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City, school election filings end Monday
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Election filings comes to an end on Aug. 20 for those wishing to run for city and school elections on Nov. 6.
For the Bowie City Council there will be three races on the ballot. Place One filled by Craig Stallcup; Place Two, Terry Gunter; and Place Three, Chuck Malone.
Gunter has filed to run for re-election. Chuck Malone also filed and is challenged by former Councilor Ben Wiseman and newcomer Brent Shaw. Diana Higgins and Thomas Kent are running for place one.
For the Bowie Independent School District incumbent Trustee Jacky Betts has drawn a challenge for place one in Cory Hickey. Debbie Leonard, place two, has filed for re-election.
The Saint Jo City Council has a mayor’s race and two council positions on the ballot. Ben Amerson has filed for council, where there is one vacancy and one seat filled now by Randall Flusche. The mayor is Lucas Thompson appointed in October 2017 when the former mayor resigned.
The Saint Jo School Board has drawn only its two incumbents, Leeton Phillips and Dee Weger. The school board also has called a bond election for a $6.6 million construction project.
Prairie Valley ISD also has all four incumbents filed: Brant Carpenter, Cathy Goolsby, Sid Hammons and Clint Pigg.
In Gold-Burg ISD, Trustee Brandy Hamilton is the only person to have filed. The other places up on the ballot are filled by Robert Barzano, Rebecca Horton and Raymond Rhyne.
Forestburg ISD has Charley Lanier filed to retain his trustee position. The other places are filled by Hoyt Mann and Billie Piorot. The district also will have a $1.775 million bond election for safety and maintenance issues.
The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 6 election is Oct. 9. To verify if you are registered or to register visit the state website at: votetexas.gov. or go to the county website at: www.co.montague.tx.us.
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Bowie Council meeting cancelled
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The regular meeting of the Bowie City Council for July 22 has been cancelled. City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris will be attending the Texas Public Power Association conference.
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City staff examines new generators for water plant
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City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
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