COUNTY LIFE
County COVID-19 active cases rises to 9
Montague County’s COVID-19 active cases continue to mount rising to nine and County Health Authority Dr. Delbert McCaig said he expected it to climb.
As of 10 a.m. on July 10 McCaig said the latest reports show there are a total of 31 cases for the county, but of that number nine are active. However, due to lagging test reports four of those will have completed their quarantine period by Friday with the remainder running until July 14 and July 15.
“We are getting a lot of positives at the clinic, I would say about one positive a day. Many are young in their 20s and some attended weddings and funerals or work in the public where they were exposed,” he said.
McCaig continued the state results and postings continue to be about five days behind. Of the active cases four are in Bowie, four in Nocona and one in Sunset. On Friday the Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 dashboard shows 25 total cases and nine active at noon.
These new flag poles were installed at the military markers located near the Bowie Senior Citizens Center in Pelham Park. They were purchased by the Bowie Parks Board. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Hey kids, it’s time to get your letters ready for Santa Claus!
The Bowie News invites families to submit their letters to Santa for publication in the Dec. 21 edition. Forms are available on our Facebook page and at bowienewsonline.com.
Print out a form and drop it off in Santa’s mailbox at the News office, 200 Walnut Street or in one of the school Santa boxes across the county.
Deadline to send in a letter is Dec. 4. While this may seem early there are hundreds of letters to type and then they have to ship off to the North Pole for the Big Guy to read.
A new mayor and two returning aldermen took the oath of office on Nov. 13 for the Saint Jo City Council.
The three races were uncontested during the recent election. Kelly Williamson will take over as mayor, as Colton Thomas and Melissa McPherson continue in their places. Thomas was elected to be mayor pro tem.
Aldermen took care of numerous organizational tasks related to its economic development boards and the council. Former Mayor Shawn Anderson and Hennessey were removed from city-related accounts, with the new mayor and mayor pro tem and McPherson were added to the city accounts.
Read the full story in your weekend Bowie News.
Pictured: New officers took the oath this week: Councilors Colton Thomas and Melissa McPherson, new Mayor Kelly Williamson and outgoing mayor Shawn Armstrong. (Courtesy photo)
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