COUNTY LIFE
Colleges extending break, school districts monitoring situation during break
By BARBARA GREEN
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As of Friday at 10 a.m. there were 39 COVID-19 cases being treated in the State of Texas according to the Department of Health Services
The majority are in Harris County with nine, with six each reported in Fort Bend and Collin Counties. There are seven cases in Dallas County.
Nocona General Hospital officials reported doctors tested one potential patient Thursday and were awaiting test results on Friday. (See story on 1A).
There is one case in Tarrant County and three in Dallas and Collin Counties. A Montgomery County resident with no out-of-state travel and no identified contact with another person with COVID-19 tested positive this week.
Locally both North Central Texas College and Midwestern State University have extended their spring breaks and canceled in-person classes for a period of time. Montague County school districts are on spring break this week and superintendents have said they will monitor conditions to make any further determinations.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
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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