COUNTY LIFE
WL Plastics donates $10,000 to tornado relief fund
Generous donations have been added to the Bowie Storm Relief Fund this past week allowing the fund to continue assisting businesses and residents recovering from the May 22 tornado.
The Bowie Economic Development Corporation through a committee has been coordinating the fund distribution. Executive Director Janis Crawley announced INEOS (WL Plastics) made a $10,000 donation to the Bowie Rotary Club for expenditures to assist through the fund.
Members of the Rotary Club presented the funds this past week. In another donation organizers of the BTX Ride donated its sponsorship money to the storm relief fund after the ride was cancelled due to COVID-19.
Crawley said the fund has assisted 68 residences and 12 businesses.
“We have been extremely fortunate with the generous donations and the committee has worked very hard in placing the funds. We are still accepting applications and donations. One hundred percent of the funds is placed back into the hands of those in most need – primarily those who were without insurance and/or means to meet their deductibles and most affected by the storm,” explained Crawley.
Visit bedc.org to donate or call 872-4193 for assistance details.
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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