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Montague County Grand Jury takes no action on Hall case

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The Montague County Grand Jury took no action on a referral case submitted by the Bowie Police Department regarding a Feb. 1 incident between Bowie High School Coach Chuck Hall and a 14-year-old male student.
There were a total of 20 cases presented to the grand jury on Monday. Along with the no action case there were four no bills where the panel declined to indict, 13 indictments and the remaining two sealed awaiting the arrest of suspects.
Polhemus said when there is no arrest in a case it is called a referral, but it does not change the presentation of the facts from the investigation. The grand jury declined to take any action.
According to the Bowie Police offense report the student threw a dodge ball at Hall striking him in the face. Hall then reportedly yelled at the teen to get out of his class in the gym and the boy ran to the other side of the gym with Hall following him. Based on the report witnesses were unclear if Hall stopped the teen or the boy fell down on his own, but video indicated they were on the ground with Hall on top of the teen. The coach then allegedly pulled the boy up by his shoulders and made him leave the gym.

Read the full list of grand jury indictments in the mid-week Bowie News.

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City staff examines new generators for water plant

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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)

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Council takes no action on litigation issue

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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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Motorcyclist injured in July 4th wreck

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The Department of Public Safety has provided information on an auto vs. motorcycle accident that reportedly occurred on July 4.
James Lee Hilton, Nocona, was driving a 2019 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and Daniel Parra, Chico, was driving a 2018 Ford Fiesta. Both vehicles were north on State Highway 101 outside Sunset with the motorcycle behind the car.
Parra was attempting to turn left on Farm-to-Market Road 2265 when the motorcyclist attempted to unsafely pass to the left states the report. The bike struck the left side of the Fiesta. Both vehicles came to rest off the roadway on the northwest corner of SH 101 and FM 2265.
Hilton was transported to Denton Medical City with

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