NEWS
Aussie national jailed for drugs
A quartet of Australian nationals traveling across the United States were stopped in Bowie last Friday with one arrested for possession of cocaine.
The arrest occurred on June 30 during a drug interdiction detail on U.S. Highway 287 between Farm-to-Market Road 1125 and State Highway 59.
Detective Bob Blackburn said the “drug checkpoint ahead” sign had been deployed in this area when he saw a red vehicle pass the sign and pull onto the shoulder of the roadway on the southbound side of U.S. 287 about .02 of a mile south of the Texas 59 overpass. The incident lead to the discover of two to three grams of cocaine in the vehicle and the driver being arrested.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
Nocona firefighters battled this large commercial truck blaze on Sunday. It was a large stripe painting truck parked west of Nocona on U.S. 81. There were no injuries and the firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze. (Photos by Tanner Roberts)
A 57-year-old Nocona died in a two-vehicle crash on Farm-to-Market Road 677 on Aug. 9.
According to the Department of Public Safety report, the accident occurred at 12:35 p.m. on Sunday near mile marker 188 on FM 677.
Jamie Lynn Hunter, Nocona, was driving a 2009 Nissan Sentra southbound on FM 677.
The second vehicle was a 2026 Ford F-350 driven by Eric Leslie Florance, 40, Guthrie, OK who was northbound on FM 677. The report states the Nissan crossed into the northbound lane. Florance attempted to avoid a collision, but was unable to avoid the car.
Hunter was pronounced deceased due to her injuries. Florance and two minor passengers, age 13 and 10, were transported to Nocona General Hospital for minor injuries.
During Monday’s commissioner’s court session the panel approved a burn ban for all outdoor burning for up to 90 days. See the full order below.
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