NEWS
City manager job offer goes to longtime businessman Bert Cunningham
Tonight, the Bowie City Council voted to make a job offer to one of the previous city manager candidate finalists, Bert Cunningham, a hometown resident and longtime Bowie businessman. The action was taken after a 40-minute executive session. Mayor Gaylynn Burris asked Cunningham to stay for a moment after the meeting. There was a near unanimous vote with Councilor Arlene Bishop the lone no vote.
Also discussed during executive session was the the potential sale of the acreage owned by the city at the corner of U.S. 287 and FM 1125. The council gave unanimous approval to allowing the mayor to gauge realtor interest in brokering the property.
Earlier in the meeting, Chuck Malone, former councilor from the south ward, was appointed to fill in the vacancy of Douglas Boyd who resigned earlier last week. He will serve until the term ends in November. Councilor Bishop asked the mayor why they did not accept names for the position instead of selecting an appointee and Burris responded they do not have to take names.
Read the full story from tonight’s meeting in the weekend News.
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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