NEWS
County lifts burn ban; review road grant funding, projects
Montague County Commissioners lifted the ban on outdoor burning at their Monday meeting; however, the court said with the first freeze expected soon, it could be back on due pretty soon.
The county has been under a burn ban since Sept. 14. County Judge Rick Lewis said the county offices have been bombarded with phone calls about the burn ban since recent rains.
Commissioner Mark Murphey said made the motion to lift the burn ban but added, “when the first freeze gets here we will probably go back because there is a tremendous fuel load out there.”
The motion passed unanimously.
With the pending arrival of anywhere from $6 to $8 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds to help make repairs from the springs floods, and with a little more than a year to go to use up the county infrastructure grant funds, the court voted to hire a person to assist with handling the paperwork associated with the grants.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
Dangerous spring weather continued to plaque North Texas Thursday as hail of various sizes fell across the county. (Top) This one shared on our Facebook page was on State Highway 59 near the Bowie Airport.
Members of the United States Postal Service will conduct their annual food drive on May 11.
It is a food drive as close as your mailbox, all you have to do is place your non-perishable food items near your mailbox. The letter carrier will do the rest.
This is the annual event that takes place the second Saturday in May. Donations stay in your community. Help stomp out hunger, spread the word.
Runoff from the ongoing spring rains are bringing great benefits for Montague County lakes as they continue to slowly rise.
Lake levels
Amon G. Carter
May 7 – 100% full,
920.86 msl
April 30 – 100% full,
920.68 msl
Lake is full at 920 msl
Lake Nocona
May 7 – 83.7% full,
824.79 msl
April 30 – 73.1% full,
822.91 msl
Lake full at 827.5 msl
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