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Voters approved bond referendums at both North Lamar and Prairiland school districts at the polls Saturday, and seated city council members and school trustees across the Red River Valley.
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These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues.
When early voting starts April 19, all of the seats on the Bogata City Council will be on the ballot. Only three of the races are contested.
LifeNet is a private company that has had a contract in Red River County for 30 years now. At Monday’s commissioners meeting, Judge L.D. Williamson said the county had to have an ambulance service.
Incumbent Kim Lindsey is running against former councilor Glenda Martin for Place 2.
When early voting starts April 19, all of the seats on the Bogata City Council will be on the ballot. Only three of the races are contested.
All Lamar County communities continued to see strong sales, particularly in Roxton. Most county seats also saw sales tax revenues grow.
The Bogata City Council will discuss and possibly take action on the city’s emergency management plan at Monday night’s meeting.
Texas cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts will receive $762.5 million in local sales tax allocations for March, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said. That’s down 0.5% from March 2020. The allocations are based on sales made in January by businesses that repor…
The Bogata City Council swore in its new city judge and city court clerk at Monday night’s meeting, according to City Councilman Cecil “Tex” Loftin.
The lifting of Gov. Greg Abbott’s statewide mask mandate Wednesday as active Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to fall has left the decision as to whether to require students to wear masks up to local school boards.
BOGATA — At Friday’s called meeting, the Bogata City Council hired Jennifer Boyd as the new city court clerk. With this hire, the city court and newly hired City Judge Alex Davidson can open up the city court, which had been closed for several months.
With frozen pumps and loss of electricity this week, the city of Bogata is under a boil water advisory, but the community has pulled together to ensure the well-being of all residents.
Although many area schools were off today for President's Day or for a teacher in-service day, some are planning to stay physically closed for the week due to the severe winter weather that's blanketed Texas in ice and snow.
City Council agreed Monday to start reviewing different city ordinances in order to make them more enforceable.
Fannin County Court at Law Judge Charles Butler recently lost his court reporter to a higher salary in Grayson County. After debate, he convinced the Commissioners’ Court to allow him to advertise the position at the current salary of $67,000 a year.
From his time as a peace officer to his work with the Red River County District Attorney’s office to his job at the Department of Family and Protective Services, Alex Davidson now embraces a new job: municipal judge for the city of Bogata.
Bogata Mayor Pro Tem Larry Hinsley took the helm of the turbulent city council at the end of October, and the retired former pastor and lab manager has been using everything he’s learned in life at the new job.
The Bogata City Council will sell off their scrap and debated hiring a code enforcement officer at Monday’s city council meeting.
The city council and mayoral election signups started Wednesday for the city. City Secretary Shana Huff said no one had signed up as of Thursday.
The Bogata City Council approved the upcoming city election, with half of the council to serve only one year and half to serve two to get the council back on track with state requirements.
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