NEWS
Mill/Nelson intersection closing Monday for construction

By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Starting Nov. 6 North Mill Street will be closed from East Houston to Small Street as construction gets underway on the Nelson Street drainage project.
Drivers should avoid this area and seek out alternate routes as construction will take several months. Bowie City Manager Bert Cunningham said Atmos Energy will be relocating a large gas line in this area expected to take about two weeks.
MX Construction, contractor for the drainage project, will begin in the same area since it will already be closed off by the utility company. The overall drainage project will take a year.
Stony Lowrance, public works director, said Thursday the latest schedule shows the contractor will start by replacing a 12-inch sewer line that cross Mill Street at Nelson. The overall project is expected to take about a year. Three large drop boxes will be installed at Houston/Mill, in the intersection of Mill and Nelson and one on Mill.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
Pictured above: The intersection of Mill and Nelson. This one block section of Nelson has been closed for more than a year after a section on the north side of the street collapsed. (Photo by Barbara Green)
NEWS
Jury finds ex-DA Casey Hall guilty on theft by a public servant

The jury was seated on Monday and the opening day of testimony Tuesday only lasted four hours, before the panel went into deliberations about 2 p.m.
Two hours later the jury returned a guilty verdict on both charges. Wednesday morning the jury was set to begin discussion on Hall’s punishment at 8:30 a.m. with both sides offering evidence and testimony. Hall faces up to 10 years in prison.
The trial was moved to Denton County on a change of venue requested by Hall in March. After 16th District Judge Sherry Shipman read the verdict, it was reported Hall hung her head in disappointment and was later seen crying and emotional as she left the courtroom.
NEWS
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The meeting opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will report on recent rainfall problems, Smythe Street sidewalk project and the substation work.
There is only one item of new business an ordinance related to speed limits on specific streets. Public comments and approval of minutes wrap up the agenda.
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