NEWS
City crews tackle 9 water line breaks through the weekend
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
City of Bowie water and street crews were working virtually non-stop throughout the weekend dealing with major water line breaks across the city, one resulting in a partial water boil order expected to run until Thursday.
Public Works Director Stony Lowrance said drought conditions are causing major ground shifts, which move waterlines and for some of the older castiron pipes a small movement can create a major break. All of these breaks were on castiron
The first of nine major line breaks were seen in Saturday’s Bowie News when a 12-inch line cracked at Pecan and Mason on Aug. 10. That section of the street has been closed as they wait to make sure the repair holds and work with the Texas Department of Transportation on repairs to its Farm-to-Market Road 1816 (Pecan).
The next day another leak came to the surface also on Pecan and Mason, but in the intersection on the east side of Mason. It was an eight-inch castiron water line. Repairs began on this Saturday and it was only the beginning of a series of major breaks.
Next was an eight-inch break at Tarrant and Cooper, followed by a line repair and hydrant replacement in the 1300 block of Mill and State Highway 59. Lowrance said there was a crack in the line where it goes into the fire hydrant, so they just repaired both. When this line was shut down it resulted in a boil order for this area north of the break.
A test was run Monday and set to Wichita Falls, and the partial boil order north out of town was lifted Tuesday afternoon.
There was a six-inch line break on Greenwood and Hwy. 59, that created a 12-foot hole under the road.
Read the full story all the weekend repairs in your mid-week Bowie News.
A bubble truck began the 2025 Bowie Public Library’s summer reading program, “Color Our World,” with free programs continuing through July 22.
Summer reading is open to children ages 0-12 and these free programs will be at the Bowie Community Center at 10 a.m. every Tuesday in June and July excluding July 1. Children will be given a reading log to bring with them to each program. Each child also receives a book at the end of the series.
June will be filled with artsy projects. On June 10 there will be bubble painting and baking soda painting and June 17, noodle and pom picture frame art. On June 24 they will make beaded wind chimes.
July 1 will have movie day at the library. This is the only program not to be at the community center.
July 8 enjoy fruit loop sand art, followed by a glow in the dark paint party with Alicia Betts on July 15. The summer reading series concludes with the popular Creature Teacher bringing a variety of animals for all to enjoy on July 11.
Former 97th District Attorney Casey Hall has filed an appeal in her May 13 conviction for misuse of Montague County grant funds.
The appeal was filed with the Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth on May 15, the day after her sentencing where the jury found her guilty of misapplication of fiduciary property and theft by a public servant. The trial had been moved on a change of venue.
On May 14 Hall’s sentence was decided by the same jury and it sentenced her to one year in state jail for the misapplication charge and six years probation for theft by a public servant.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Following approval of the Bowie City Council this past week for construction of new pickle ball courts at Pelham Park, the countdown to a public hearing and the bid process begins.
Ward Wallace, chairman of the 4B Economic Development Corporation, made the presentation to the city council outlining the proposal to build four covered courts in an area west of the Bowie Knife and south of the soccer fields. Along with the courts there will be parking and a portion of the walking trail will be redone. All the new additions also will be handicap accessible.
The 4B board’s request was to spend up to $1.2 million of 4B sales tax funds for the entire project, however, Wallace said they did not anticipate it would be that high as the estimates are running around $880,000.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
The red outlined portion on the lower right of the map shows the future location of the pickleball courts near the Bowie Knife. (Courtesy 4B Board)
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