NEWS
Montague County Grand Jury returns indictments
The Montague County Grand Jury returned three indictments in its February session this week, along with two that are sealed awaiting the arrest of suspects.
Betty Y. Bearden, 74, Grand Prairie, indicted on two charges: Possession of a controlled substance less than one gram and abandon/endanger a child criminal negligence, both state jail felonies. The indictment states on Jan. 16, 2022 Bearden engaged in conduct that placed a child younger than 15 in imminent danger of death, bodily injury or physical or mental impairment by driving recklessly with that child and by possessing methamphetamine. The defendant also did not voluntarily deliver the child to designated emergency infant care provider under the Texas Family code. Bonds totaled $2,500.
John Paul Kuykendall, 56, Alvord, indicted for possession of a controlled substance 1-4 grams, a third-degree felony June 20, 2022, bond was $10,000.
Jeffery Lynn Medley, 61, Montague, possession of a controlled substance 1-4 grams, Feb. 21, 2022, bond of $20,000.
A grand jury indictment is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Members of the Bowie City Council will face a brief agenda when they meet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 13 in the council chambers.
Following routine reports and consent agenda items, the council will consider a resolution authorizing submission of the city’s 2027/2028 Texas Community Development Block Grant application to the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Then council members will consider approving Bob Blackburn for appointment as a reserve police officer with the Bowie Police Department.
Following an executive session, the council will discuss and potentially take action regarding the annual employment evaluations and duties of both the City Secretary and the Municipal Court Judge.
After nearly three months of no rain, Mother Nature brought the showers this past week.
Downtown Bowie rain reports varied from 7 to 8 inches, while the Saint Jo area reported a 10-inch total. The city water plant in Bowie reported 5.55 inches on Sept. 30 with 1.6 Oct. 1-3.
Nocona saw a total of 6.31 inches of rain across Sept. 26 to Oct. 3.
On Oct. 6, Lake Amon G. Carter saw a level of 917.39 mean sea level rising to 81.31% full. Just one week earlier the lake was 73.6% full, while one year ago it was 94.01%. The lake is full at 920msl.
Lake Nocona was 73.7% full at 823.02 on Oct 6. One week earlier it was 70.41% full and one year ago it was 92.41%. The lake is full at 827.5 msl.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
One Montague County City has joined the battle against any data centers being built in this county and there is a petition drive underway to urge the commissioner’s court to keep data centers out of Montague County.
At a Sept. 28 called meeting of the Saint Jo City Council, officials unanimously approved a resolution stating its opposition to the “siting, permitting, construction or operation of data centers and similar hyperscale computing facilities within the city limits or the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.”
City Secretary Debbie Dennis said several citizens approached Councilor Jack Dunn about their data center concerns and he helped prepare a resolution. The council gave unanimous support.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
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