NEWS
Brazos Electric Coop files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The fallout from the recent winter storm has extended much further than busted water lines and local power outages as the state’s oldest electrical cooperative announced it filed for bankruptcy on Monday.
Bankruptcy
Brazos Electric Power Cooperative announced Monday it filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief. The generation and transmission power cooperative serves 16 distribution member cooperatives that serve more than 1.5 million Texans.
Brazos member-owners cooperatives in this area include Wise Electric, J-A-C Electric and PenTex.
The City of Bowie electric utility is connected to Brazos through its transmission lines which wheel power into the city substation from Bryan Texas Utilities, Bowie’s bulk power provider. Bowie has paid to use these lines since the city built it own power substation more than 25 years ago.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
On Friday city officials reported the intersection at Rock and Pillar was closed due to a sinkhole in the street. This area has been experiencing major drainage problems for many years damaging culverts and the street asphalt and concrete, with a portion of the street collapsing earlier in the spring. Drivers should avoid this area.
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.
-
NEWS3 years ago2 hurt, 1 jailed after shooting incident north of Nocona
-
NEWS2 years agoSuspect indicted, jailed in Tia Hutson murder
-
NEWS2 years agoSO investigating possible murder/suicide
-
NEWS2 years agoWreck takes the life of BHS teen, 16
-
NEWS2 years agoMurder unsolved – 1 year later Tia Hutson’s family angry, frustrated with no arrest
-
NEWS2 years ago
Sheriff’s office called out to infant’s death
-
NEWS2 years agoBowie Police face three-hour standoff after possible domestic fight
-
NEWS3 years ago
Driver stopped by a man running into the street, robbed at knifepoint