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Plainview honors retiring Fire Captain David Sells
Summary
Mayor Charles Starnes presented a proclamation Feb. 24 recognizing Captain David Sells for 35 years of service to the Plainview Fire Department; Sells thanked the city and described finding 'a career and a calling.'
Mayor Charles Starnes presented a proclamation at the Feb. 24 Plainview City Council meeting honoring Captain David Sells for 35 years of service to the Plainview Fire Department. The proclamation records Sells’ start date with the city as Sept. 27, 1990, and cites an announced retirement effective Feb. 7, 2026.
Sells accepted the recognition and thanked the council and community. "I came looking for a job and I found a career and a calling," he said. Starnes and other council members praised the fire department’s response work and noted recent public recognition for the department’s efforts responding to a fire that impacted Seth Ward.
The council offered its appreciation publicly; no formal action was required beyond the proclamation and public thanks.
