COUNTY LIFE
Gateway to Bowie Travel Center picks up permits
The building permit for the Gateway of Bowie Travel Center at U.S. Highway 287 North and Farm-to-Market 1125 has been picked up from the City of Bowie code office and the plans list two national chain stores for the center.
Code Officer David Rainey said Victron Stores has plans to build a 9,100 square foot building that includes gasoline sales and a convenience store similar to the one located at Henrietta on U.S. 287. At this time it also will include a Taco Bell and Starbucks.
This project has been in the works since May 2019 when the company purchased a 9.59 acre tract from the city. Delays stemming from the pandemic, supply chains and other factors stalled the project, but it got back on track in late 2023.
Originally the plan set an estimated $2.5 million cost for the project. Rainey said it is unclear when construction may begin, but their plans have been approved with permits created and picked up by company officials.
A RED FLAG WARNING for Montague County, TX will be in effect today from 11 am until 6 pm. Please be careful.
Today is the first day of spring. In 2025, the March equinox happens on March 20 at 5:01 A.M. EDT. This falls on a Thursday and is the astronomical beginning of the spring season in the Northern Hemisphere and the autumn season in the Southern Hemisphere.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the spring equinox (also called the March equinox or vernal equinox across the globe) occurs when the Sun crossesthe celestial equator going south to north. It’s called the celestial equator because it’s an imaginary line in the sky above Earth’s equator. Imagine standing on the equator; the Sun would pass directly overhead on its way north.
On the March equinox, the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere receive roughly equal amounts of sunlight; neither hemisphere is tilted more toward or away from the Sun than the other.
Although in most locations (the North Pole and the equator being exceptions), the amount of daylight had been increasing each day after the winter solstice—and after the spring equinox, many places will experience more daylight than darkness in each 24-hour day. The amount of daylight each day will continue to increase until the summer solstice (in June) when the longest period of daylight occurs.
Information from the Farmer’s Almanac
Economic and community development representatives from across the nation participated in the Texas Community Development Institute March 5-6. Among those completing the Advanced course was Cindy Roller, Bowie Community Development executive director.
Roller was in the 2025 class among 26 in the Advanced class with over 100 attendees overall attending. She has officially completed years 1-3 in the CDI curriculum.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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