NEWS
Burris takes Bowie mayor, Nunneley takes Nocona mayor
Bowie Mayor Gaylynn Burris overwhelmingly won her final term leading the council, while Nocona City Councilor Christopher Nunneley took the mayor’s seat with 51.82% of the vote edging out Ray Gelo who had 48.18%.
It was the first time in 18 years for a contested mayor’s race in Nocona. There was a low voter turnout Tuesday with 22.49% of the county’s registered voters. There were 3,479 ballots cast out of the county’s 15,468 registered voters.
In 2024 it was a presidential race year with a 71% turnout as 11,131 voters cast ballots. In 2022’s mid-terms the turnout was 53.67% with 7,869 voting.
County voters followed the state approving a series of tax exemptions and bans as well as new investments in state infrastructure and research as all 17 constitutional amendments passed.
City of Bowie Mayor
Gaylynn Burris
Glenda Durham
City of Nocona Mayor
Ray Gelo
Christopher Nunneley
Nocona City Council (2 places)
Robert Fuller (I)
Matthew D. Fenoglio
Rob Norman
Saint Jo ISD (two places)
Shawn Armstrong
Mike Martin (I)
Rodney Swirczynski(I)
Jessica Wagner
Bowie ISD, place 3
Justin Kuecher – 415
Jeff Jackson – 962
Nocona ISD and Bowie City Council races uncontested.(I) incumbent
All results unofficial until canvassed by
the governing body
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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