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Free COVID-19 testing now offered in Montague Co.
In an effort to help stem the growing tide of COVID-19 cases in Montague County, a free testing program will be operating three days a week in the county through December.
Montague County Judge Kevin Benton said this program is being offered through the Texas Department of Emergency Management, with the testing site set up in the parking lot at Nocona General Hospital.
Cheek swab testing will take place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays starting Nov. 17. Benton said it will continue through December. A person does not have to have symptoms to be tested.
“They said it will take 48-96 hours to get the results back, but the goal is more testing and if a person tests positive they can stay home for quarantine and help stop the spread. Symptoms are not required,” explained Benton.
Register and get scheduled by going to gogettested.com. The caller will be asked for identifying information and to answer some general health questions, including possible exposure to the virus. When you scroll down the list of locations select Nocona General Hospital, afterwhich you can choose a test date and time slot. A confirmation text complete with QR is sent to your phone which will be used at the drive-through location.
No eating or drinking 15 minutes prior to getting tested. Positive results receive a medical consultation from a provider.
City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
No action was taken on a legal issue after members of the Bowie City Council met in a called closed session at 4 p.m. on July 12.
City Secretary Sandy Page said the council met for almost one hour for “consultation with attorney – Midwest Waste Services LLC vs. City of Bowie.
This lawsuit goes back to August 2019 when Midwest sued the city for its action requiring those who receive city water outside the city limits to use the designated waste collector, which is Waste Connections. This was shortly after the city signed a new long-term contract with WC.
The suit was dismissed in June 2020 on two points in the suit, but City Manager Bert Cunningham said a third point remained in mediation.
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