COUNTY LIFE
Heroic actions of local man recognized by DPS
By BARBARA GREEN
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A Montague County man was honored Tuesday by the Department of Public Safety for his heroic actions pulling an injured woman from her vehicle after it caught fire in a crash in early 2017.
Brian Young was presented with the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Director Award during a morning ceremony Tuesday as his family and a large group of DPS officers looked on. Gary Albus, regional director for the DPS out of Lubbock, made the presentation.
The accident occurred at 6:50 p.m. on Feb. 26, 2017 at the intersection of Alamo Road and State Highway 59. The accident report states following the impact, one of the vehicle engine compartments caught fire and the driver’s door and window jammed.
The driver, Diana Winslow, Nocona, was dazed and had suffered a knee injury, so she could not get out of the vehicle on her own.
The crash occurred in front of Young’s residence and when he heard the noise he ran to the vehicle to find it was filling up with smoke. Flames were beginning to reach the passenger compartment, as Young forced the driver’s window down, unbuckled her and pulled her out.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
The 22nd annual July Jam returns on July 27 to the Bowie Community Center West Hall, 413 Pelham Street in Bowie.
There will be a “chickin’ pickin’ fiddling fun time” as guests will be entertained by amazing fiddling tunes and enjoying a chicken meal with delicious homemade jams because it wouldn’t be July Jam without it.
Tickets are just $15 with the event starting at 6 p.m. The funds raised help provide awards for the Championship Fiddler Competition during Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival on Oct. 5.
This attracts talented musicians from all over to visit downtown Bowie to test their fiddling skills on stage in the Bowie Fire Hall on Oct. 5.
Along with the live fiddling entertainment, come hungry and be ready to outbid your neighbors at the silent auction or just stop by for a great meal, fellowship and soak in the air conditioning.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
The Nocona City Council met this past week making plans for budget and tax rate hearings.
Councilors received a brief update on the 2024-25 budget preparations. City Secretary Revell Hardison said the final proposal is almost complete and they now await the arrival of the no-new revenue tax rate that will be reviewed by the council after it is calculated by the tax collector.
The proposal includes a tax rate increase of about 3% similar to last year and there will be a small increase in water and sewer rates, but Hardison said the final crunch on those will come after the tax rate projections arrive.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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