NEWS
City, ISD election filing goes slow
One week into election filing there appears to be little interest from prospective candidates in the various Nov. 2 races. Filing began July 19 and will end on Aug. 16.
In the City of Bowie, three council positions and mayor will be on the ballot. Citizens also will vote on charter amendments and the possible sale of a city property.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris filed for re-election, and Glenda Durham will challenge for that position.
Council places up for election will include the south precinct presently served by Jason Love; east precinct, Wayne Bell; north precinct, Diana Higgins and mayor, Gaylynn Burris.
Bell cannot run again based on term limits.
Two places are on the ballot in the Bowie Independent School District election: Place one, Jacky Betts and place two, Debbie Leonard, who have both filed for re-election.
There are two places on the Saint Jo ISD trustee ballots and no one has filed. They are presently filled by Leeton Phillips and Dee Weger.
The City of Saint Jo has seen no candidates file for the four council places. One place has been vacant since Lucas Thompson resigned on March 10, 2021. Incumbent councilors are Shaden Clark, Carla Hennessey and Guy Hubler.
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.
Water was off Wednesday morning as the City of Bowie public works crew replaced a fire hydrant at the corner of Walnut and Matthews. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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