NEWS
Smoke Eaters: Local fireman travels nation fighting historic fires
By DANI BLACKBURN
dani@postoakmedia.net
During 2018 parts of the nation experienced historical wildfires that claimed more than 80 lives and destroyed thousands of structures.
While Montague County has been fortunate to avoid disastrous massive fires this year, many residents know tragedy can easily strike as the 13th anniversary of the Jan. 1, 2006 Ringgold fire that destroyed 30 homes, burned 15,000 acres and killed hundreds of head of livestock nears.
Brant Frazier, a professional firefighter with the City of Fort Worth and a City of Bowie volunteer firefighter, was at the forefront of those tremendous California wildfires this past year, as well as other large fires in Texas.
He has spent the better part of the year deployed to battle these deadly blazes as part of the North Texas Fire Resources and Texas Interstate Fire Mutual Aid System.
California has led the headlines this year as wildfires scorched acres and acres of forest land and homes, but Texas also suffered as fuels, weather patterns and topography created the perfect environment for wildfires to cause rampant destruction.
“I would say that our wildfires in Texas are driven a lot by our weather patterns,” explained Frazier. “If you look at this year, we typically have the worse wildfire years when we go from a really wet year into a really dry year just due to the vegetation and having that large amount of growth.”
Read the full feature in the weekend News.
There was a small turnout for the Oct 29 town hall meeting to explain the new emergency transportation plan being offered to residential utility customers in the City of Bowie.
About 25 citizens attended the session at the community center where Will Winters of MASA discussed the plan that will offered to customers and paid for through a $7.75 fee collected on the city utility bill. Every meter is auto enrolled in the plan, but customers can opt out by filling out a form on the city website or at the city finance office.
Customers will have until Nov. 11 as the deadline to opt out before the fee becomes effective on Dec. 1. There also is a process in effective to opt out at a later time. Opting out in the first 90 days qualifies you for a full bill credit refund, but after 90 days, previous fees are non-refundable.
(Top image – Bowie citizens listen to MASA representative Will Winters about details of the program at the city hall MASA meeting Oct. 29.)
Read the full article in your Thursday Bowie News.
The Supertunia Tiara duo debuted in 2025 and in this brief amount of time has become the darling of the landscape. The love and admiration from gardeners across the country including my area of West Georgia and East Alabama has been nothing short of wow.
As much as gardeners treasure their Supertunia Vista Bubblegum petunias, Supertunia Pink Tiara and Blue Tiara are here to say look at me! Oh yes, and both are building a trophy case with awards.
At first, it would seem the Supertunia Tiara Petunias were designed with the artist gardener in mind. While that could be true it is most likely that these petunias are so unique and beautiful that any combination or application you try simply looks ready for canvas.
Read the full Garden Guy column in your Thursday Bowie News.
The Bowie City Council approved a $950,000 project to improve the walking path at Pelham Park on Oct. 27.
Bowie Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Janis Crawley said the upcoming project will repave 26,277 square feet of pathway in concrete, spanning about 0.6 miles in length.
The work covers the trail section northeast of the Blade, curving past the soccer fields and toward the swimming pool.
Another section goes around the pool and sport courts, then back down toward the Blade. The project will also widen the trail section to eight feet and add a new 36-foot bridge.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
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