NEWS
Commissioners to consider burn ban
Despite a hefty rain earlier last week, the daily triple digit temperatures are leading Montague County officials to consider a ban on all outdoor burning.
The commissioner’s court will meet at 9 a.m. on July 9 with a burn ban one of the topics on the agenda. Rainfall amounts ranging from a half-inch to almost five inches across the county on July 1 gave the ground a good soaking, however, 100-degree plus days and wind can take all that away pretty quickly.
The sheriff’s office will provide an update on the K-9 unit, which went to work several months ago and has been responsible for several large drug busts.
The court will consider a request for a part-time investigator in the district attorney’s office, which also is on the same agenda as a budget workshop. Two week ago things got quite heated between Commissioner Roy Darden and District Attorney Casey Polhemus, as she presented her budget requests and he questioned the prosecution or lack of prosecution cases he said was being closely watched by the citizens.
Other topics on the agenda will be: Mitigation plan update; monthly veteran’s service office report; consider advertising for gravel bids; requests by precinct two to enter the Josh Swint property on Hopewell Road and precinct one to enter the Mark Null property on Greenwood Lane; consider changing the name of Ford road in precinct one and make it a continuation of Dye Mount Road; consider unanticipated revenue from the sale of equipment in precinct one; and memo of understanding between the county and the Helen Farabee Centers.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The City of Nocona has been nominated as a rural Opportunity Zone by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Mayor Christopher Nunneley said they will begin “pitching” this federal tax angle to potential businesses.”
At a Tuesday afternoon press conference Nunneley, Donna Culpepper, executive director for the Nocona Economic Development Corporation and Michelle Page of the Nocona Chamber of Commerce announced the nomination and offered a brief overview of the federal tax incentives that can become available.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Remember Sept. 11 2001, 25 years later
While history will remember Sept. 11, 2001 among the darkest days in America’s history, it also is a day marked not only by tremendous heroism and bravery by first responders, but also every day Americans from all walks of life who showed the world our country would not be intimidated by terrorism.
There were 2,996 people killed during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 including 343 firefighters and paramedics, 23 New York city police officers and 37 Port Authority police officers. Tens of thousands more suffered in the aftermath due to exposure to chemicals and industrial debris.
The Bowie News editor asked some local lawmen, firefighters, a pilot and two retired FBI agents their memories of this tragic day and how their jobs were impacted by the events. We thank them for sharing their reflections.
Read the full feature in your Thursday Bowie News.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Looking toward the future, the Bowie City Council Tuesday night voted to add an assistant city manager position promoting Public Works Director Stony Lowrance to the job.
The agenda listed an executive session to discuss evaluation of the city manager. Councilors went to closed session at 6:30 p.m. and 15 minutes later asked City Manager Bert Cunningham and Lowrance to come in. After 15 minutes they left the session and a few minutes later the full council came back to open session.
Councilor Brent Shaw, in making the motion for the assistant city manager, pointed to expanded duties the manager has undertaken. Councilor Boyd Hulstine made the second as the vote received unanimous approval.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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