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LOCAL: A new Rabbit run-through

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9 years ago

03/02/2016

This past football season it became increasingly clear Bowie High School needed a new inflatable run-through.
The difference was clear when the Jackrabbits played Clyde in the bi-district round of the Conference 3A Region 2 playoffs on Nov. 14. The Bulldog was much larger, and in much better shape than the Jackrabbit helmet.
“We had this one for eight or nine years,” said Bowie Booster Club president Craig Stallcup. “We used it at the old stadium. It kept on leaking at the seams.”
Problems with the inflatable were exacerbated after it was washed last summer, Stallcup said.
The new inflatable will be 26-feet tall and 30-feet wide.
“It will be one of the biggest inflatables in the state,” Stallcup said. “Also, we did a last-minute design change, and the players will run out of two 10-foot tunnels, and through the Jackrabbit under each arm.”
Stallcup reported the All-Star Inflatables, Inc., the Garland-based company that produces the run-through, asked for Bowie’s permission to use it at the Texas High School Coaches Association meeting this summer as a demonstration model. Read more in the Feb. 27 Bowie News.

Bowie High School’s new inflatable is shown here. This is a conceptual model provided by the manufacturer, All-Star Inflatables, Inc., out of Garland. This new run-through replaces an existing helmet from the mid-2000s. (Courtesy rendering from All-Star Inflatables, Inc., Garland)

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Oct. 7 final day to register to vote

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2 months ago

10/02/2024

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Oct. 7 is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 5 general election.
Voters also should double check their voter registration to make sure all the information is up-to-date. Go to votetexas.gov on the Texas Secretary of State’s website to make any address changes.
Registering to vote in Texas is easy, simply complete a voter registration application on the SOS website and return it to your county election office at least 30 days before the upcoming election date.
Fill in the required information, print and sign the complete application. At this late date it may be best to deliver the registration form in person to the election office in the courthouse annex at Montague.
Any additional information on voter registration can be seen on the county website at co.montague.tx.us, click on elections. Direct any questions to the office at 894-2540.

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Saint Jo crew works all night to repair 8-inch water main

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2 months ago

09/14/2024

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Marty Hilton and his crew with City of Saint Jo Public Works pulled an all nighter repairing an eight-inch water main break along U.S. 82 and Boggess Street. The break was reported around noon on Wednesday. City officials said one of the hardest parts was digging on U.S. 82 and when large trucks would go by the vibrations kept making the walls fall down causing them to be dug out again. The repair was completed at 10:30 a.m. Thursday and the water turned back on. The city is under a boil order until the water tests are complete, which can’t happen until Monday when the lab reopens. (Courtesy photo)

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Local businesswoman arrested in Hood County on TABC warrant

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4 months ago

07/17/2024

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Tawni Jones Ledbetter was arrested on July 10 by law officers in Hood County on a warrant for making a false statement to the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission.
Ledbetter was released from jail on $10,000 bond. While the former owner of The Rack lists Bowie as where she lives, she also remarried earlier this year to a man who resides in Granbury.
The TABC complaint could be handled as a misdemeanor according to the public information office, but additional details were unavailable as of presstime. The PIO indicated it depends on the specific type of case and he did not have the warrant information at the time of the call.

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

CORRECTION – In the Wednesday Bowie News this article in the print edition stated Ledbetter was the owner of The Rack, this is incorrect. She is no longer owner of this business. We apologize for this error.