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Two people jailed with nearly $7,000 in meth, cocaine
Two people were arrested with nearly $7,000 in methamphetamine and cocaine during a drug interdiction stop on Aug. 4.
Bowie Police Detective Bob Blackburn, along with Officers Paul Majers and Alec Domany and Montague County Sheriff’s Deputy Sgt. Ethan Romine made the traffic stops.
Blackburn said the drug interdiction sign was set up on U.S. Highway 81 near Coggins Road.
The two vehicles appeared to be traveling together with one making what police said was a traffic violation, followed by the second one doing the same thing.
“Drug trafficking is not only becoming more prevalent but coming right through town, not skirting it. Hwy. 81 is becoming a major route for it and they often travel in pairs,” said Blackburn.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
As expected early voting across the nation is hitting record numbers, and Montague County is no exception with 37% of the county’s nearly 16,000 registered voters casting ballots during the first week of early voting.
The early voting process will continue through Nov. 1.
Montague County Elections Administrator Ginger Wall said Monday there have been 5,929 ballots cast as the judges and clerks keep busy with a steady stream of voters. There are a total of 15,654 registered voters in the county.
Early voting will take place Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., courthouse annex location only.
Voting will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 28-Nov. 1 at the Bowie senior center, Nocona Justin Building and Saint Jo Civic Center.
Read more on this story in the mid-week Bowie News.
If you have concerns about emergency medical care and other health care in Bowie, make plans to attend a public meeting at 6 p.m. on Oct. 30 in the Bowie Community Center.
Citizens are invited to discuss ideas on what can be done to initiate a process for another hospital or emergency room in Bowie. As of Oct. 6, Bowie was once more without emergency medical care as the Faith Community Health System closed its emergency room operating just two weeks shy of its one-year anniversary.
Bowie has been without a local hospital or ER since early 2020 when Central Hospital closed. It had operated only a few years, coming in after Bowie Memorial Hospital closed on Nov. 16, 2015.
There will be a moderator and an agenda for discussion. While the meeting is an opportunity to explore all ideas related to this issue, the creation of a taxing hospital district will be discussed and is considered the only way to sustain and subsidize either a hospital or ER.
By BARBARA GREEN
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Montague County Commissioners received an update on the AgriLife Extension program, along with the final 2024 tax roll and final paperwork to purchase four ExpressVote universal voting system units.
Melanie Stott and Justin Hansard, both Montague County AgriLife Extension agents, met with the court Monday to review their major programs of the year. Hansard said their primary programs focused not only on youth, but also senior citizens and landowners.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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