COUNTY LIFE
Main Street explores merchant parking issues; time limits one option
By BARBARA GREEN
Parking concerns in downtown Bowie were addressed in a Main Street Bowie-sponsored merchants meeting on Oct. 15 with about 20 people in attendance.
The audience included many downtown business owners, along with Main Street board members and city officials, Mayor Larry Slack and City Manager Ricky Tow.
Mayor Slack had requested Main Street Manager Shannon Skiles organize the meeting to address parking concerns raised by merchants. Skiles welcomed the guests explaining they all have a stake in downtown, and they all want it to thrive as a place to shop, eat and entertain.
“Parking is an insolvable problem in many cities, but it can be improved. We are here to brainstorm ideas and solutions,” said Skiles. Read the full story in the mid-week News.
Pictured: Holli Morgan, owner of Belle Rose Boutique, addresses the meeting on parking problems in front of her business. (Photo by Barbara Green)
The last big holiday of 2024 arrives on Dec. 31 with News Year’s Eve.
Most government offices and the post office will be closed on Jan. 1. The Bowie News office will close on Dec. 31 and on Jan. 1.
The Bowie News will have an early print deadline on Monday and go out to readers one day earlier on Tuesday. The print edition will be delivered to the post office and racks, while the e-sub will also go out on Tuesday morning.
Bowie Community Development presented awards to the window decoration contest during the Candy Cane Sip & Stroll. Gaylynn Burris of the BCDB presented Rustic Wings/Belle Rose Boutique with the first place award. Second place went to Rustic Rose Furniture and Treasures. Studio 81 Tattoos and Hwy 59 Boutique were third and fourth place winners. The contest is sponsored by Bowie Community Development.
See photos of all the winners in the weekend Bowie News.
Jan. 1, 2025 is the first day of a new elected term for many Montague County officials. There will be a swearing-in ceremony at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 1 in the courthouse annex.
The public is invited to attend with refreshments to follow.
Officials being sworn in are: Sheriff Marshall Thomas, County Attorney, Commissioner One Roy Darden, Commissioner Three Mark Murphey, Constables Jerry DeMoss and Harvey Johnson and Tax Assessor Kathy Phillips.
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