NEWS
Man drowns in RWP park pond
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
A 23-year-old McKinney man died after the pickup he was driving went into a “swimming hole” at Rednecks with Paychecks and he drowned.
Montague County Sheriff Marshall Thomas said the incident occurred at 3:27 a.m. on March 19 on the Rednecks with Paychecks property outside Saint Jo. This was the weekend of the spring break event.
“The driver, Ian Miller, 23, McKinney, was reportedly driving through a mud pit when he went over an embankment and drove into the swimming hole where his vehicle began to sink in the water,” explained the sheriff.
Witnesses said they saw him leave the mud pit and drive into the 28-foot deep pond used for swimming. Thomas said people saw the lights of his vehicle and several jumped in trying to get to him, but they could not.
Sheriff Marshall Thomas also is questioning why the event did not obtain a mass gathering permit, which he is exploring.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
Members of the Bowie Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. on June 16.
The big item on the agenda is the review of superintendent candidate applications and consider possible interview choice. Superintendent Blake Enlow resigned on May 23 and Assistant Superintendent Lee Ann Farris has been serving as the interim.
That item will be in executive session along with professional educator contracts that need to be considered.
On the regular agenda Farris will update the board on education bills passed by the 89th Texas Legislature and their budget impacts, as well as discipline impacts. A budget workshop will be considered. She also will provide information on state assessment and board goals.
Campus administrators and directors will provide updates, along with the finance director.
In action items the board will review Texas Association of School Board update 124, consider changes to the 12-month and 11 employee dates and consider the purchase of a new band trailer not to exceed $80,000.
Due to the June 19 Juneteenth federal holiday the U.S. Post Office will be closed, which moves then Thursday Bowie News to a delivery date on Friday. It will be available in the stores at its regular time.
-
NEWS3 years ago2 hurt, 1 jailed after shooting incident north of Nocona
-
NEWS2 years agoSuspect indicted, jailed in Tia Hutson murder
-
NEWS2 years agoSO investigating possible murder/suicide
-
NEWS2 years agoWreck takes the life of BHS teen, 16
-
NEWS2 years agoMurder unsolved – 1 year later Tia Hutson’s family angry, frustrated with no arrest
-
NEWS2 years ago
Sheriff’s office called out to infant’s death
-
NEWS2 years agoBowie Police face three-hour standoff after possible domestic fight
-
NEWS3 years ago
Driver stopped by a man running into the street, robbed at knifepoint