NEWS
No takers yet in City of Bowie election filings
One week into election filing season only the Saint Jo School Trustee election has garnered candidates for the Nov. 7 ballot.
Only four entities will have elections on the fall ballot: Cities of Bowie and Saint Jo, Bowie and Saint Jo school districts. Filing will continue through Aug. 21.
Incumbent Trustees Jeff Pledger and Rebecca Harris, both filed for re-election in Saint Jo Independent School District. The remaining incumbent, Scott Thomas, has not filed.
For the Saint Jo City Council election there are three alderman positions on the ballot. They are presently filled by Paul Mouring, Stephanie West and Bryan Wolf.
In the City of Bowie, where there is reportedly is a petition circulating to recall multiple council members and the mayor, no one has filed for the ballot.
The position of mayor and three council members are up for election. Those seats, each two-year terms, are presently filled by: Mayor Scott Davis; Wayne Bell, east precinct; Jim Graham, north precinct and Chuck Malone, south precinct.
There also have been no filings for the Bowie School Board, which has three places on the ballot: Kevin Polk, place five; Kevin Roth, place six and Brenda Ogle, place seven.
Early voting will not begin until Oct. 23 and run through Nov. 3.
Bowie ISD –
For – 477
Against – 1308
Forestburg ISD
Prop A – For 98, against 59
Prop A – For 86, against 72
All results preliminary until formally canvassed
The cast and crew of Gold-Burg High School’s state-bound one-act play “Interview,” will present a public show at 4 p.m. on May 5 in the Bowie Junior High Auditorium.
Admission is $5 and there will be a bake sale to raise funds for travel and other OAP expenses. The show is directed by Linda Fitzner.
The group will travel to Austin to perform on May 13 for the state title. This is the school’s first time to take a play to the state contest.
Pictured above: Cast of “Interview” in rehearsal this week. (Courtesy photo)
Voters in Bowie and Forestburg Independent School Districts will have their say Saturday as both entities offer up bond issues to improve infrastructure.
Early voting came to an end on Tuesday with a total of 1,230 people casting their ballots.
On election day the polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at three locations: Bowie Senior Citizens Center, Forestburg ISD Library and Sunset City Hall. Voters can cast their ballots at any of these locations due to countywide voting.
Read more about both bond proposals in your weekend Bowie News.
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