NEWS
Bowie City Council fills vacant seat
Jason Love has been chosen as the newest member of the Bowie City Council after a vote by fellow councilors during a Monday night meeting.
Councilors voted on a new councilor to fill the unexpired term of Machelle Mills in the precinct two-southward after her resignation was accepted with one year left on the term.
Three citizens originally tossed their hat in the ring for selection as the new councilor, including: Donna Ashley, former councilor and local businesswoman; Jason Love, who runs Sweet Boy’s Diner and Jason Johnson, who works at Advanced Rehabilitation. However, Ashley withdrew her name from the list before the start of the meeting.
Arlene Bishop made the first motion to nominate Johnson, but with no second, the motion died. Councilman Chuck Malone made the motion to nominate Jason Love, seconded by Wayne Bell, and the motion carried with Bishop the lone no vote. Love was sworn in by Mayor Gaylynn Burris after the vote.
Before choosing the newest member of the council, the mayor, manager and councilors were urged by Bowie citizen Bill Miller to carefully consider their decision in the public comments portion of Monday night’s meeting.
Read the full story in the mid-week edition of The Bowie News.
The jury was seated on Monday and the opening day of testimony Tuesday only lasted four hours, before the panel went into deliberations about 2 p.m.
Two hours later the jury returned a guilty verdict on both charges. Wednesday morning the jury was set to begin discussion on Hall’s punishment at 8:30 a.m. with both sides offering evidence and testimony. Hall faces up to 10 years in prison.
The trial was moved to Denton County on a change of venue requested by Hall in March. After 16th District Judge Sherry Shipman read the verdict, it was reported Hall hung her head in disappointment and was later seen crying and emotional as she left the courtroom.
Members of the Bowie City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on May 13 in council chambers.
The meeting opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will report on recent rainfall problems, Smythe Street sidewalk project and the substation work.
There is only one item of new business an ordinance related to speed limits on specific streets. Public comments and approval of minutes wrap up the agenda.
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