NEWS
Herman Arami identified as house fire victim
A lifetime resident of Montague and Korean War veteran died when his home burned early Monday.
Herman Lee Arami, 90, was confirmed as the victim of the fire reported Jack Lawson, chief deputy of the Montague County Sheriff’s office.
The fire occurred at 605 South Border Street in Montague at 12:38 a.m. Monday. Firefighters found the home fully-involved when they arrived. Lawson said they knew Arami lived there, and he was unaccounted for. A search after the fire was out discovered his body about 6 a.m. Monday.
Lawson said no preliminary cause of death was released yet by the Dallas County Medical Examiner, however, they suspect the resident died as a result of the fire.
The fire is being investigated by Bowie Fire Chief Doug Page. He said Thursday the brick and metal roof structure experienced extensive destruction making it difficult to determine a point of origin much less a specific cause, but it is under investigation.
Sheriff Marshall Thomas said earlier in the week that space heaters were in use in the home, but it is unclear if those could have caused the fire.
Arami was a Nocona High School graduate and Korean War veteran, who was active in the local veteran’s service organizations. His service will be at 10 a.m. on March 18 at Saint William’s Catholic Church.
See his full obituary in the Wednesday Bowie News.
City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
No action was taken on a legal issue after members of the Bowie City Council met in a called closed session at 4 p.m. on July 12.
City Secretary Sandy Page said the council met for almost one hour for “consultation with attorney – Midwest Waste Services LLC vs. City of Bowie.
This lawsuit goes back to August 2019 when Midwest sued the city for its action requiring those who receive city water outside the city limits to use the designated waste collector, which is Waste Connections. This was shortly after the city signed a new long-term contract with WC.
The suit was dismissed in June 2020 on two points in the suit, but City Manager Bert Cunningham said a third point remained in mediation.
The Department of Public Safety has provided information on an auto vs. motorcycle accident that reportedly occurred on July 4.
James Lee Hilton, Nocona, was driving a 2019 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and Daniel Parra, Chico, was driving a 2018 Ford Fiesta. Both vehicles were north on State Highway 101 outside Sunset with the motorcycle behind the car.
Parra was attempting to turn left on Farm-to-Market Road 2265 when the motorcyclist attempted to unsafely pass to the left states the report. The bike struck the left side of the Fiesta. Both vehicles came to rest off the roadway on the northwest corner of SH 101 and FM 2265.
Hilton was transported to Denton Medical City with
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