NEWS
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Montague County is now officially a “Purple Heart County,” following the acceptance of a proclamation for Oct. 22 as Purple Heart Day.
Officials from the national organization Military Order of the Purple Heart offered the proclamation to the commissioner’s court on Monday. John Lunkoicz, state commander for the department of Texas MOPH, thanked the court for its consideration. The commander was an infantryman in Vietnam.
The purpose of the recognition is to honor and remember all Montague County Purple Heart recipients, living or dead, as well as all veterans in the county. The Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given to American military members. After approving the proclamation, Commissioner Mark Murphey asked those attending to rise and applaud these service members.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
Bowie emergency personnel have been working this one-vehicle semi-truck rollover on State Highway 59 in front of the precinct two barn. No details were available at this time. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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Lake Amon Carter and Selma Park are closed due to flooding until water levels drop below 922.0 feet.
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Levi Davis captured this funnel cloud from his home in the Fruitland and Hwy 101 area last night. A scary night across the county with tornados, flooding, hail and road closures. Thank you to all the emergency personnel who braved the dangerous weather to help people.
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