NEWS
Law officers search nearly 6 hours for missing man, 73
A 73-year-old Sunset man being treated for dementia was reported missing by his family Thursday evening, but he was found almost six hours later with only minor injuries.
Law enforcement officers, along with volunteer firefighters and state game wardens assisted with the search.
Montague County Chief Deputy Jack Lawson said Roxanne Justice reported her husband, Carroll Marion Justice missing at 5:10 p.m. on Dec. 5. Their residence is located on Sunset School Road and Justice was last seen sitting on the porch of the home.
Staff from the sheriff’s office, along with firefighters from Sunset Fire Department and Nocona Fire Departments arrived to assist along with a K-9 unit. Nocona Fire and one of the game wardens each assisted with their drones that helped in the search.
Lawson said K-9 units initially tracked the missing man providing a direction of travel, which the searchers did not have. One of the game wardens then deployed a thermal drone and about 10:30 p.m. the man was located about half a mile from home.
The man had fallen and was unable to get up. Lawson said Justice was cold and wet, but safe. He was transported by Bowie EMS to Wise Health System.
On Friday city officials reported the intersection at Rock and Pillar was closed due to a sinkhole in the street. This area has been experiencing major drainage problems for many years damaging culverts and the street asphalt and concrete, with a portion of the street collapsing earlier in the spring. Drivers should avoid this area.
The Nocona City Council approved a trio of Nocona Economic Development Corporation requests and considered infrastructure work questioned by a city council.
Councilors met on June 10. Two of the NEDC requests had already been presented with the timeclock for comment started. With that time limit over, the requests were finalized.
The Type A and B Boards will spend $19,225 at the Indian Oaks Golf Club for equipment, aerifying and top dressing the greens and batteries for rental carts. It also will expend $20,000 to the Nocona Chisholm Trail Rodeo Arena Committee to build new concrete bleachers, railings, fence and platform.
The third NEDC request is a new one related to a Type B board loan of $200,000 to Amy and Chris Nunneley for a new apartment and office construction project.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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