COUNTY LIFE
Highway 82 motorists moving to new roadway
Phase one of the U.S. Highway 82 widening project from the edge of Nocona to nearly Ringgold, is slightly ahead of schedule, but new detours start this week as traffic is moved to the newly built lanes.
Adele Lewis, public information officer for the Texas Department of Transportation Wichita Falls District, said the transition was expected to begin during the week of Jan. 16. Also, North Airport Road off U.S. 82 will reopen again while South Airport Road will be closed to through traffic.
Construction crews will coordinate the lane switch moving one side of traffic at a time. Moving eastbound to westbound to the new pavement will take a couple of days said Lewis. Once all traffic is moved, construction will begin on the new eastbound lanes.
Lewis explained meanwhile the detour signs for South Airport Road and the barricades for the closure will be coordinated with the lane switch.
If someone wants to be on South Airport Road, they will need to go south on State Highway 175/ Montague St., turn right onto Rock Springs School, then turn right to Kirby, then right again onto Rice to tie back into Airport Road. Rice is the proper street name said Lewis but the plans show it as Admire.
Read more on this story in the mid-week Bowie News.
(Center) Lynetta Slaton, lieutenant/support services with the Bowie Police Department was honored with a party Tuesday celebrating her 50th year working with the City of Bowie. She received a Bowie knife plaque in a surprise reception. Her son, Bo Slaton, and mom, LaVelle Boudreaux are pictured. Slaton is the longest serving city employee. (Courtesy photo)
Rainfall continues to push local lake levels upward.
As of May 17 Lake Nocona was 85.8% full at 825.51 mean sea level. It is full at 827.5 msl. One month ago it was at 67.3 msl.
Lake Amon G. Carter continues to be more than 100% full at 921.59%. It is full at 920 msl. One month ago it was 91.4% full at 918.85 ms.
Early voting begins May 20 and run through May 24 in the 30th Senatorial District runoff election for both the Democratic and Republican Party Primaries.
In the March primaries due to the large number of candidates no one received the necessary majority. The seat became vacant when Sen. Drew Springer (R-Muenster) decided not to seek re-election.
On the Democratic ticket, voters will choose between Michael Braxton and Dale Frey. On the Republican ticket Brent Hagenbuch and Jace Yarbrough battle it out. The winner in each party will face off in the November general election.
Early voting for the runoff runs May 20-24 from 7 a.m. to 7 p..m. at the Montague County Courthouse Annex Community Room. This is the only location for early voting.
On election voting polls will be located in the courthoue annex, Bowie Senior Citizens Center, Nocona City Hall and Saint Jo Civic Center. They will be open 7 a.m.. to 7 p.m.
Those who voted in the March primary can only cast ballots in that party primary, voters cannot switch parties. Those who did not vote in the primary can vote in either party primary.
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