NEWS
Fireworks, fun abound for holiday weekend
America will celebrate its birthday with cookouts and fireworks this July 4th holiday weekend. For those looking for activities in Montague County there are several organized fireworks shows to enjoy.
Area firefighters urge residents to exercise extreme caution if they are shooting fireworks or using them on property in the country. A lack of rain and triple-digit temperatures have dried up the land creating lots of fuel for any potential spark.
All three incorporated cities in Montague County do not allow fireworks to be used inside their city limits. Violations could lead to a ticket with a fine up to $500.
In the Bowie area fireworks may be discharged at Selma Park only on July 1-4. Discharging them at other times may result in a ticket from the city police who patrol the park.
Montague County does not have a burn ban in place. Those who use fireworks that cause a wildfire or other fire-related damage may be held liable for any damage.
Due to July 4th being on a Tuesday, celebrations vary by date.
July 1 – Nocona Lions Club fireworks at dark. Patriotic boat parade at 6:30 p.m. Weldon Robb Park
Riverstar Casino food trucks and beer garden at 4 p.m. fireworks at dark.
July 2 – Lighthouse Church Bowie, activities at 7 p.m. followed by fireworks
July 4 – Saint Jo July 4th Celebration, Boggess Park, various activities in the evening and fireworks at dark.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
NEWS
Bowie Council meets June 23
The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on June 23.
The agenda includes both old and new business items.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will make his report on the 2026-27 budget process, bid opening for the Glenn Hills lift station on July 16 and the bid for Rock and Pillar repairs.
In new business a pair of planning and zoning committee recommendations for replats at 107 E. Nelson and 412 Green will be reviewed. An ordinance adopting an office of emergency management amending a present ordinance will be offered.
Old business will see the second reading of the pickleball court reservation fee ordinance and the ordinance prohibiting drilling and mining or the reopening of an abandoned well or mine in any public park in the city limits.
NEWS
City of Bowie reports heat advisory today
A HEAT ADVISORY will be in effect from noon until 9 p.m. today (Thursday). Please plan accordingly.
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NEWS
Sheriff confirms human remains found in Sunset area
Montague County Sheriff Marshall Thomas has confirmed human skeletal remains were recovered on June 13 in the Sunset area, and they could possibly be those of a flight attendant believed to have been murdered almost a year ago in the Fort Worth.
The murder suspect, Dennis William Day, 66, admitted in June 2025 to strangling Rana Soluri, 47, an Envoy flight attendant who lived with Day during that last year. She was reported missing by a co-worker on June 11 and had not been seen or heard from since March 2025.
Day initially denied any involvement, but later admitted to the murder and indicated he dumped her body somewhere in the Montague County area. Lawmen have scoured the areas in questions in both Montague and Wise County, but found nothing.
Sheriff Thomas said on June 13 the SO received a call of possible skeletal remains in the Brushy Creek area north of Poss Dyer Lane on Farm-to-Market 1749. A deputy went to the scene and confirmed it was human remains.
Investigators responded and kept the scene secure overnight until staff from the University of North Texas Forensic Anthropology Center could arrive and made the recovery on June 14. A Texas Ranger and staff from the Fort Worth Police Department also were on scene.
“There is no determination made yet on how long it has been there,” said Thomas. “The anthropologist was pleased to recover most of the skeleton in these conditions. Heavy rains previously made the past searches difficult. We are working jointly with Fort Worth to make an identification and if it is the victim in their homicide.”
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