NEWS
Dangerous weather brings heavy rain, closes Amon Carter
By BARBARA GREEN
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Two days of dangerous weather buffeted North Texas Monday and Tuesday bringing tornadoes, dangerous lightning and heavy thunderstorms.
Montague County was pounded with heavy rains, high winds and lightning as tornado cells touched down in nearby Clay County on Tuesday night. The threatening weather returned the next evening as thunderstorms started shortly after 5 p.m. and continued all evening.
In downtown Bowie rain was recorded at about four inches, while eastern parts of town reported five inches. It went up as high as 6.31 inches in the Sunset area and six inches near Lake Amon G. Carter. The storms must have moved northeast as Nocona only recorded 2.51 inches. Forestburg reported 4.3 inches and Montague 4.5 inches.
Due to the blasts of lightning there were numerous power outages across the county. Within Bowie the city electric crews were out most of the night replacing transformers that blew thanks to lightning.
Bowie ISD –
For – 477
Against – 1308
Forestburg ISD
Prop A – For 98, against 59
Prop A – For 86, against 72
All results preliminary until formally canvassed
The cast and crew of Gold-Burg High School’s state-bound one-act play “Interview,” will present a public show at 4 p.m. on May 5 in the Bowie Junior High Auditorium.
Admission is $5 and there will be a bake sale to raise funds for travel and other OAP expenses. The show is directed by Linda Fitzner.
The group will travel to Austin to perform on May 13 for the state title. This is the school’s first time to take a play to the state contest.
Pictured above: Cast of “Interview” in rehearsal this week. (Courtesy photo)
Voters in Bowie and Forestburg Independent School Districts will have their say Saturday as both entities offer up bond issues to improve infrastructure.
Early voting came to an end on Tuesday with a total of 1,230 people casting their ballots.
On election day the polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at three locations: Bowie Senior Citizens Center, Forestburg ISD Library and Sunset City Hall. Voters can cast their ballots at any of these locations due to countywide voting.
Read more about both bond proposals in your weekend Bowie News.
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