NEWS
County firefighters offer fire and rescue district map
By DANI BLACKBURN
Montague County Commissioners adopted an official fire and rescue district map during its Monday meeting.
Nocona Fire Chief Rusty Henley presented the map on behalf of the Montague County Firefighters Association, who unanimously adopted the map and chose to present it to the court in a June 12 meeting.
The map includes 14 fire departments for the Montague County area. Those departments include: City of Bowie Fire Department, Bowie Rural Fire Department, Montague Fire Department, Nocona City Fire Department, Nocona Rural Fire Department, Nocona Hills Fire Department, Nocona Lake Estates Fire Department, Forestburg Fire Department, Saint Jo Fire Department, Ringgold Fire Department, Sunset Fire Department and Stoneburg Fire Department, Frontier Shores Fire Department and Oak Shores Fire Department.
However, Henley explained Frontier Shores is currently inactive and the area is currently covered by the Bowie Rural Fire Department.
The map was originally created in 2012, at which time the sitting judge chose not to have it presented to the court.
“He said if the firefighters association adopted it, he considered it official,” said Henley.
However, Nortex does not consider it official until it is approved by the court. The official fire and rescue district map will allow for well-defined boundaries among the 14 fire departments.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
Dec. 1
Sip & Stroll With Me, 5-8 p.m., downtown Bowie, $10 to purchase armband and glass from any participating merchant. See full list of merchants in your mid-week Bowie News.
Open house Bowie Economic Development office, 4-6 p.m., 101 E. Pecan.
Dec. 2
Pancakes with Santa, 7-10 a.m., Bowie Fire Department. Free, toy drive donations accepted and photos with Santa.
FUMC Elf ‘N Magic Crafts, 8-11 a.m., Bowie Library, 301 Walnut, free.
Amity Club accepting Bowie Mission donations at 506 N. Mason from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Christmas entertainment, 3-6 p.m., Wise Mercantile, 111 W. Wise.
Live entertainment and holiday songs, 5 p.m., main stage on Smythe Street
Christmas tree lighting ceremony, 6:45 p.m., Smythe and Tarrant Streets
Fantasy of Lights Parade, 7 p.m.
Dec. 3
Amity Club Christmas Tour of Homes, 2-5 p.m., various locations. Tickets $20 at the chamber office, Amity members at at home locations. See full list of homes in the mid-week Bowie News.
The drainage project at Nelson and Mill saw major progress as the first concrete drain boxes went in along with pipe. These 42-inch corrugated PVC pipes will connect to the inlet box at Mill. The bridge and rusted culverts and pipes have been removed. The pipes will flow through the 11-feet X 6-feet concrete culvert boxes which will be tied together and set in the creek, going under Nelson to Lamb Street.The project contractor has removed all the rusted out galvanized culverts that were located under Nelson Street at Kiwanis Park, along with the bridge that went across the creek that flows through the park. (Courtesy photo and by Barbara Green)
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