NEWS
TxDOT road closure update
TxDOT Road update 10 p.m. Wednesday
MONTAGUE COUNTY TAKES BRUNT OF STORM. TRAVEL IS TREACHEROUS AND DISCOURAGED.
All travel in Montague County is highly discouraged. All roadways are reporting some degree flooding. These roads will CLOSE without notice. Motorists should avoid all travel tonight. With darkness your life could be in serious danger. We’ve had three water rescues already this evening on the State’s roadways. Removing State barricades and running road blocks is a punishable offense with fines and jail time.
FM 81 (Mill St.) at FM 1125 at the railroad underpass is CLOSED due to flooding.
FM 2583 at the boat dock at Amon Carter Lake is CLOSED.
US 81 at FM 1806 has high water and could close at any time.
FM1956 is CLOSED from Bluemound Rd to FM3301.
STATE HWY 101 is CLOSED at the Montague/Wise County Line.
STATE HWY 175 from Montague to Nocona is CLOSED.
STATE HWY 59 from Montague to St. Jo is CLOSED.
FM 1806 behind Old Bowie Lake is CLOSED.
FM 1806 is CLOSED from Stoneburg to Montague.
FM 103 is CLOSED.
OTHER ROAD CLOSURES IN THE WICHITA FALLS DISTRICT INCLUDE
Clay Co:
FM 1954- From FM 2393 to FM 2606 in the Lake Arrowhead Area is CLOSED due to high water.
Cooke Co:
I-35 Frontage Rd – In Valley View and at the Red River Bridge are CLOSED. Exit/On ramps may be affected as well. However the Interstate is OPEN.
A Wednesday morning rollover on State Highway 59caused a vehicle to catch fire but had no injuries.
Montague County Public Information Officer Sgt. Aaron Randle said the call came in around 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of SH 59 and Nobile Road. When Montague Volunteer Fire Department firefighters arrived, the 2008 Chevy pickup had rolled over and was fully enguled in flames. The17-year-old adult driver was out of the vehicle.
Brandle said the fire was under control at 8:06 a.m. Bowie Emergency Medical Services was also on the scene.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The City of Nocona has been nominated as a rural Opportunity Zone by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Mayor Christopher Nunneley said they will begin “pitching” this federal tax angle to potential businesses.”
At a Tuesday afternoon press conference Nunneley, Donna Culpepper, executive director for the Nocona Economic Development Corporation and Michelle Page of the Nocona Chamber of Commerce announced the nomination and offered a brief overview of the federal tax incentives that can become available.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Remember Sept. 11 2001, 25 years later
While history will remember Sept. 11, 2001 among the darkest days in America’s history, it also is a day marked not only by tremendous heroism and bravery by first responders, but also every day Americans from all walks of life who showed the world our country would not be intimidated by terrorism.
There were 2,996 people killed during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 including 343 firefighters and paramedics, 23 New York city police officers and 37 Port Authority police officers. Tens of thousands more suffered in the aftermath due to exposure to chemicals and industrial debris.
The Bowie News editor asked some local lawmen, firefighters, a pilot and two retired FBI agents their memories of this tragic day and how their jobs were impacted by the events. We thank them for sharing their reflections.
Read the full feature in your Thursday Bowie News.
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