city manager. Councilors went to closed session at 6:30 p.m. and 15 minutes later asked City Manager Bert Cunningham and Lowrance to come in. After 15 minutes they left the session and a few minutes later the full council came back to open session.
Councilor Brent Shaw, in making the motion for the assistant city manager, pointed to expanded duties the manager has undertaken. Councilor Boyd Hulstine made the second as the vote received unanimous approval.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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