Fire destroys home Wednesday night
The home of Donnie and Rilla Powers on Brushy Road was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night.Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department responded to the fire call at 8:43 p.m. on May 27 to a home […]
NEWS
Volunteers far, near step up to help Bowie clean up
By BARBARA GREENeditor@bowienewsonline.comVolunteers have converged on the storm-ravaged areas of Bowie this week helping the community clean-up and clearing debris so it can see the full extent of damage from the May 22 F1 tornado.The […]
Arrestor burns out at substation
Electrical power went out shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday night when a lightning arrestor on top of the large transformer at the City of Bowie substation burned out.Bowie City Manager Bert Cunningham said the city […]
Pandemic drive record unemployment
(AUSTIN) — Businesses across Texas and the nation have been forced to curtail or cease operations in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, throwing millions out of work and prompting a record increase in unemployment claims […]
F1 tornado hits Bowie Friday, massive damage to buildings
By BARBARA GREENeditor@bowienewsonline.comAn F1 tornado tore through the heart of Bowie on May 22 damaging or destroying more than 106 businesses and 316 residences. Throughout the weekend citizens started picking up the pieces with the […]
Tornado damage update as of Tuesday morning
As of Tuesday at 10 a.m. the damage totals show 422 structures damaged with 106 nonresidential. There were 70 of that total which had major damage or a total loss. City officials emphasized this figure […]
Mayor updates on storm cleanup, available resources
In a Sunday morning press briefing, city officials reported on the clean-up efforts underway across the city. City crews from all departments have been joined by county teams, Texas Department of Transportation, other cities in […]
State sends Bowie any resources it may need following tornado
Bowie Mayor Gaylynn Burris introduced State Sen. Pat Fallon and State Rep. Drew Springer at today’s press conference on the tornado that hit Bowie Friday night. She said the weather service had confirmed an F1 […]
Primary voting locations going back to four
Montague County will consider going back to four voting centers for the July 14 primary runoff instead of the one consolidated location.That question will be addressed by the commissioner’s court at 9 a.m. on May […]
City of Bowie sees massive damage from Friday night’s storm believed to be tornado
Shortly after 8 p.m. Friday night a storm believed to be a tornado, swept through Bowie causing massive damage through downtown and in the south side of town. Emergency responders from all over the county […]