NEWS
Texas becomes national ‘hot spot’ for COVID-19
By BARBARA GREEN
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Despite Texas becoming one of the nation’s “hot spots” for COVID-19 cases, the needle hasn’t moved for Montague County’s vaccination rate as it still hovers just under 31% of those 12 and up fully vaccinated.
While the vaccinations have gone up only 25 people since July 27, the active cases of the virus continue to increase with 23 active cases as of Aug. 2.
Last Tuesday it was 21 cases. This time last year the county had less than 10 active cases. The county also recently saw its latest fatality on July 22, a man in his mid-40s with no underlying health conditions. County fatalities are listed at 73 with DSHS.
Nearby counties also are experiencing more active cases. Cooke County has 66; Wichita, 335; Clay, 15; Wise, 118 and Jack, 13.
Dr. Chance Dingler, Montague County health authority, said Monday there are four patients in Nocona General Hospital, adding there also have been a lot of positive tests in the last week.
Montague County Chief Deputy Jack Lawson responded to a rumor the county jail was possibly going to close due to a rise in inmate COVID cases.
Lawson said Monday that is incorrect. The front office was closed after two deputies and the administrative assistant became ill or were positive.
As of Monday Florida and Texas had accounted for one-third of all new U.S. coronavirus cases the prior week.
The Centers For Disease Control reported Monday Florida broke a national record reporting 21,000 new cases, the most for one day in the state since the pandemic began in early 2020.
As of Aug. 2, there are 6,853 people hospitalized with the virus across Texas with 1,694 of those in North Texas. The state reported 66,014 more cases in the last week, including 53,727 confirmed cases and 12,287 probable cases. There also were 257 COVID-19 deaths during the last week raising the state fatality toll to 52,110.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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.
The Department of Public Safety has provided information on an auto vs. motorcycle accident that reportedly occurred on July 4.
James Lee Hilton, Nocona, was driving a 2019 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and Daniel Parra, Chico, was driving a 2018 Ford Fiesta. Both vehicles were north on State Highway 101 outside Sunset with the motorcycle behind the car.
Parra was attempting to turn left on Farm-to-Market Road 2265 when the motorcyclist attempted to unsafely pass to the left states the report. The bike struck the left side of the Fiesta. Both vehicles came to rest off the roadway on the northwest corner of SH 101 and FM 2265.
Hilton was transported to Denton Medical City with
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