NEWS

Hutson murder trial may go in October

Published

3 years ago

03/30/2024

Greg Bell appeared in 97th District March 25 for a pretrial hearing for his trial in the Aug. 5, 2022 murder of Tia Hutson.
District Attorney Casey Hall said there was nothing out of the ordinary with the hearing as the defense asked for an investigator, which she said is “pretty typical on major cases.”
“We haven’t officially set it for trial yet, but the defense attorney and I are looking at some time in October,” said Hall.
The 56-year-old Bell was indicted on Nov. 13 and arrested by the Texas Rangers on Nov. 14, 2023 for a charge of first-degree murder. As of Wednesday Bell remained in the Montague County jail on $750,000 in bond.
Bell was a former boyfriend of Tia Hutson, who was 50 at the time of her death. The grand jury indictment stated Hutson’s death was caused by “striking on her head with a hard object.”
A neighbor called 911 after finding Hutson severely beaten and raped at her home in Saint Jo on Aug. 5, 2022. The mother of two died six days later from her injuries.

Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.

Tia Hutson is surrounded by her daughter Kami, mother, Barbara and son Trevor during better times as a family. (Courtesy photo)

COUNTY LIFE

Montague County sees 56.1% voter turnout in midterms

Published

41 minutes ago

11/05/2026

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Montague County voters joined the rest of the state with a tremendous turnout in Tuesday’s elections.
The elections administration office reported with all 10 precincts counted a turnout of 56.01% or 8,732 casting ballots. There are 15,591 registered voters in the county.
While there were no county contested races, there were two city council and two school board elections.
The Bowie City Council has three places on the ballot. Laura Sproles, incumbent, was not challenged for her place two.
Levi Bailey won the precinct one seat with 925 votes. Valerie Thomerson received 328 votes.
In precinct three, Terry Gunter won with 1,027 votes and Glenda Durham was second with 383

Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.

NEWS

Nocona teen dies after apolice chase

Published

48 minutes ago

11/05/2026

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A 15-year-old Nocona boy was killed in a crash following a law enforcement pursuit just after midnight on Nov. 1.
Sgt. Aaron Brandle, public information officer with the Montague County Sheriff’s office, said the crash occurred on Nov. 1 at around 12:21 a.m.
The vehicle in the pursuit crashed in the 3600 block of Cardwell Road in Montague County. The juvenile was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was ejected as a result of the crash.
The release states responding law enforcement personnel immediately initiated life-saving measures at the scene. The juvenile was subsequently transported to Nocona General Hospital, where despite continued life-saving efforts, he was pronounced deceased.

While the authorities have not publicly identified the deceased, several community efforts have been launched to assist the family of AR “Mando” Alcantar, a sophomore at Nocona High School. Students and staff also have taken steps to remember the popular young man.

A Gofundme account also has been sent up under the name Small Town, Big Hearts – Help support the Alcantar Family. It was organized by Kelsey Cabrera.

(Top photo – AR “Mando” Alcantar)

Read the full report in the Thursday Bowie News.

The Bowie News staff apologizes for the error in spelling of the the young man’ s name in the print edition. It stated “Mondo” and that was incorrect. We did not find the error until after press time.