NEWS
State puts pause on J&J vaccine; drive-ups still scheduled in Nocona
More than 1.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be shipped to providers across Texas next week, and while no new allocations are coming to Montague County providers, drive-through COVID-19 vaccine clinics are planned two evenings a week in Nocona.
These free clinics are presented by the Texas Division of Emergency Management and will be located in the front parking lot of Nocona General Hospital.
From 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays people age 16 and up can drive-through to receive their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
This is a first-come, first-serve clinic where a limited number of doses will be administered. No appointment is needed, just bring a driver’s license or state identification. Watch Nocona General Hospital’s Facebook page for any updates.
This was supposed to be a one-shot clinic using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, however, TDEM has paused that for the time being. The shot clinic in Nocona will continue at least through April at this time and second doses will be available at a later date.
Tuesday the Texas Department of State Health Services issued a statement asking vaccine providers in Texas to pause all administration of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine following Tuesday’s recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
No action was taken on a legal issue after members of the Bowie City Council met in a called closed session at 4 p.m. on July 12.
City Secretary Sandy Page said the council met for almost one hour for “consultation with attorney – Midwest Waste Services LLC vs. City of Bowie.
This lawsuit goes back to August 2019 when Midwest sued the city for its action requiring those who receive city water outside the city limits to use the designated waste collector, which is Waste Connections. This was shortly after the city signed a new long-term contract with WC.
The suit was dismissed in June 2020 on two points in the suit, but City Manager Bert Cunningham said a third point remained in mediation.
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