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Bowie Chamber of Commerce hits the trail driving toward the future
Guests arrive for the Bowie Chamber banquet Monday night. (Photo by Barbara Green)
By BARBARA GREEN
The Bowie Chamber of Commerce celebrated the achievements of the past year and its plans for 2018 during its annual banquet Monday night.
“On the Chamber Trail in 2018” was the theme for the night as Emcee Dr. Arn Anderson told the audience they are all “driving to the future,” and asked what role would they play in the drive.
The western format played on the success of the chamber’s 150th Chisholm Trail Anniversary celebration last year that included a longhorn trail drive, western music, a wagon train and more related activities during two days last April. Despite a turn to cold weather that weekend, the event was greeted warmly by the public and the chamber has created the Chisholm Trail Heritage Festival for April 13-15 of this year.
During Monday’s banquet the Outstanding Citizen of the Year Awards went to the many volunteers who helped gather together supplies and deliver them to Hurricane Harvey victims in South Texas.
Read the full story on the banquet and see photo coverage in the mid-week News.
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.
Members of the Bowie City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on May 13 in council chambers.
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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