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Vaccine drive-through clinics expand locally

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Texas is scheduled to receive a record 2.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for the week of April 5.
State officials have reported a record 360,000 new doses were administered last week.
The Texas Department of State Health Services is allocating 1,094,920 first doses to 2,011 providers in 200 counties, the largest number of doses and providers to date. DSHS is ordering 626,290 second doses for people vaccinated a few weeks ago.
An estimated 900,000 additional first and second doses are expected to be available to pharmacy locations, federally-qualified health centers and dialysis centers as allocated directly by the federal government.
This week, 200 doses come to the Faith Community Rural Health Clinic and 200 to Nocona General Hospital.
Last Friday a drive-through clinic was conducted by the Department of Emergency Management. There was no information available on how many may have received the Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine. Some 215 vaccines were given that day.
Additional drive-up shot clinics are planned by TDEM on Wednesday and Fridays from 1 to 7 p.m. starting April 7 until further notice. They will be in the parking lot in front of NGH, but this is not a hospital-sponsored event so please do not call for information.

Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.

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City staff examines new generators for water plant

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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)

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Council takes no action on litigation issue

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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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