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Flying High Improvements, customer service paying off for Bowie Municipal Airport

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10 years ago

03/30/2016

This is the first in a series of articles that are part of the “Build a Better Bowie” campaign exploring positive assets and aspects within our community.

By BARBARA GREEN

editor@bowienewsonline.com

The Bowie Municipal Airport provides an economic impact of nearly $3 million for the area.

That study, completed in 2010 by the University of North Texas Center for Economic Development and Research, calculated the economic impact at $2,949,047. Salary, wages and benefits were impacted $1,662,859 and 28 jobs.

Across the state of Texas, airports create $14.6 billion in economic activity, $3.1 billon in salary, wages and benefits of $3.1 billion and 56,635 permanent jobs.

The data reveals the airport can be a pretty big wheel in the economic machine for Bowie, and that has only increased in the ensuing years due to improvements and increased air traffic.

The City of Bowie first applied to build an airport in February 1963 with the master plan approved in January 1964. The first airport manager was hired on Oct. 29, 1968, with the airport opened soon thereafter.

Through the years the airport has extended the runaway, made major improvements with its directional technology and expanded hangars. As the only airport in Montague County, its traffic is growing.

Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.

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Bowie tennis girls take state title

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5 days ago

05/08/2026

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3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IS COMING HOME TO BOWIE!

Heidi and Willow Siebert of Bowie High School have won the 3A state tennis championship! for girl’s tennis doubles!

A decisive 6-3, 6-3 victory in the State Championship brings the gold medal and state title back to Bowie!

Watch for full coverage in your next Bowie News.

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Fairytail Fresco can launch flower fest in your yard

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6 days ago

05/07/2026

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Though I am writing this in April the garden season in Georgia has been a blast and Fresco has been my favorite. You no doubt are pondering what Fresco is?
Well Fresco is a new hydrangea making its debut this year. So, I better get the correct name front and center. It is Fairytrail Fresco Cascade Hydrangea.
So, the fact that The Garden Guy is telling you I have fallen madly in love with a hydrangea that has been blooming in April already starts to stir the imagination.
Proven Winners tells everyone up front that it is early to bloom but Fairytrail Fresco was already blooming when other hydrangeas were deciding if they were going to live through the winter with the repeating vortex.

Read the full story in Thursday’s Bowie News.