NEWS
TxDOT working around the clock
All Nine Counties: Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young.
Date: January 26, 2026, 3:00PM
WICHITA FALLS DISTRICT – It was a very productive day for TxDOT crews. Primary
highways in the District have at least one lane cleared. Howevwer, many still have patchy snow
and ice. Drivers also need to slow down on ramps, frontage roads, and intersections. They get
fewer passes with a snowplow which is trying to clear lanes on a freeway facility.
Wichita Falls: I-44, US 287, AND US 82 (Kell Fwy) in Wichita Falls have all lanes open. Traffic is
moving very well.
Gainesville: The mainlanes on I-35 in Gainesville are plowed and traffic is moving at moderate
speeds. However, the frontage roads and ramps on I-35 are still covered at this hour. Frontage
roads and ramps will be cleared tonight. Plows on US 82 in Gainesville are working hard on
getting one lane open and passable. Travel is difficult and discouraged.
While snowplows made process today on primary and secondary roads, they were unable to
work much on the Farm to Markets and lesser travel roadways in our nine-county region.
The entire district is concerned with refreezing tonight. Please be extremely cautious and expect
patchy ice or snow on bridges and overpasses. Black ice is possible since solar radiation
provided some melting even while temperatures were well below freezing.
Motorists should consult DriveTexas.Org and weather forecasts before leaving home.
DriveTexas will also show TxDOT Traffic Cameras from all over the state.
TxDOT will remain on duty 24 hours a day with no estimate of when we will return to normal
operations.
#
Remember to follow the Wichita Falls District in our Facebook page,
@TxDOTWichitaFalls and on X/Twitter, @ @TxDOTWF .
If you experience an emergency on the road, call 9-1-1 for help and stay buckled up inside your vehicle.
A Wednesday morning rollover on State Highway 59caused a vehicle to catch fire but had no injuries.
Montague County Public Information Officer Sgt. Aaron Randle said the call came in around 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of SH 59 and Nobile Road. When Montague Volunteer Fire Department firefighters arrived, the 2008 Chevy pickup had rolled over and was fully enguled in flames. The17-year-old adult driver was out of the vehicle.
Brandle said the fire was under control at 8:06 a.m. Bowie Emergency Medical Services was also on the scene.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The City of Nocona has been nominated as a rural Opportunity Zone by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Mayor Christopher Nunneley said they will begin “pitching” this federal tax angle to potential businesses.”
At a Tuesday afternoon press conference Nunneley, Donna Culpepper, executive director for the Nocona Economic Development Corporation and Michelle Page of the Nocona Chamber of Commerce announced the nomination and offered a brief overview of the federal tax incentives that can become available.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Remember Sept. 11 2001, 25 years later
While history will remember Sept. 11, 2001 among the darkest days in America’s history, it also is a day marked not only by tremendous heroism and bravery by first responders, but also every day Americans from all walks of life who showed the world our country would not be intimidated by terrorism.
There were 2,996 people killed during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 including 343 firefighters and paramedics, 23 New York city police officers and 37 Port Authority police officers. Tens of thousands more suffered in the aftermath due to exposure to chemicals and industrial debris.
The Bowie News editor asked some local lawmen, firefighters, a pilot and two retired FBI agents their memories of this tragic day and how their jobs were impacted by the events. We thank them for sharing their reflections.
Read the full feature in your Thursday Bowie News.
-
NEWS3 years agoSuspect indicted, jailed in Tia Hutson murder
-
NEWS4 years ago2 hurt, 1 jailed after shooting incident north of Nocona
-
NEWS4 years agoWreck takes the life of BHS teen, 16
-
NEWS3 years agoSO investigating possible murder/suicide
-
NEWS3 years agoMurder unsolved – 1 year later Tia Hutson’s family angry, frustrated with no arrest
-
Show us something good9 years agoCountry music star children perform in Bowie
-
100th Birthday4 years agoLooking back at the 1958 Centennial edition of The Bowie News
-
NEWS3 years ago
Sheriff’s office called out to infant’s death