NEWS
Sept. 11: 20 years later
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
“We climb because
they climbed.”
343 firefighters
70 law enforcement
officers
9 EMS
All other post 9/11 deaths
That is the mission of the Dallas 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb that provides an opportunity for remembrance and commemoration of the sacrifices of those who perished at the World Trade Center in New York City that day in 2001.
On this 20th anniversary these events carry even more significance because memories of these tragic incidents cannot be forgotten by the country or the world.
Along with the two planes that were flown into the World Trade Center, there was a third plane that attacked the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. where 184 people died.
And a fourth plane crashed in a field outside Shanksville, PA after crew and passengers overtook the hijackers and diverted the plane from its target believed to be the U.S. capital. A total of 44 passengers and crew members were killed in United Flight 93 when it crashed.
Stair Climb
The Dallas 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb is a symbolic and intensely physical event that remembers fallen first responders, especially those lost on 9/11. It took place on Sept. 4 at Fountain Place in Dallas.
The Bowie area has had several firefighters participate in the climbs in recent years. On this 20th anniversary year, Lee Adams, member of the City of Bowie Fire Department, was the only local person who reportedly participated in the climb.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News. Also find a reflection on the day’s events from 20 years ago on The View page of your Saturday Bowie News.
Members of the Bowie City Council will face a brief agenda when they meet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 13 in the council chambers.
Following routine reports and consent agenda items, the council will consider a resolution authorizing submission of the city’s 2027/2028 Texas Community Development Block Grant application to the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Then council members will consider approving Bob Blackburn for appointment as a reserve police officer with the Bowie Police Department.
Following an executive session, the council will discuss and potentially take action regarding the annual employment evaluations and duties of both the City Secretary and the Municipal Court Judge.
After nearly three months of no rain, Mother Nature brought the showers this past week.
Downtown Bowie rain reports varied from 7 to 8 inches, while the Saint Jo area reported a 10-inch total. The city water plant in Bowie reported 5.55 inches on Sept. 30 with 1.6 Oct. 1-3.
Nocona saw a total of 6.31 inches of rain across Sept. 26 to Oct. 3.
On Oct. 6, Lake Amon G. Carter saw a level of 917.39 mean sea level rising to 81.31% full. Just one week earlier the lake was 73.6% full, while one year ago it was 94.01%. The lake is full at 920msl.
Lake Nocona was 73.7% full at 823.02 on Oct 6. One week earlier it was 70.41% full and one year ago it was 92.41%. The lake is full at 827.5 msl.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
One Montague County City has joined the battle against any data centers being built in this county and there is a petition drive underway to urge the commissioner’s court to keep data centers out of Montague County.
At a Sept. 28 called meeting of the Saint Jo City Council, officials unanimously approved a resolution stating its opposition to the “siting, permitting, construction or operation of data centers and similar hyperscale computing facilities within the city limits or the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.”
City Secretary Debbie Dennis said several citizens approached Councilor Jack Dunn about their data center concerns and he helped prepare a resolution. The council gave unanimous support.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
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