NEWS
Stepfather accused of shooting child age 3
What began as a tragic handgun accident Tuesday afternoon turned violent as the stepfather of three-year-old Dominic Tra’Juan Castro, was arrested Wednesday night and accused of capital murder in the boy’s shooting death.
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call at 2:56 p.m. on May 17 from a travel trailer located at 4784 Buffalo Springs Road in the Joy/Vashti area. The 911 caller reported the three-year-old boy had been shot in the head and was believed to be dead.
Castro was the child of one of the trailer’s occupants, Veronica Castro. Sheriff Kenny Lemons described George Coty Wayman, 18, as the child’s stepfather.
Emergency medical personnel arrived on the scene and the child was transported to United Regional Health System in Wichita Falls. The boy died from his injuries at 10:34 a.m. the next day. Further investigation found the witness stories did not connect, and officers discovered Wayman had threatened to shoot the child if he did not stop jumping on the bed.
Read the full story in the weekend News.
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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