NEWS
Drought, wind fueling grass fires
By BARBARA GREEN
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More than half a dozen fires kept Montague County firefighters busy Saturday and forced a small section of homes along State Highway 59 to be evacuated; however, in the end, no structures were damaged and there were no injuries.
There were two mid-morning fires Saturday, but things blew up shortly after noon with multiple fires along State Highway 59 just outside the Bowie city limits and running all the way to the Jack County line.
Bowie Rural Fire Department Chief Randall Preuninger said there were three fires between Shady Oaks and the Jack County line, and then closer to Highway 287 where a large home was threatened as high winds pushed the fire and created heavy smoke. Fire departments from across the area responded.
“We evacuated two homes on the Shady Oaks fire with at least three people connected to two homes.
Two other fires later in the afternoon were caused by someone burning debris and violating the burn ban. One incident resulted in an arrest after a confrontation with a firefighter and a deputy.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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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