COUNTY LIFE
County residents review revised U.S. 82 widening plan
BY DANI BLACKBURN
Montague County residents examined an updated version of the proposed highway widening project for the U.S. Highway 82 from Henrietta to Nocona during the second of two public open house meetings on Jan. 23.
More than 75 residents had the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed routes Tuesday night at the Nocona Veterans of Foreign Wars post. Citizens were invited to write comments on sticky notes and place them on the map and to discuss their ideas with Texas Department of Transportation officials at the meeting. A larger crowd of 90-95 residents attended a similar meeting in Henrietta the night before with officials reporting positive responses.
“So far the majority of feedback has been really positive,” said TxDOT Director of Transportation, Planning and Development Michael Beaver.
Read the full story in the weekend News.
The proposed widening route going through Ringgold where several properties would be impacted. Red dashes note the new right-of-way. (TxDOT map)
Local libraries wrap up their children’s summer reading programs this week.
The Bowie Public Library brings the popular Creature Teacher with all their spectacular animals for the final event on July 23 at the Bowie Community Center.
The program begins at 10 am. The children also will receive their prize books for their summer logs.
The Nocona Public Library ends its program at 10 a.m. on July 24 at the H.J. Justin Building at 100 Clay Street. The program will be “Our Own Action Heroes -” Nocona fire, police and EMTs.
Top photo – Smokey Bear visiting Bowie last week at summer reading.
Rachel and Roger Whitaker gave this metal storage container a fresh look with this colorful mural at the Bowie Animal Shelter. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Swim lessons for youngsters of all ages were conducted the past two weeks at the city pool. It was a good place to be during this summer heat. See more photos in the weekend News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
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