NEWS
Fire destroys Ace Hardware in Bowie
A fire swept through Ace Hardware/Bowie Lumber Lumber in Bowie Monday evening destroying the building located at 602 W. Wise.
The fire call came in about 8:45 p.m. on Monday and when City of Bowie firefighters arrived heavy smoke was coming from the building and flames could be seen on the roof toward the back. Fire Chief Doug Page said it was already going pretty good and the heavy fire load inside helped fuel it. He expected it would be a total loss.
Store officials report the last person out of the building was about 7:30 p.m. shortly after the store closed. Page said Tuesday morning at this point the cause of the fire is not known and it is under investigation.
He agreed this is the largest business fire the city has seen since the Richardson Furniture (Scruggs Furniture) store fire that occurred July 23, 1990 in the heart of downtown where almost a half a block burned down.
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On Friday city officials reported the intersection at Rock and Pillar was closed due to a sinkhole in the street. This area has been experiencing major drainage problems for many years damaging culverts and the street asphalt and concrete, with a portion of the street collapsing earlier in the spring. Drivers should avoid this area.
The Nocona City Council approved a trio of Nocona Economic Development Corporation requests and considered infrastructure work questioned by a city council.
Councilors met on June 10. Two of the NEDC requests had already been presented with the timeclock for comment started. With that time limit over, the requests were finalized.
The Type A and B Boards will spend $19,225 at the Indian Oaks Golf Club for equipment, aerifying and top dressing the greens and batteries for rental carts. It also will expend $20,000 to the Nocona Chisholm Trail Rodeo Arena Committee to build new concrete bleachers, railings, fence and platform.
The third NEDC request is a new one related to a Type B board loan of $200,000 to Amy and Chris Nunneley for a new apartment and office construction project.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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