NEWS
Three injured in two-truck crash
Nocona area emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of U.S. Highways 81 and 82 about 12:45 p.m. on July 22.
Department of Public Safety Media Communications Officer Sgt. Dan Buesing said the wreck involved Jaime Noe Larin, 50, Crosby, who was westbound on U.S. 82 trying to turn onto Highway 81 turning into the path of Amando Gutierrez Cabrera, 47, Colorado City, who was traveling eastbound on U.S. 82.
Larin was driving a 2012 Ford F-150 pickup and Cabrera a 2009 Dodge pickup. Larin was uninjured.
Cabrera’s injuries were serious, but not life-threatening and he was transported to the hospital. Cabrera’s wife, daughter and niece also were transported to Nocona General Hositpal with minor injuries.
Buesing said everyone was wearing seat belts.
Members of the Bowie City Council will face a brief agenda when they meet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 13 in the council chambers.
Following routine reports and consent agenda items, the council will consider a resolution authorizing submission of the city’s 2027/2028 Texas Community Development Block Grant application to the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Then council members will consider approving Bob Blackburn for appointment as a reserve police officer with the Bowie Police Department.
Following an executive session, the council will discuss and potentially take action regarding the annual employment evaluations and duties of both the City Secretary and the Municipal Court Judge.
After nearly three months of no rain, Mother Nature brought the showers this past week.
Downtown Bowie rain reports varied from 7 to 8 inches, while the Saint Jo area reported a 10-inch total. The city water plant in Bowie reported 5.55 inches on Sept. 30 with 1.6 Oct. 1-3.
Nocona saw a total of 6.31 inches of rain across Sept. 26 to Oct. 3.
On Oct. 6, Lake Amon G. Carter saw a level of 917.39 mean sea level rising to 81.31% full. Just one week earlier the lake was 73.6% full, while one year ago it was 94.01%. The lake is full at 920msl.
Lake Nocona was 73.7% full at 823.02 on Oct 6. One week earlier it was 70.41% full and one year ago it was 92.41%. The lake is full at 827.5 msl.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
One Montague County City has joined the battle against any data centers being built in this county and there is a petition drive underway to urge the commissioner’s court to keep data centers out of Montague County.
At a Sept. 28 called meeting of the Saint Jo City Council, officials unanimously approved a resolution stating its opposition to the “siting, permitting, construction or operation of data centers and similar hyperscale computing facilities within the city limits or the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.”
City Secretary Debbie Dennis said several citizens approached Councilor Jack Dunn about their data center concerns and he helped prepare a resolution. The council gave unanimous support.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
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