NEWS
Fire destroys home late Friday night
A home near Lake Amon Carter was destroyed by fire late Friday night with firefighters from Bowie Rural Fire Department, City of Bowie, Sunset and Stoneburg Fire Departments all responding around 12:30 a.m.
Fire Chief Randall Preuninger said the homeowner, Robert Stevens, was awakened by the smoke detector and when he went to the door to the room and opened it, he saw the house was burning.
The home, located at 144 Oak Ridge Street, about seven miles out of Bowie, was destroyed by the fire along with a Stevens’ shop.
The fire departments cleared the scene around 4:30 p.m. The chief said Sunday there was no determination on the cause of the fire.
“It was a complete loss and the roof caved in so we could not go in to get a good look,” said Preuninger.
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The Montague County Commissioner’s proclaimed June as Elder Abuse Awareness Month during its Tuesday session.
The court faced a brief agenda following the Memorial Day holiday. Kimberly Davis of the Adult Protective Services team for Montague and Clay County presented the proclamation. Working and living in Montague County, she said they handled 1,756 total cases last year and of those 162 were investigated in Montague County.
Davis explained elder abuse comes in many forms both physical, mental and financial, impacting men and women, old and younger and from all ethnic and economic backgrounds. Commissioners approved the proclamation and thanked Davis for her work.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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