COUNTY LIFE
Campus carry comes to Midwestern State; next August for NCTC

By BARBARA GREEN
Beginning Aug. 1, concealed handgun license holders will be allowed into public university classrooms and dormitories.
The initiation of campus carry makes Texas one of a handful of states that guarantees the right to carry concealed handguns on campuses of four-year public universities.
Locally, Midwestern State University has implemented policies for the new campus carry law, but the law will not go into effect for community colleges, such as North Central Texas College, until August 2017.
James Fitch, director of public safety for NCTC-Gainesville, said leading up to the Aug. 1 start for campus carry at four-year universities, they have been trying to get information out about it not apply to NCTC until next year.
“We have had some students ask about it so we are trying to educate the campus community through the web and Facebook to make them aware. We will be going through the same processes during the next year the four-year schools just completed,” explained Fitch.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
COUNTY LIFE
Hollywood Hibiscus showy from the first bloom

The Garden Guy has always been a tropical plant geek, and not a closet one either. My second book was Paradise Found Growing Tropicals In Your Own Backyard. The years I was the host of Mississippi State’s Southern Gardening TV I was most always decked out in a tropical floral shirt.
So, when Proven Winners announced this year that Hollywood Hibiscus was becoming part of their lineup in 2025 I found myself reaching for the Jimmy Buffett Collection. By May I was in a state of hibiscus heaven when Hollywood Hibiscus VIP had its first bloom.
Read the full column from Garden Guy Norman Winter in the Thursday Bowie News.
COUNTY LIFE
Advanced Rehab serving up Mardi Gras pancakes

Enjoy a Mardi Gras Pancake Breakfast at Advanced Rehabilitation and Healthcare of Bowie from 7:30 to 9:30 am. on March 4.
Enjoy a free meal of pancakes and a chance to win a door prize.
COUNTY LIFE
Montague County Sheriff honors his top officers

Sheriff Marshall Thomas presented outstanding officer awards to his staff during the recent awards banquet. Pictured: Deputy Konner Chancellor was named Deputy of the Year. He also received a Life Saving Award for his action in a May 24, 2024 incident where he administered Narcan to a possible overdose victim, providing life saving care where the victim stopped breathing twice requiring two doses. See more awards in the Thursday Bowie News. (Courtesy photo)
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