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Be part of the solution, get involved

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9 years ago

04/11/2016

Angie Meyers, posted April 11, 2016

Cory and I stopped by our new Largest Bowie Knife statue earlier. For those of my friends outside of Bowie I will explain later…
This was our first chance to look at it up close. As we are looking at it and debating its usefulness a lovely motorist drives by. He not only yells a not so nice phrase about Bowie but also while driving a company pickup belonging to a business from right here in Bowie! At first I thought, wow…that’s classy and then the old saying came to mind..”If you are not a part of the solution, you are a part of the problem.”.We all want to complain but very few want to help. Whether its coaching, volunteering, charity work or community service of any kind, it is up to each of us to make our community better. The more questions you ask and the more you get involved in your community the more you understand how things work and hopefully make them better! Not everything can or will change for the better and I know it feels like we as citizens have no control when it comes to local or any government for that matter but sitting around complaining and yelling profanities while driving 70 mph down the road doesnt help either! I beg you..go to city council meetings, go to chamber of commerce meetings. Did you know you do not have to be a business owner or even an employee anywhere to be a chamber member?? You can represent the business you work for or yourself as a citizen!! Our chamber needs help! You will gain a truly eye opening perspective into our local economy I promise! I did! Our city is far from perfect and no matter how you feel about the knife, fight for your city! I am not talking about padding the pockets of people you may think are already wealthy. I am talking about making your community a better place tomorrow than it is today!
Ok PSA over..lol.

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Oct. 7 final day to register to vote

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1 month 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.