NEWS
Truck knocks down utility pole, power goes out
A late Tuesday evening power outage was caused when a truck crashed into a utility pole at the corner of London and Mill Streets.
The accident occurred a few minutes before 10 p.m. Police report Diawan Irvin, 33, Shreveport, LA, was driving a Chevrolet pickup north on North Mill north of the intersection at Greenwood.
The driver said for some “unknown reason” the pickup struck the right side curb and then went into the grass before striking a utility pole at the corner. The police could not find any outside reason that would cause the accident.
The power pole was cut off almost at its base and the strain of the crash caused another nearby pole to break over.
The city electric crew was on the scene shortly working to restore power to a section of town that had gone black.
Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, said they were able to reroute things to restore power within an hour and did not have to replace the pole that night.
A boil water order was implemented Monday afternoon for the area served at U.S. Highway 81 from Parker Drive to Old Bowie Lake as water line repairs were made. The order remains in place today. If you are affected by this order and need bottled water call 940-977-4941.
City of Bowie officials report Montague County, TX will be under an ELEVATED FIRE THREAT today. Please be careful. Hear Audio Alert:https://hrpow.us/H9U9gWU
A heat advisory also continues until 8 p.m. tonight. Remember to check on pets and older neighbors. Stay safe.
Photo of a previous grass fire, Bowie News file photo.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
While the budget was the primary topics for the Montague County Commissioners on Aug. 10, there were several other topics handled by the court.
Tax Assessor Collector Kathy Phillips presented the certification of value and rates for the 2026 taxes. The certified net values are $3,017,685,102 with rolling railroad stock at $15,954,716.
The county’s total taxable value is $3,033,639,818. Total appraised is $7,930,674,437, total assessed at $3,629,932,719 and total taxable value of new property at $93,632,505.
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