NEWS
Teens attempt to elude police, sheriff’s deputy
A call to an underage drinking party in the 600 block of Hodge late Saturday night led to a brief chase for three teenagers attempting to elude police, and ended with them crashing into a tree and parked vehicle.
Montague County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Jack Lawson said they received a call at 12:40 a.m. on July 15 to assist Bowie Police with a disturbance call at a party where they may be underage drinking and possibly illegal narcotics.
When police and Deputy Joey Stewart arrived, several people were going out the back of the residence and three vehicles came out of the alley behind the residence. Lawson said the deputy turned on his lights as the vehicles entered Rock Street from the alley. Stewart saw a maroon Mustang speed through the intersection at Rock and Nelson and the deputy followed.
The driver almost hit a curb and turned east on Tarrant, where he attempted to turn north on Mill Street. He lost control and struck a tree located in the front yard of the house at 304 N. Mill.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
No action was taken on a legal issue after members of the Bowie City Council met in a called closed session at 4 p.m. on July 12.
City Secretary Sandy Page said the council met for almost one hour for “consultation with attorney – Midwest Waste Services LLC vs. City of Bowie.
This lawsuit goes back to August 2019 when Midwest sued the city for its action requiring those who receive city water outside the city limits to use the designated waste collector, which is Waste Connections. This was shortly after the city signed a new long-term contract with WC.
The suit was dismissed in June 2020 on two points in the suit, but City Manager Bert Cunningham said a third point remained in mediation.
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