NEWS
Public meeting on U.S. 82 options set in Nocona Feb. 1
A Feb. 1 public meeting in Nocona will explore plans to extend a divided four-lane highway from Nocona west to Henrietta along U.S. Highway 82.
The meeting, presented by the Texas Department of Transportation, will be from 4:30 to 7 p.m. in the Nocona Community Center, 912 W. U.S. Highway 82.
TxDOT officials will be present at the meetings, which has an open house come-and-go format.
Some of the options in the plans include a bypass around Nocona and Henrietta. A public hearing was conducted in Henrietta on Tuesday.
Montague County Commissioners have sent a letter urging TxDOT to drop any bypass option around Nocona.
Nocona entities including the city, school board and economic development corporation, are preparing similar letters.
At a preliminary meeting with local elected officials, TxDOT staff said this is the best chance for funding the highway project since the early 1980s when the first half of the highway was done.
The original proposal was a four-lane highway from Gainesville to Henrietta; however, once it got through the Nocona city limits it stalled and never started again.
The jury was seated on Monday and the opening day of testimony Tuesday only lasted four hours, before the panel went into deliberations about 2 p.m.
Two hours later the jury returned a guilty verdict on both charges. Wednesday morning the jury was set to begin discussion on Hall’s punishment at 8:30 a.m. with both sides offering evidence and testimony. Hall faces up to 10 years in prison.
The trial was moved to Denton County on a change of venue requested by Hall in March. After 16th District Judge Sherry Shipman read the verdict, it was reported Hall hung her head in disappointment and was later seen crying and emotional as she left the courtroom.
Members of the Bowie City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on May 13 in council chambers.
The meeting opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will report on recent rainfall problems, Smythe Street sidewalk project and the substation work.
There is only one item of new business an ordinance related to speed limits on specific streets. Public comments and approval of minutes wrap up the agenda.
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