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____ BOGATA — 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. “We have had a lot of people appointed to this council,” City Councilman Cecil “Tex” Loftin said at a previous meeting. “At this point, there have been so many people appointed, it is time the citizens had their say.” Places 1, 3 and 5 are up for one-year terms, while the mayor and Places 2 and 4 are two-yea...

Residents in cities and school districts throughout the Red River Valley will be going to the polls May 1 to determine who will serve on city councils and as school trustees for the coming year. In some instances, voters will decide the fate of bond elections and other matters pertinent to municipalities and school districts. North Lamar ISD residents are to vote on a $51.55 million bond referendum with five separate propositions, and Prairiland ISD constituents will decide the fate of a $7.5 m...

BOGATA — The city council officially signed off on the creation of the Economic Development Corporation and received a $200,000 check for the sale of the old nursing home property at a Monday meeting. “I hope this is the first of many times that this happens for the City of Bogata,” Councilman Cecil “Tex” Loften said. City Attorney Jay Garrett commended the action. “Not only have we removed an eyesore, but we have enhanced the community in many ways,” he said....