NEWS
Vaccine appointment calls begin Monday
Appointment calls for the COVID-19 vaccine will be accepted beginning March 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Nocona General Hospital will conduct a vaccine clinic from 1-5 p.m. on March 12. The clinic will be at the First Baptist Church of Nocona Family Life Center, 511 Cooke Street.
Call 940-825-2037 to schedule an appointment. Phones will be answered weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. starting March 8. If lines are not answered right away, allow time to ring or hang up and call back. There will not be a busy signal or voice mail.
No Montague County provider received a vaccine allocation this week, but on Feb. 22 NGH was allocated 100 doses. The hospital has about 300 Moderna vaccine doses for distribution.
This March 12 clinic is open for Montague County residents in Texas Phase 1B which is people age 65 and older or people age 16 and up with at least one chronic medical condition.
Visit noconageneral.com to download and complete a Moderna vaccine packet prior to your appointment if possible.
The Bowie City Council has cancelled its May 26 meeting due to a lack of agenda items that have discussion.
The next regularly scheduled meeting is on June 9.
Early voting for the party primary runoff elections goes through May 22.
Elections Administrator Ginger Wall said early voting will be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., but is only located in the courthouse annex community room.
Election day voting is 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at four locations across the county: Courthouse annex community room, Bowie Senior Citizens Center, H.J. Justin Community Room in Nocona and Saint Jo Civic Center.
In the Republic Party primary there are runoffs for United States Senator between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton; Attorney General Chip Roy and Mayes Middleton; Railroad Commissioner Bo French and Jim Wright; and Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, place three, Allison Fox and Thomas Smith.
In the Democratic Party runoff there are two races: Lieutenant Governor between Marcos Isaias Velez and Vikki Goodwin, and for Attorney General Joe Jaworski and Nathan Johnson.
The primary winners will face off against the other party winners in November’s general election.
A BOIL WATER NOTICE remains in effect for the area of Miller, Nina, & Roach Streets. Use boiled/bottled water for drinking, cooking, & brushing teeth.
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