COUNTY LIFE
Commissioner’s court meets on Monday
The Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet in regular session at 9 a.m. on Feb. 11 in the courthouse annex at Montague.
A routine agenda of business awaits the court, but an executive session for personnel matter is schedule. While no specific position or person is named on the agenda it could possibly relate to the tax assessor’s post. The court has appointed a committee to begin the process to find a person to fill the tax assessor’s position when Syd Nowell retires in April. The court agreed to hire a person and have that person work along Nowell about a month before she leaves.
A request to enter the Eddie Fenoglio property at Veretto Road to dispose of debris contingent to the abatement of the structure at Franklin Street and State Highway 59 will be considered. The court is making plans to demolish the building based on its nuisance law.
The building became unsafe after a pickup truck crash into the front doors and came to rest inside catching fires back in mid-August. The driver was killed. The court sent certified letters to owner Mark Chancellor, but he has reportedly not responded. The owner has 30 days at which time the county will move forward with removing the structure. The owner faces fines, as well as being assessed the cost of the abatement process.
A pair of bids for lots in Nocona Hills will be reviewed, along with the constables’ annual racial profiling reports. The election administrator will present a budget amendment to transfer funds from election judge’s to programming expense. Bids for rock hauling will be opened, and precinct one will finalize a contract for a new tractor.
In recognition of National Adoption Awareness Month this November, Texas Community Counseling and the Heart Gallery of Northwest Texas are partnering to bring resources to Montague County families.
The two organizations will host an adoption, foster care and kinship care resource fair on Nov. 14 at the United Presbyterian Church of Montague County Fellowship Hall, located at 300 W. Nelson St. in Bowie.
The resource fair will run from 10 a.m. to noon, bringing together local agencies and service providers to answer questions and share information about support available within the county.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Members of the Montague County Historical Commission invite the community to join them on Nov. 14 for a Rolling Bus Tour.
This tour will cover the cemeteries in the south west corner of Montague County. You will have the opportunity to stroll through some of the cemeteries, others the bus will stop and Commission member Calvin Durham will tell the history of the cemetery.
The bus tour will meet at the Old Jail in Montague at 9 a.m. and return at approximately 3 p.m. The tour will include a sack lunch, a brochure of each cemetery visited and a book “This Soil will Grow Grapes” written by Melvin Fenoglio.
The cost of the tour is $20 for adults. There is no charge for children under 12. The commission members strive to preserve the history of the county and to share as much of it as possible with our citizens. You can RSVP by calling 940-841-2674 or 940-872-1007. Please leave a message with your name if there is no answer.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System at 1:20 p.m. on Nov. 17.
FEMA’s emergency alert system is a national public warning system made up of thousands of radio, TV, cable and satellite and wireline video providers. Through the EAS, the President can address the American people or share life-saving information with the public during a national emergency.
FEMA is required by law to conduct a nationwide test of the public alert and warning system at least once every three years. These tests allow FEMA to identify technical or operational issues before the system is needed during an actual emergency.
FEMA and the FCC are sharing the test date in advance because it is important the public understands what to expect on the day of the test.
At approximately 1:20 p.m. (Central time), on Nov. 17, all the electronics providers will interrupt normal programming to relay a test message.
This message will state: This is a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System, issued by the Federal Emergency management Agency, covering the United States from 1:20 to 1:50 p.m. This is only a test. No action is required by the public.”
When the test is concluded, normal programming will resume.
FEMA and the FCC are coordinating with stakeholders, including participating communications providers as well as federal, state, tribal and territorial agencies to prepare for and conduct the test.
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