COUNTY LIFE
National Drug Take Back Day this Saturday
April 22 is the next U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day with drop-off sites across the country.
In Bowie, the drop-off box is located in the lobby of the Bowie Police Department. The box is available each day, but citizens are welcome to bring their items Saturday.
Take Back Day is your chance to rid your medicine cabinet of unneeded and unwanted medication. During the Take Back Day, citizens helped collect more than 647,000 pounds of unneeded medications. The DEA staff hopes to beat that number.
Collection sites are located around the country and will be collecting tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs.
Drug overdoses skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 101,000 drug overdose deaths were reported in the 12 month period ending October 2022, compared to 69,000 deaths in the 12 months ending October 2019, almost a 32% increase. Disposing of unneeded or expired medications can help to fight this crisis, as many abused prescription drugs are found in the home.
These items also should not be flushed into the city’s water system or placed in the trash where someone could find them.
The cast and crew of “A Family Reunion to Die For,” has been busy rehearsing for their murder mystery dinner theater production on May 30 and May 31.
The reunion soon turns sour with murder at a western-style bed and breakfast in the tropics.
Purchase tickets online at https://www.bowieallianceforeducationandthearts.com/events-1.
Show times are 6:30 p.m. on May 30 and May 31 with an afternoon show at noon on May 31 all at the Freedom Life Church. There will be live and silent auction.
All proceeds benefit Montague County students for scholarships in the arts. Come support these thespians.
Top photo – Rehearsals have been underway this past week for the new murder mystery dinner theater of the Bowie Alliance for Education and the Arts. (Photos by Barbara Green)
Speed limit changes are being put in place on FM 103 North of Nocona. The 60-mph zone is being pushed North of Grayson Street.
As part of the transition, the 45-mph speed limit will be extended just North of the Texas New Mexico Power Office. Drivers see 50 mph signs up to Grayson Street where it becomes a 60-mph zone.
Portable message boards were placed on FM 103 on May 27 to advise motorists of the upcoming changes. The new signs will be unveiled and be enforceable starting June 3.
Citizens and officials with the City of Nocona requested the changes. They were approved by the Texas Transportation Commission in April.
Drivers should be prepared to watch and observe these new speed limits signs in Nocona. Drive safely in Montague County.
Top photo – Bowie High’s class of 2025 arrives for the ceremonies. (Photos by Jordan Neal)
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