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COVID-19 cases continue to rise, feds issue new mandates

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The COVID-19 pandemic has been raging for more than a year and a half and when one looks at the case counts and fatalities things don’t look much better today in Montague County than they did in January.
Back in the Jan. 7 Bowie News the state dashboard for COVID cases reported 124 active cases and 43 fatalities. As of Sept. 13 there are 82 active cases and 80 fatalities.
Montague County Health Authority Dr. Chance Dingler said the “COVID train” continues to chug at Nocona General Hospital where on Monday there were three patients in the hospital with COVID.

Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.

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Gold-Burg High one-act prepares for public show on Sunday

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The cast and crew of Gold-Burg High School’s state-bound one-act play “Interview,” will present a public show at 4 p.m. on May 5 in the Bowie Junior High Auditorium.
Admission is $5 and there will be a bake sale to raise funds for travel and other OAP expenses. The show is directed by Linda Fitzner.
The group will travel to Austin to perform on May 13 for the state title. This is the school’s first time to take a play to the state contest.

Pictured above: Cast of “Interview” in rehearsal this week. (Courtesy photo)

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Voters decide today on two ISD bonds

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Voters in Bowie and Forestburg Independent School Districts will have their say Saturday as both entities offer up bond issues to improve infrastructure.
Early voting came to an end on Tuesday with a total of 1,230 people casting their ballots.
On election day the polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at three locations: Bowie Senior Citizens Center, Forestburg ISD Library and Sunset City Hall. Voters can cast their ballots at any of these locations due to countywide voting.

Read more about both bond proposals in your weekend Bowie News.

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City crews replace fire hydrant near downtown

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Water was off Wednesday morning as the City of Bowie public works crew replaced a fire hydrant at the corner of Walnut and Matthews. (Photo by Barbara Green)

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