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Injured man taken to JPS after being beaten; cash taken

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Four local citizens were arrested during the past week after they allegedly lured a Fort Worth man to the Bowie area, beat him with a baseball bat and then stole his wallet all to “teach him a lesson.” Chris Hughes, investigator with the Montague County Sheriff’s Office, said the original report of an injured robbery victim came out of Wise County on Aug. 17.

Jay Logan Williams, 39, Fort Worth, was identified as the victim of assault and robbery. He was transported to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth with facial fractures, a broken leg and other injuries, said Hughes.

Arrested in connection with the case late this past week were Chad Cox, Marcy Howard, Derek Joseph and Kyle Mitchell. They have been charged with complaints of aggravated assault and engaging in organized criminal activity. Read the full story in the mid-week News.

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City closes lake due to localized flooding

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Bowie School Board to review superintendent candidate applications

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Members of the Bowie Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. on June 16.
The big item on the agenda is the review of superintendent candidate applications and consider possible interview choice. Superintendent Blake Enlow resigned on May 23 and Assistant Superintendent Lee Ann Farris has been serving as the interim.
That item will be in executive session along with professional educator contracts that need to be considered.
On the regular agenda Farris will update the board on education bills passed by the 89th Texas Legislature and their budget impacts, as well as discipline impacts. A budget workshop will be considered. She also will provide information on state assessment and board goals.
Campus administrators and directors will provide updates, along with the finance director.
In action items the board will review Texas Association of School Board update 124, consider changes to the 12-month and 11 employee dates and consider the purchase of a new band trailer not to exceed $80,000.

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Bowie News will be 1 day late due to June 19 holiday

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Due to the June 19 Juneteenth federal holiday the U.S. Post Office will be closed, which moves then Thursday Bowie News to a delivery date on Friday. It will be available in the stores at its regular time.

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