NEWS
Tragic accidents claim two lives: Woman dies after crash; boy age two drowns
A pair of tragic accidents this week claimed the life of a longtime Bowie woman in a car-18-wheeler wreck on Tuesday night, while a two-year-old boy drowned in a pond south of Bowie Thursday afternoon.
Accident
A 26-year-old Bowie woman died Wednesday from injuries she received in a two-vehicle accident Tuesday night.
Department of Public Safety Public Information Officer Dan Buesing said Chelsea Maria Cleveland was pronounced dead about 3 p.m. on Wednesday at United Regional.
The collision occurred about 10 p.m. on May 10 on Farm-to-Market 174 just west of U.S. Highway 287, northwest of Bowie.
Drowning
Montague County Sheriff Paul Cunningham said an ambulance was paged out to 503 Feed Store Road about 2:30 p.m. on May 12 for a possible drowning.
Family members found Johnny Case Smith, son of Sarah Smith, unresponsive in the pond.
Emergency personnel transported him to Wise Regional Health Care Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Read the full stories in the weekend News.
Pictured: Emergency personnel responded to the drowning on Feed Store Road Thursday afternoon. A Bowie ambulance transported Johnny Smith, age two, to Wise Regional after he was found unresponsive in a nearby pond. (Photo by Dani Blackburn)
Bowie ISD –
For – 477
Against – 1308
Forestburg ISD
Prop A – For 98, against 59
Prop A – For 86, against 72
All results preliminary until formally canvassed
The cast and crew of Gold-Burg High School’s state-bound one-act play “Interview,” will present a public show at 4 p.m. on May 5 in the Bowie Junior High Auditorium.
Admission is $5 and there will be a bake sale to raise funds for travel and other OAP expenses. The show is directed by Linda Fitzner.
The group will travel to Austin to perform on May 13 for the state title. This is the school’s first time to take a play to the state contest.
Pictured above: Cast of “Interview” in rehearsal this week. (Courtesy photo)
Voters in Bowie and Forestburg Independent School Districts will have their say Saturday as both entities offer up bond issues to improve infrastructure.
Early voting came to an end on Tuesday with a total of 1,230 people casting their ballots.
On election day the polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at three locations: Bowie Senior Citizens Center, Forestburg ISD Library and Sunset City Hall. Voters can cast their ballots at any of these locations due to countywide voting.
Read more about both bond proposals in your weekend Bowie News.
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