NEWS
Saint Jo residents lose water due to line break, boil order issued
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Residents of Saint Jo found themselves without water Saturday night as an eight-inch line blew out in the middle of downtown.
The city water system was placed under a boil order while the system is tested following the repair.
This break occurred in the middle of the northeast block of the square in front of Lazy Heart Grill and running east. Volunteers at the Stonewall Museum said the street buckled up and there was a geyser of water shooting into the air.
Gary Hacker of the city’s water department said they had to shut down the water tower and everyone lost service while the repair was underway. He said the break was in an old castiron line and they cut out an eight-foot section for the repair.
Just when they thought it was all fixed, pressured up and tools loaded, five foot from the patch they had just put in, the line blew out again. The crew had to replace a total of 48 feet of line. Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
The Nocona City Council approved a trio of Nocona Economic Development Corporation requests and considered infrastructure work questioned by a city council.
Councilors met on June 10. Two of the NEDC requests had already been presented with the timeclock for comment started. With that time limit over, the requests were finalized.
The Type A and B Boards will spend $19,225 at the Indian Oaks Golf Club for equipment, aerifying and top dressing the greens and batteries for rental carts. It also will expend $20,000 to the Nocona Chisholm Trail Rodeo Arena Committee to build new concrete bleachers, railings, fence and platform.
The third NEDC request is a new one related to a Type B board loan of $200,000 to Amy and Chris Nunneley for a new apartment and office construction project.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Due to the June 19 Juneteenth federal holiday the U.S. Post Office will be closed, which moves the Thursday Bowie News to a Friday delivery date
It will be available in the stores at its regular time.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The 59th annual Jim Bowie Days Celebrations kicks off this weekend with sporting activities.
This western celebration, that runs June 21-28, is one of the largest events hosted in Bowie each year honoring the western history of this community and rodeo.
Rodeo week was set to open with the annual Jim Bowie Days Bass Tournament and golf tournament on Saturday. Unfortunately, on June 16, Lake Amon G. Carter and Selma Park were closed due to localized flooding last weekend. At presstime it was unclear if the event would move forward on June 21. Watch bowienewsonline for updates or our Facebook page.
The Jim Bowie Days Golf Tournament was set to tee off at 8 a.m. June 21 at Top of Lake Golf Club. A second tee time was readied if needed for the two-man scramble. Cost is $100 per team and includes a meal. Call Seth Johnson at 940-531-1489 for additional details.
A new event joins the schedule this year, the first annual Smokedown, a barbecue cookoff across two days, June 20-21 at the Jim Bowie Rodeo Arena.
Items include chicken, pork spare ribs and brisket, along with a steak jackpot and beans cookoff.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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