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Saint Jo City Council moves ahead with zoning plan

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6 years ago

05/19/2018

Saint Jo City Council members moved one step closer to the establishment of a zone for manufactured and Department of Housing and Urban Development homes when it voted on a method for public notification during its May 9 meeting.
Citizens living within a 200 feet radius of the recommended zones will receive a letter 15 days before the public hearing scheduled for 6 p.m. June 9.
“We are working on finding zones for mobile homes. We will mail out letters 15 days before the public hearing to give them enough time to come to the hearing if they choose,” explained City of Saint Jo Secretary Melinda Robeson.
Members voted to split the cost for porta potties in the amount of $366.66 with the Saint Jo Chamber of Commerce for the annual Fourth of July festivities. Police officers also will be on duty.
Trisha Walker and Tim Kimbrell will be married on the Saint Jo square on May 20 after councilors approved their request to use the pavilion.
Saint Jo cheerleaders will have a car wash fundraiser to help pay for their uniforms after council members approved their request for the use of the square on June 9.
An executive session was listed on the agenda for personal matters and a deliberation concerning the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of Chief Tyler Roy.
Robeson said no action was taken on the item in regular session due to the absence of one council member, but confirmed Roy is still employed by the City of Saint Jo.
“Officer Jerry Dilday is acting chief at this moment because Tyler had surgery on his hand,” explained Robeson.

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Honor your 2024 senior with a special ad in the sr. section

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12 hours ago

04/25/2024

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The May 8 deadline is almost here for the 2024 Keepsake Graduation section produced by The Bowie News. It is the only section where you will see senior photos of every high school in Montague County and Bellevue.
If you want to honor your graduate with a special ad or your business wants to congratulate a working senior, call 872-2247 or print a copy of the submission form at bowienewsonline.com. The section will publish on May 22.

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Bowie community garage sales this weekend

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2 days ago

04/24/2024

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This weekend find the deals in the City of Bowie Community-wide garage sales April 26-27.
See the map of a garage sale locations in Bowie in the mid-week Bowie News.

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Post-pandemic world changes all marketing

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2 days ago

04/24/2024

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By BARBARA GREEN
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The big take-away from Tuesday’s Bowie Business Boost was time: “It only takes six seconds to make an impression in life.”
Lorie Vincent, certified economic developer, professional trainer and writer, was speaker for program number three of Bowie Boost with a focus on “Memorable Marketing in a Post-Pandemic Era.”
She opened about how she had started her business, ‘Acceleration by Design,’ and things were “rocking,” when 2020 came and things changed with the worldwide pandemic. As things began to reopen it appeared there were more opportunities but also more challenges.
Vincent laughed as she showed a Richard Simmons “Sweating to the Oldies,” infomercial that became one of the most popular and still running ads.
“Can you believe back then we would call a 1-800 number and give someone our credit card? That is crazy. They used big music, big voices and big adjectives,” exclaimed Vincent.

Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.

(Top photo) Lorie Vincent, Acceleration by Design, discussed how marketing has flipped upside-down in this post-pandemic era. She spoke at the Bowie Business Boost part 3. (Photo by Barbara Green)