NEWS
Truck knocks down utility pole, power goes out
A late Tuesday evening power outage was caused when a truck crashed into a utility pole at the corner of London and Mill Streets.
The accident occurred a few minutes before 10 p.m. Police report Diawan Irvin, 33, Shreveport, LA, was driving a Chevrolet pickup north on North Mill north of the intersection at Greenwood.
The driver said for some “unknown reason” the pickup struck the right side curb and then went into the grass before striking a utility pole at the corner. The police could not find any outside reason that would cause the accident.
The power pole was cut off almost at its base and the strain of the crash caused another nearby pole to break over.
The city electric crew was on the scene shortly working to restore power to a section of town that had gone black.
Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, said they were able to reroute things to restore power within an hour and did not have to replace the pole that night.
Bowie ISD –
For – 477
Against – 1308
Forestburg ISD
Prop A – For 98, against 59
Prop A – For 86, against 72
All results preliminary until formally canvassed
The cast and crew of Gold-Burg High School’s state-bound one-act play “Interview,” will present a public show at 4 p.m. on May 5 in the Bowie Junior High Auditorium.
Admission is $5 and there will be a bake sale to raise funds for travel and other OAP expenses. The show is directed by Linda Fitzner.
The group will travel to Austin to perform on May 13 for the state title. This is the school’s first time to take a play to the state contest.
Pictured above: Cast of “Interview” in rehearsal this week. (Courtesy photo)
Voters in Bowie and Forestburg Independent School Districts will have their say Saturday as both entities offer up bond issues to improve infrastructure.
Early voting came to an end on Tuesday with a total of 1,230 people casting their ballots.
On election day the polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at three locations: Bowie Senior Citizens Center, Forestburg ISD Library and Sunset City Hall. Voters can cast their ballots at any of these locations due to countywide voting.
Read more about both bond proposals in your weekend Bowie News.
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