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Court preparing to abate building

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By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
While the Montague County Commissioners took no action, there was consensus the county has satisfied the legal notice requirements and can take action to abate the unsafe structure on the courthouse square.
County Judge Rick Lewis said Monday was the final day on the 30-day clock when the county posted notice for the abatement process. County Attorney Clay Riddle reviewed the process that began back in December as the county attempted to serve Mark Chancellor with the abatement notice. Then just a few days before the demolition was scheduled the court was notified there was a new owner, Goodfella Cattle represented by Toby Vann.
Erring on the side of legal caution the court began the 30-day notice process again, but Vann refused service and said on Feb. 5 the property had gone back to Chancellor, who was served with the notice in person after he was arrested and placed in the county jail on an unrelated warrant out of Dallas County.
“I think the county has gone above and beyond what was needed,” said Riddle. “Neither party ever requested a hearing and we jumped through all the hoops.” Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.

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Bowie Council face brief agenda Oct. 13

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Members of the Bowie City Council will face a brief agenda when they meet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 13 in the council chambers.
Following routine reports and consent agenda items, the council will consider a resolution authorizing submission of the city’s 2027/2028 Texas Community Development Block Grant application to the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Then council members will consider approving Bob Blackburn for appointment as a reserve police officer with the Bowie Police Department.
Following an executive session, the council will discuss and potentially take action regarding the annual employment evaluations and duties of both the City Secretary and the Municipal Court Judge.

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Rains bring relief to parched county

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After nearly three months of no rain, Mother Nature brought the showers this past week.
Downtown Bowie rain reports varied from 7 to 8 inches, while the Saint Jo area reported a 10-inch total. The city water plant in Bowie reported 5.55 inches on Sept. 30 with 1.6 Oct. 1-3.
Nocona saw a total of 6.31 inches of rain across Sept. 26 to Oct. 3.
On Oct. 6, Lake Amon G. Carter saw a level of 917.39 mean sea level rising to 81.31% full. Just one week earlier the lake was 73.6% full, while one year ago it was 94.01%. The lake is full at 920msl.
Lake Nocona was 73.7% full at 823.02 on Oct 6. One week earlier it was 70.41% full and one year ago it was 92.41%. The lake is full at 827.5 msl.

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Data centers worrying citizens

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By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
One Montague County City has joined the battle against any data centers being built in this county and there is a petition drive underway to urge the commissioner’s court to keep data centers out of Montague County.
At a Sept. 28 called meeting of the Saint Jo City Council, officials unanimously approved a resolution stating its opposition to the “siting, permitting, construction or operation of data centers and similar hyperscale computing facilities within the city limits or the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.”
City Secretary Debbie Dennis said several citizens approached Councilor Jack Dunn about their data center concerns and he helped prepare a resolution. The council gave unanimous support.

Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.

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