NEWS
2019 news took many turns: Old year fades we look back
The new year signals not only beginnings, but brings endings. As 2019 fades The Bowie News looks back at many of the top news stories that lead our coverage during the year. There were political tirades, community celebrations and many other tales good and bad.
We look through the months and hopefully we include things that touched your life or made a difference. Let us know if there was news you feel should have been included. Share your comments on our Facebook page.
January
The new year opened on day one with the swearing in of eight new Montague County elected officials. The slate of leaders included: County Judge Rick Lewis, Commissioners Bob Langford and Mike Mayfield, Justice of the Peace One David Allen, Justice of the Peace Two Kevin Benton, District Clerk Lesia Darden, County Clerk Glenda Henson and County Treasurer LaVonda Langford.
At the county level, Sheriff Marshall Thomas says he doesn’t understand why there is any confusion over a stock law which was approved by county voters in 1905. In late 2018 he told the commissioner’s court he found the election results where voters were asked to decide whether horses, mules, jacks, jennets and cattle shall be permitted to run at large in the county. The law passed 663-142.
Read the full story on all the top news events covered by your Bowie News during 2019.
Members of the Bowie City Council will face a brief agenda when they meet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 13 in the council chambers.
Following routine reports and consent agenda items, the council will consider a resolution authorizing submission of the city’s 2027/2028 Texas Community Development Block Grant application to the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Then council members will consider approving Bob Blackburn for appointment as a reserve police officer with the Bowie Police Department.
Following an executive session, the council will discuss and potentially take action regarding the annual employment evaluations and duties of both the City Secretary and the Municipal Court Judge.
After nearly three months of no rain, Mother Nature brought the showers this past week.
Downtown Bowie rain reports varied from 7 to 8 inches, while the Saint Jo area reported a 10-inch total. The city water plant in Bowie reported 5.55 inches on Sept. 30 with 1.6 Oct. 1-3.
Nocona saw a total of 6.31 inches of rain across Sept. 26 to Oct. 3.
On Oct. 6, Lake Amon G. Carter saw a level of 917.39 mean sea level rising to 81.31% full. Just one week earlier the lake was 73.6% full, while one year ago it was 94.01%. The lake is full at 920msl.
Lake Nocona was 73.7% full at 823.02 on Oct 6. One week earlier it was 70.41% full and one year ago it was 92.41%. The lake is full at 827.5 msl.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
One Montague County City has joined the battle against any data centers being built in this county and there is a petition drive underway to urge the commissioner’s court to keep data centers out of Montague County.
At a Sept. 28 called meeting of the Saint Jo City Council, officials unanimously approved a resolution stating its opposition to the “siting, permitting, construction or operation of data centers and similar hyperscale computing facilities within the city limits or the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.”
City Secretary Debbie Dennis said several citizens approached Councilor Jack Dunn about their data center concerns and he helped prepare a resolution. The council gave unanimous support.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
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