NEWS
Power crews work through the night to restore power
TNMP crews worked late into the night last Friday trying to restore power to northeastern parts of Montague County. (TNMP photo)
More than 3,200 homes and businesses in the Nocona, Saint Jo, Montague and Ringgold areas were without power late Friday evening and during the early morning hours Saturday due to an apparent lightning strike on transmission equipment.
Eric Paul, spokesperson for Texas New Mexico Power, said the damaged equipment was in a remote area, which was difficult to locate and access, particularly in the dark – a factor that also increases safety considerations for crew members.
The damage included a span of transmission lines going to the ground. TNMP crews used a bulldozer to tow a bucket truck to the site to assist with repairs.
Power initially went out just after 10 p.m. on Aug. 12. TNMP restored power to about 600 homes and businesses in Saint Jo around 12:30 a.m. by routing power from another direction.
Paul said it was necessary to complete repairs on the damaged transmission equipment; however, to restore the remaining customers. That was completed by 5:45 a.m. on Aug. 14.
A few scattered outages affected smaller numbers of customers, and were worked, after the transmission line was back in service.
TNMP appreciates customers’ understanding and patience during the lengthy outage, added Paul.
Members of the Bowie City Council will face a brief agenda when they meet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 13 in the council chambers.
Following routine reports and consent agenda items, the council will consider a resolution authorizing submission of the city’s 2027/2028 Texas Community Development Block Grant application to the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Then council members will consider approving Bob Blackburn for appointment as a reserve police officer with the Bowie Police Department.
Following an executive session, the council will discuss and potentially take action regarding the annual employment evaluations and duties of both the City Secretary and the Municipal Court Judge.
After nearly three months of no rain, Mother Nature brought the showers this past week.
Downtown Bowie rain reports varied from 7 to 8 inches, while the Saint Jo area reported a 10-inch total. The city water plant in Bowie reported 5.55 inches on Sept. 30 with 1.6 Oct. 1-3.
Nocona saw a total of 6.31 inches of rain across Sept. 26 to Oct. 3.
On Oct. 6, Lake Amon G. Carter saw a level of 917.39 mean sea level rising to 81.31% full. Just one week earlier the lake was 73.6% full, while one year ago it was 94.01%. The lake is full at 920msl.
Lake Nocona was 73.7% full at 823.02 on Oct 6. One week earlier it was 70.41% full and one year ago it was 92.41%. The lake is full at 827.5 msl.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
One Montague County City has joined the battle against any data centers being built in this county and there is a petition drive underway to urge the commissioner’s court to keep data centers out of Montague County.
At a Sept. 28 called meeting of the Saint Jo City Council, officials unanimously approved a resolution stating its opposition to the “siting, permitting, construction or operation of data centers and similar hyperscale computing facilities within the city limits or the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.”
City Secretary Debbie Dennis said several citizens approached Councilor Jack Dunn about their data center concerns and he helped prepare a resolution. The council gave unanimous support.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
-
NEWS3 years agoSuspect indicted, jailed in Tia Hutson murder
-
NEWS4 years agoWreck takes the life of BHS teen, 16
-
NEWS4 years ago2 hurt, 1 jailed after shooting incident north of Nocona
-
NEWS3 years agoSO investigating possible murder/suicide
-
NEWS3 years agoMurder unsolved – 1 year later Tia Hutson’s family angry, frustrated with no arrest
-
Show us something good9 years agoCountry music star children perform in Bowie
-
100th Birthday4 years agoLooking back at the 1958 Centennial edition of The Bowie News
-
NEWS3 years ago
Sheriff’s office called out to infant’s death