NEWS
Murder suspect jailed – Ex-boyfriend indicted for Tia Hutson’s murder
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Greg Bell, a former boyfriend of Tia Hutson, was arrested this week and charged with her murder, which occurred more than a year ago in Saint Jo.
Bell, 56, was indicted on Nov. 13 in the death of Hutson who was 50 at the time of her death. The 97th District Attorney’s office reported the Texas Rangers arrested Bell for first-degree murder on Nov. 14 and took him to the county jail where he remained on Thursday with $750,000 bond. He also had seven other Class C misdemeanor warrants for various complaints.
The grand jury indictment stated Hutson’s death was caused by “striking on her head with a hard object.”
This was the first murder in Saint Jo since 1986 and it shocked the small town, which is generally a quiet, rural city. A neighbor found Hutson in her home severely beaten and raped on Aug. 5, 2022. Six days later she died from her injuries.
Hutson’s son, Trevor Riley, called Bell’s arrest a “first step,” that relieves a lot of stress for his family. The family moved out of Saint Jo due to fear of any suspect.
“I’m sure the Bell family is feeling some measure of the horror and loss that we felt, my heart goes out to them. For those of us left behind, the Christian thing to do is to let go of our anger and fear and try to forgive. It’s up to the justice department to remember that my mom doesn’t have that opportunity.
A Wednesday morning rollover on State Highway 59caused a vehicle to catch fire but had no injuries.
Montague County Public Information Officer Sgt. Aaron Randle said the call came in around 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of SH 59 and Nobile Road. When Montague Volunteer Fire Department firefighters arrived, the 2008 Chevy pickup had rolled over and was fully enguled in flames. The17-year-old adult driver was out of the vehicle.
Brandle said the fire was under control at 8:06 a.m. Bowie Emergency Medical Services was also on the scene.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The City of Nocona has been nominated as a rural Opportunity Zone by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Mayor Christopher Nunneley said they will begin “pitching” this federal tax angle to potential businesses.”
At a Tuesday afternoon press conference Nunneley, Donna Culpepper, executive director for the Nocona Economic Development Corporation and Michelle Page of the Nocona Chamber of Commerce announced the nomination and offered a brief overview of the federal tax incentives that can become available.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Remember Sept. 11 2001, 25 years later
While history will remember Sept. 11, 2001 among the darkest days in America’s history, it also is a day marked not only by tremendous heroism and bravery by first responders, but also every day Americans from all walks of life who showed the world our country would not be intimidated by terrorism.
There were 2,996 people killed during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 including 343 firefighters and paramedics, 23 New York city police officers and 37 Port Authority police officers. Tens of thousands more suffered in the aftermath due to exposure to chemicals and industrial debris.
The Bowie News editor asked some local lawmen, firefighters, a pilot and two retired FBI agents their memories of this tragic day and how their jobs were impacted by the events. We thank them for sharing their reflections.
Read the full feature in your Thursday Bowie News.
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