COUNTY LIFE
Hotter’N Hell Hundred street closure schedule
Friday
Beginning at 4:30 PM portions of Scott, Lamar, and Indiana between 2nd and 5th will be closed for the criterion race. 6th Street traffic will be detoured north to Lincoln at Burnett.
Please observe the temporary no parking signs in this area along the race route. Any vehicle parked along the route after 4:30 will be towed.
Saturday
4:30 AM to 6:00 PM – Lamar from 2nd to 11th will be closed
4:30 AM to 4:00 PM – Lincoln from Scott to Burkburnett will be closed.
4:30 AM to 4:00 PM – Burkburnett from Lincoln to MLK will be closed.
8:00 AM to 6:00 PM – Indiana from 13th to 11th will be closed
4:30 AM to 9:00 AM – Scott from 11th to Sheppard Access Road will be closed.
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM – Scott from Lincoln to 7th will be closed
4:30 AM to 6:00 PM – 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th 9th,10th and 11th will be closed between Scott and Lamar. There will be a police officer directing traffic across Lamar at 7th and across 11th at Scott.
8:00 am to 6:00 PM the 13th Street exit ramp on E. Davis overpass will be closed.
The Northbound right lane will be blocked on SH 240 from Main Gate to Missile Gate. 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
The Harding overpass along with Ohio from 12th to 7th for the race finish
Additionally, the intersection of 8th and Indiana will be closed from 3:00 PM to 12 AM for the Hotter ‘N Ale Block Party.
Sunday
Portions of Lamar, Travis, Austin and Burnett will be closed between 3rd and 5th Streets 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
If you have any questions, please contact the City of Wichita Falls Traffic Engineering Department at (940)761-7640.
There is no reason for anyone to spend Thanksgiving alone or go without a holiday meal as organizations in Bowie and Nocona hosts free community meals.
First Methodist Church of Bowie members will host the Bowie community Thanksgiving Day dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is located at 1515 Jefferson.
Church members invite you to come as you are to share a meal in fellowship hall or call for delivery or carry-out.
Delivery orders will be taken until noon on Nov. 27. Call the church office at 940-872-3384. Calling to report pick-up meals is helpful, although not necessary. There is no charge for dinner.
There will be a free hot meal on Thanksgiving Day at First Baptist Church of Nocona from 10-11:30 a.m. The church is at 511 Cooke and the meal of traditional favorites will be served in fellowship hall.
Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet at 9 a.m. on Nov. 25.
Members will consider an anti-fraud policy and adding it to the personnel policy. The annual liability renewal with the Texas Association of Counties Risk Pool will be reviewed.
Montague County officials will be enrolling in the TAC 2025 certified cybersecurity course required by the state for all employees who use county computers.
Other topics for Monday will include the bond for the county treasurer, review an account application with Schad & Pulte Welding Supply, Inc and consider raising the road hand clothing allowance from $500 to $1,000.
By BARBARA GREEN
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It was family night for the City of Bowie Fire Department as members gathered for the annual pre-Thanksgiving awards dinner this week.
Firefighter of the Year awards, service awards and officers and firefighters were pinned with their new badges.
Fire Chief Doug Page opened the evening with a remembrance of a fallen firefighter, James Dunham who died 25 years ago on Nov. 18. This Saint Jo firefighter was responding to a car accident at Forestburg and after he arrived suffered a heart attack. Page noted his daughter is auxiliary member Renee Hart.
Chad Long, member of the department for one year and one month received the Firefighter of the Year Award. Kelly Tomlin, nine-year member, was selected by the volunteers to receive the Roy Gene Williams Award.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
Top photo- New lieutenants Michael Burrows and Chad Gerlach received the oath from Mayor Gaylynn Burris. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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