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Missing woman found mid-week

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A 55-year-old Oak Shores’ woman reported missing early Tuesday morning was found Wednesday afternoon unharmed hiding in a nearby house
Officers with the Montague County Sheriff’s Office, Nocona Rural Volunteer Fire Department and the Texas Game Warden conducted the search after Brenda Gann’s husband, Alan, reported her missing about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Chief Deputy Jack Lawson said they found some of her clothing and cell phone going toward the lake near their home on Pine Street. They also found footprints near the water and were concerned she may have gone in the water.
Firefighters from the Nocona Rural VFD used a drone to search from the air, while officers walked the land and State Game Warden Chase McAninich put his boat into the lake to search with sonar. The main search stopped about 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Lawson said the woman was found around noon on Wednesday and appeared to be physically unharmed, but was receiving medical assistance. She was found in a nearby house after she called 911 to report someone was trying to harm her.

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City of Nocona receives Opportunity Zone nomination

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By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The City of Nocona has been nominated as a rural Opportunity Zone by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Mayor Christopher Nunneley said they will begin “pitching” this federal tax angle to potential businesses.”
At a Tuesday afternoon press conference Nunneley, Donna Culpepper, executive director for the Nocona Economic Development Corporation and Michelle Page of the Nocona Chamber of Commerce announced the nomination and offered a brief overview of the federal tax incentives that can become available.

Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.

Michelle Page, Nocona Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Christopher Nunneley and Donna Culpepper, executive director Nocona Economic Development Corporation at Tuesday’s press conference.(News photo by Barbara Green)
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Patriot Day

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Remember Sept. 11 2001, 25 years later

While history will remember Sept. 11, 2001 among the darkest days in America’s history, it also is a day marked not only by tremendous heroism and bravery by first responders, but also every day Americans from all walks of life who showed the world our country would not be intimidated by terrorism.
There were 2,996 people killed during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 including 343 firefighters and paramedics, 23 New York city police officers and 37 Port Authority police officers. Tens of thousands more suffered in the aftermath due to exposure to chemicals and industrial debris.

The Bowie News editor asked some local lawmen, firefighters, a pilot and two retired FBI agents their memories of this tragic day and how their jobs were impacted by the events. We thank them for sharing their reflections.

Read the full feature in your Thursday Bowie News.

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Bowie City Council adds assistant city manager

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By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Looking toward the future, the Bowie City Council Tuesday night voted to add an assistant city manager position promoting Public Works Director Stony Lowrance to the job.
The agenda listed an executive session to discuss evaluation of the city manager. Councilors went to closed session at 6:30 p.m. and 15 minutes later asked City Manager Bert Cunningham and Lowrance to come in. After 15 minutes they left the session and a few minutes later the full council came back to open session.
Councilor Brent Shaw, in making the motion for the assistant city manager, pointed to expanded duties the manager has undertaken. Councilor Boyd Hulstine made the second as the vote received unanimous approval.

Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.

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