COUNTY LIFE
Commissioners to discuss extension of FEMA funds
The Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet in a called session at 1 p.m. on Sept. 26 to discuss an extension of the Federal Emergency Management disaster relief funds.
For the past two years the court has been working on repairs on roads from the 2015 flooding. While they have made significant headway, there was a May deadline for projects, which was extended.
In March the court met with the Texas Division of Emergency Management and learned the county would probably receive at least one more six-month extension.
TDEM has been handling much of the paperwork, however, Texas counties were told any further extension would go directly through FEMA. Montague County provides a 25 percent match and while most of the precincts have finished up the majority of the road projects, some of the largest ones require a match that in some instances may surpass the precinct budget.
There were small projects with immediate reimbursement, but larger ones were not reimbursed until they were done. The county received more than $7.4 million in disaster relief funding.
The Back to School Fair for Bowie Independent School District students will be 9 a.m. on July 20 in the high school cafeteria and gym.
The fair will feature free school supplies, haircuts and eye screening and vendors.
The 22nd annual July Jam returns on July 27 to the Bowie Community Center West Hall, 413 Pelham Street in Bowie.
There will be a “chickin’ pickin’ fiddling fun time” as guests will be entertained by amazing fiddling tunes and enjoying a chicken meal with delicious homemade jams because it wouldn’t be July Jam without it.
Tickets are just $15 with the event starting at 6 p.m. The funds raised help provide awards for the Championship Fiddler Competition during Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival on Oct. 5.
This attracts talented musicians from all over to visit downtown Bowie to test their fiddling skills on stage in the Bowie Fire Hall on Oct. 5.
Along with the live fiddling entertainment, come hungry and be ready to outbid your neighbors at the silent auction or just stop by for a great meal, fellowship and soak in the air conditioning.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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