NEWS
Benton believes law enforcement career laid the groundwork to be JP2
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
After retiring in August 2017 from a 30-year career in law enforcement one would have thought Kevin Benton was ready to enjoy a little
The weeks leading up to his Jan. 1, 2019 swearing in have been hectic as he attends JP training programs and wrapped up work on some cases. The 61-year-old Benton is enjoying being back in his home county working and he is excited about the next chapter of his career.
Benton has lived in Bowie since 1977 when his family moved here from Colorado. He and his wife of nearly 40 years, Cindy, raised two children, Eric and Laura, and they are looking forward to their first grandchild in May from Eric and his wife.
His law enforcement career began with the Montague County Sheriff’s Office in 1986 as a patrol deputy. He moved up the ranks to
Benton went back to law enforcement at the Wise County Sheriff’s Office in 2010, where he worked in several capacities before retiring as chief deputy in 2017.
While reconnecting with old friends he had not seen while working out of
“The DA’s office asked if I could just look at a few case files and then Marshall asked me to look at some cold cases. Before long I was busy. Then I had some people ask me to run for the JP’s job. I started looking into it and decided that would be a good position for the end of my career where I could put my knowledge and experience to work,” explained Benton.
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There was a small turnout for the Oct 29 town hall meeting to explain the new emergency transportation plan being offered to residential utility customers in the City of Bowie.
About 25 citizens attended the session at the community center where Will Winters of MASA discussed the plan that will offered to customers and paid for through a $7.75 fee collected on the city utility bill. Every meter is auto enrolled in the plan, but customers can opt out by filling out a form on the city website or at the city finance office.
Customers will have until Nov. 11 as the deadline to opt out before the fee becomes effective on Dec. 1. There also is a process in effective to opt out at a later time. Opting out in the first 90 days qualifies you for a full bill credit refund, but after 90 days, previous fees are non-refundable.
(Top image – Bowie citizens listen to MASA representative Will Winters about details of the program at the city hall MASA meeting Oct. 29.)
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The Supertunia Tiara duo debuted in 2025 and in this brief amount of time has become the darling of the landscape. The love and admiration from gardeners across the country including my area of West Georgia and East Alabama has been nothing short of wow.
As much as gardeners treasure their Supertunia Vista Bubblegum petunias, Supertunia Pink Tiara and Blue Tiara are here to say look at me! Oh yes, and both are building a trophy case with awards.
At first, it would seem the Supertunia Tiara Petunias were designed with the artist gardener in mind. While that could be true it is most likely that these petunias are so unique and beautiful that any combination or application you try simply looks ready for canvas.
Read the full Garden Guy column in your Thursday Bowie News.
The Bowie City Council approved a $950,000 project to improve the walking path at Pelham Park on Oct. 27.
Bowie Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Janis Crawley said the upcoming project will repave 26,277 square feet of pathway in concrete, spanning about 0.6 miles in length.
The work covers the trail section northeast of the Blade, curving past the soccer fields and toward the swimming pool.
Another section goes around the pool and sport courts, then back down toward the Blade. The project will also widen the trail section to eight feet and add a new 36-foot bridge.
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