NEWS
Public meeting about ER on Oct. 30
There will be a public meeting at 6 p.m. on Oct. 30 in the Bowie Community Center for citizens to discuss ideas on what can be done to initiate a process for another hospital or emergency room in Bowie.
Bowie City Manager Bert Cunningham said he has helped organize the meeting as a citizen who is interested in getting health care back into Bowie. He noted the city of Bowie is not involved in this process.
There will be a moderator and an agenda for discussion. While the meeting is an opportunity to explore all ideas related to this issue, Cunningham said it appears once more the creating of a taxing hospital district will be the only way to sustain and subsidize either a hospital or ER.
“The first question needs to be for those in attendance how many people want a hospital district. If we can’t do that we are wasting our time. There is no other way it will succeed, it can’t exist if it is not subsidized,” said the city manager.
Cunningham turned to other questions such as seeing who would volunteer to serve on the first board, who will carry petition that asks for an election and all the things like that.
“My position excludes me from the process, but I want to help initiate it because I am a lifelong citizen of Bowie,” he concluded.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
A Wednesday morning rollover on State Highway 59caused a vehicle to catch fire but had no injuries.
Montague County Public Information Officer Sgt. Aaron Randle said the call came in around 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of SH 59 and Nobile Road. When Montague Volunteer Fire Department firefighters arrived, the 2008 Chevy pickup had rolled over and was fully enguled in flames. The17-year-old adult driver was out of the vehicle.
Brandle said the fire was under control at 8:06 a.m. Bowie Emergency Medical Services was also on the scene.
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.
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