NEWS
Lake day ends in tragedy as father dies trying to save his kids
A Sunday afternoon of lake fun ended in tragedy for a Bowie family as a father of two drowned while attempting to rescue his children who had drifted too far from shore.
The 911 call for a possible lost swimmer near Selma Park on Lake Amon G. Carter came in at 12:58 p.m. Sunday to the Montague County Sheriff’s office, which immediately dispatched deputies to the scene. Bowie Police also responded when it was determined there could be a possible drowning.
Police Chief Guy Green said Randall Jack Carpenter, 33, jumped into the water to save his children who had drifted too far out in the water. He, along with his fiance and children, were enjoying the lake during spring break. The fiancée told KAUZ news the children were told to stay in knee-high water, but strong winds came up quickly causing large waves and soon the kids were shouting for help. Their dad ran into the water and started trying to push the kids back toward shore. The fiancée called 911.
Green said Bowie Officers Cody Stone and Esteban Moreno went into the water when they got to the scene trying to get to the kids in more than 10 feet of water.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Pictured above: Family members watch as Texas Parks and Wildlife game warden boats searched for a missing swimming Monday. The body of Randall Jack Carpenter was found around 10 a.m. on Monday. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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.
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