NEWS
Gold-Burg, Saint Jo OAPs advance to bi-district
Gold-Burg’s High Schools one-act play “Interview” and Saint Jo’s play, “Ago!” advance to bi-district following district contest on March 29.
Bi-District will be at Graham Memorial Auditorium on April 4. Competition starts at 10 a.m. in about one-hour intervals. Saint Jo is number two on the schedule and Gold-Burg is the sixth and final play of the day. The two 1A schools will compete with Throckmorton, Slidell, Bryson and Newcastle with a chance to move one step closer to state.
“Interview” received best All Around Actor in Corbin Gilbert. Levi Hellinger received All Star Cast and Jimena Garcia, honorable mention All Star Cast.
“Ago!” saw Bailie Nobile and Maxey Johnson received All Star Cast, Layla Polk received honorable mention All Star cast. The best overall crew award also went to Saint Jo and included Julian Luna, Jayden Curry, Macklyn Pittman, Andrea Sanchez and Francesca Voth.
Bellevue High’s one-act, “Dark Road” was named the alternate play for bi-district. Kinley Maxwell received outstanding light tech; Elise Steigerwald and Patience Ramsey were named All Star Cast, and Chloe Shirey, honorable mention All Star Cast.
Forestburg’s one-act saw Jesse Wadsworth named to the All Star Cast; Tristan Cumby and Eli Lowther, honorable mention All Star Cast; and KK Willett, best individual crew for stage manager.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The City of Nocona has been nominated as a rural Opportunity Zone by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Mayor Christopher Nunneley said they will begin “pitching” this federal tax angle to potential businesses.”
At a Tuesday afternoon press conference Nunneley, Donna Culpepper, executive director for the Nocona Economic Development Corporation and Michelle Page of the Nocona Chamber of Commerce announced the nomination and offered a brief overview of the federal tax incentives that can become available.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Remember Sept. 11 2001, 25 years later
While history will remember Sept. 11, 2001 among the darkest days in America’s history, it also is a day marked not only by tremendous heroism and bravery by first responders, but also every day Americans from all walks of life who showed the world our country would not be intimidated by terrorism.
There were 2,996 people killed during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 including 343 firefighters and paramedics, 23 New York city police officers and 37 Port Authority police officers. Tens of thousands more suffered in the aftermath due to exposure to chemicals and industrial debris.
The Bowie News editor asked some local lawmen, firefighters, a pilot and two retired FBI agents their memories of this tragic day and how their jobs were impacted by the events. We thank them for sharing their reflections.
Read the full feature in your Thursday Bowie News.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Looking toward the future, the Bowie City Council Tuesday night voted to add an assistant city manager position promoting Public Works Director Stony Lowrance to the job.
The agenda listed an executive session to discuss evaluation of the city manager. Councilors went to closed session at 6:30 p.m. and 15 minutes later asked City Manager Bert Cunningham and Lowrance to come in. After 15 minutes they left the session and a few minutes later the full council came back to open session.
Councilor Brent Shaw, in making the motion for the assistant city manager, pointed to expanded duties the manager has undertaken. Councilor Boyd Hulstine made the second as the vote received unanimous approval.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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