NEWS
Traffic stop yields large meth haul, 1 jailed
A 30-year-old Vernon woman was arrested this week with more than $7,500 of methamphetamine and ecstasy pills in her possession, and may additional charges from possible involvement with area drug trafficking.
Sgt. Bob Blackburn said the arrest occurred during an early morning traffic stop on Sept. 27 made by Patrol Officer Cameron Hughes. The driver was Rebecca Hulen. After checking her license, Hughes found Hulen’s driver’s license had been suspended with a previous conviction and she was placed under arrest.
When asked if she needed to take anything from her vehicle, Hughes said the suspect took her phone and wallet, but left her purse in the floor of the car.
As the officers began the inventory of the vehicle, Hughes lifted the purse and saw a large clear bag containing clear crystals he believed to be methamphetamine. A smaller clear bag was next to it with similar crystals.
According to the arrest affidavit, when the officer asked Hulen about the items, she said the car nor the purse were hers. When he showed her the bags, she agreed they looked like meth.
Hulen’s social security card along with digital scales also were located in the same purse. Hulen then reportedly stated everything in the vehicle was hers.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie 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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