NEWS
Two more county deaths attributed to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on the nation, and Montague County as two more deaths were reported this week moving total fatalities to nine.
Dr. Delbert McCaig, Montague County health authority, said Monday he has learned of one death in Bowie, a male patient in his 80s and one death in Nocona. However, he emphasized those deaths are not “verified” through a death certificate which will take up to 10 days to be filed and be reflected on the state dashboard of statistics.
Pandemic cases continue to escalate in Montague County jumping up 60 since Oct. 19 reported McCaig. As of Oct. 27 there were 279 positive cases confirmed by testing and 27 probable for a total of 306. Active case confirmed at 30 with eight probable.
As of Monday the Department of Health Services reports there have been 862,375 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in Texas with 17,504 fatalities in the state and an estimated 91,885 active cases in the state.
Health officials have expressed growing concerns about group activities especially as colder weather arrives and people move indoors.
Please see the related story with safety tips from the Department of Public Safety on page 2A of the mid-week Bowie News.
On Friday city officials reported the intersection at Rock and Pillar was closed due to a sinkhole in the street. This area has been experiencing major drainage problems for many years damaging culverts and the street asphalt and concrete, with a portion of the street collapsing earlier in the spring. Drivers should avoid this area.
The Nocona City Council approved a trio of Nocona Economic Development Corporation requests and considered infrastructure work questioned by a city council.
Councilors met on June 10. Two of the NEDC requests had already been presented with the timeclock for comment started. With that time limit over, the requests were finalized.
The Type A and B Boards will spend $19,225 at the Indian Oaks Golf Club for equipment, aerifying and top dressing the greens and batteries for rental carts. It also will expend $20,000 to the Nocona Chisholm Trail Rodeo Arena Committee to build new concrete bleachers, railings, fence and platform.
The third NEDC request is a new one related to a Type B board loan of $200,000 to Amy and Chris Nunneley for a new apartment and office construction project.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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