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Don’t plant mysterious Chinese seed packets

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Texas residents are now among those across the nation receiving mysterious seeds delivered by mail in tiny bags marked as jewelry. United States department of agriculture officials are on alert because these seeds are unsolicited and are arriving in packages with Chinese writing and a return address in China.
Kevin Ong, Ph.D., Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas AgriLife extension service plant pathologist and director of the Texas plant disease diagnostic laboratory in College Station, said the concern arises because these packages have seeds in them instead of what is listed, and there is no information on what type of seeds they might be.

Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.

Mysterious seeds sent from China are causing turmoil.
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Letters to Santa due by Dec. 4

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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.

Below are a couple of forms you can print

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New flag poles installed at military memorials

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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)

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New mayor takes oath in Saint Jo

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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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