NEWS
Active cases climb in county, state delays continuing
Montague County Health Authority Dr. Delbert McCaig told the commissioner’s court Monday as of 9 a.m. Monday there were three active cases in Montague County out of 31 total cases reported.
On Tuesday that number changed going up to 32 with nine active cases, however, he pointed out several of those will go off of their quarantine within the next couple of days.
McCaig said the state continues to lag about five days behind in documenting confirmed cases and on Tuesday said he knows of eight not on the new state list.
“It’s not going down it’s going up. At the clinic where I am we are seeing about one positive every day which is not shown on this state list I receive twice a day. There are five pending I know of right now through my clinic and I am not sure about other test sites. A person who tests positive must reside in the county to be on this list,” McCaig explained.
The doctor continued the ages of the most recent positive cases have been 21, 24, 25 and 26. Most have come in contact with an exposed person at a wedding, funeral or their job.
“An infectious person may not show symptoms for two days then it spreads quickly. It has shown the average 18-year-old may come into contact with 100-400 people a day while they are infected. Eighty percent of people will get a positive result and may show no symptoms, then 20 people will get sick and four will die. Masks keep you from spreading it. If you care about people wear a mask,” explained McCaig.
When asked about other nearby counties and their cases, McCaig said everyone is going up. When questioned if there are more cases due to more tests, McCaig said no, it’s more people getting sick as the state has a 15-20 percent positive test rate.
There was a small turnout for the Oct 29 town hall meeting to explain the new emergency transportation plan being offered to residential utility customers in the City of Bowie.
About 25 citizens attended the session at the community center where Will Winters of MASA discussed the plan that will offered to customers and paid for through a $7.75 fee collected on the city utility bill. Every meter is auto enrolled in the plan, but customers can opt out by filling out a form on the city website or at the city finance office.
Customers will have until Nov. 11 as the deadline to opt out before the fee becomes effective on Dec. 1. There also is a process in effective to opt out at a later time. Opting out in the first 90 days qualifies you for a full bill credit refund, but after 90 days, previous fees are non-refundable.
(Top image – Bowie citizens listen to MASA representative Will Winters about details of the program at the city hall MASA meeting Oct. 29.)
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The Supertunia Tiara duo debuted in 2025 and in this brief amount of time has become the darling of the landscape. The love and admiration from gardeners across the country including my area of West Georgia and East Alabama has been nothing short of wow.
As much as gardeners treasure their Supertunia Vista Bubblegum petunias, Supertunia Pink Tiara and Blue Tiara are here to say look at me! Oh yes, and both are building a trophy case with awards.
At first, it would seem the Supertunia Tiara Petunias were designed with the artist gardener in mind. While that could be true it is most likely that these petunias are so unique and beautiful that any combination or application you try simply looks ready for canvas.
Read the full Garden Guy column in your Thursday Bowie News.
The Bowie City Council approved a $950,000 project to improve the walking path at Pelham Park on Oct. 27.
Bowie Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Janis Crawley said the upcoming project will repave 26,277 square feet of pathway in concrete, spanning about 0.6 miles in length.
The work covers the trail section northeast of the Blade, curving past the soccer fields and toward the swimming pool.
Another section goes around the pool and sport courts, then back down toward the Blade. The project will also widen the trail section to eight feet and add a new 36-foot bridge.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
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