NEWS
Texas becomes national ‘hot spot’ for COVID-19
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Despite Texas becoming one of the nation’s “hot spots” for COVID-19 cases, the needle hasn’t moved for Montague County’s vaccination rate as it still hovers just under 31% of those 12 and up fully vaccinated.
While the vaccinations have gone up only 25 people since July 27, the active cases of the virus continue to increase with 23 active cases as of Aug. 2.
Last Tuesday it was 21 cases. This time last year the county had less than 10 active cases. The county also recently saw its latest fatality on July 22, a man in his mid-40s with no underlying health conditions. County fatalities are listed at 73 with DSHS.
Nearby counties also are experiencing more active cases. Cooke County has 66; Wichita, 335; Clay, 15; Wise, 118 and Jack, 13.
Dr. Chance Dingler, Montague County health authority, said Monday there are four patients in Nocona General Hospital, adding there also have been a lot of positive tests in the last week.
Montague County Chief Deputy Jack Lawson responded to a rumor the county jail was possibly going to close due to a rise in inmate COVID cases.
Lawson said Monday that is incorrect. The front office was closed after two deputies and the administrative assistant became ill or were positive.
As of Monday Florida and Texas had accounted for one-third of all new U.S. coronavirus cases the prior week.
The Centers For Disease Control reported Monday Florida broke a national record reporting 21,000 new cases, the most for one day in the state since the pandemic began in early 2020.
As of Aug. 2, there are 6,853 people hospitalized with the virus across Texas with 1,694 of those in North Texas. The state reported 66,014 more cases in the last week, including 53,727 confirmed cases and 12,287 probable cases. There also were 257 COVID-19 deaths during the last week raising the state fatality toll to 52,110.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
Members of the Bowie City Council will face a brief agenda when they meet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 13 in the council chambers.
Following routine reports and consent agenda items, the council will consider a resolution authorizing submission of the city’s 2027/2028 Texas Community Development Block Grant application to the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Then council members will consider approving Bob Blackburn for appointment as a reserve police officer with the Bowie Police Department.
Following an executive session, the council will discuss and potentially take action regarding the annual employment evaluations and duties of both the City Secretary and the Municipal Court Judge.
After nearly three months of no rain, Mother Nature brought the showers this past week.
Downtown Bowie rain reports varied from 7 to 8 inches, while the Saint Jo area reported a 10-inch total. The city water plant in Bowie reported 5.55 inches on Sept. 30 with 1.6 Oct. 1-3.
Nocona saw a total of 6.31 inches of rain across Sept. 26 to Oct. 3.
On Oct. 6, Lake Amon G. Carter saw a level of 917.39 mean sea level rising to 81.31% full. Just one week earlier the lake was 73.6% full, while one year ago it was 94.01%. The lake is full at 920msl.
Lake Nocona was 73.7% full at 823.02 on Oct 6. One week earlier it was 70.41% full and one year ago it was 92.41%. The lake is full at 827.5 msl.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
One Montague County City has joined the battle against any data centers being built in this county and there is a petition drive underway to urge the commissioner’s court to keep data centers out of Montague County.
At a Sept. 28 called meeting of the Saint Jo City Council, officials unanimously approved a resolution stating its opposition to the “siting, permitting, construction or operation of data centers and similar hyperscale computing facilities within the city limits or the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.”
City Secretary Debbie Dennis said several citizens approached Councilor Jack Dunn about their data center concerns and he helped prepare a resolution. The council gave unanimous support.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
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