NEWS
Man dies from gunshot, one man jailed
Terry Richards was arrested at the scene of shooting death Sunday night. The arrest was on an outstanding warrant from Wise County, not related to the shooting.
A shots fired call Sunday night in Oak Shores outside Nocona resulted in the death of a 49-year-old man and the arrest of Terry Lee Richards on an outstanding warrant.
Montague County Sheriff Paul Cunningham state in a Monday morning press release that at 9:17 p.m. on Sunday the sheriff’s office received a call of gunshots at 165 Walnut Road. At the same time Richards, 60, called the sheriff’s office and said he had shot someone.
Upon arrival sheriff’s deputies and Texas Game Warden Chase McAninch found J.C. Brown, 49, had been shot. He was transported to Nocona General Hospital where he was pronounced dead by Justice of the Peace David Allen.
The sheriff said Richards was arrested on an outstanding warrant from the Wise County Sheriff’s Office. The warrant was for driving while license invalid with previous conviction. He bonded out on Monday with a $1,000 bond.
Cunningham said they were assisted by the Wise County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit. This case is still under investigation and it will be referred to the district attorney’s office.
The board of directors of the Amon Carter Lake Water Supply Corporation will meet at 6 p.m. at Carter Lake Baptist Church 4759 FM 1125.
Agenda items include an engineer’s presentation and resolution workshop with Daniel Deweber and Prairie Branch Properties.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Seeing your preliminary property values has the potential to make you cry, but coupled with rumors about homestead exemptions changed or eliminated has made the arrival even more dramatic.
Last week those preliminary property tax value notices began arriving in mailboxes across Montague County. Some 9,066 statements were sent out by the Montague County Tax Appraisal District along with 4,689 oil and gas notices by Pritchard and Abbott.
Overall county values went up 9% based on the preliminary values for 2025.
For many it was shock to open that envelope as values jumped in almost every taxing entity.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
After six years as superintendent of Bowie Independent School District and a total of 14 years in the district, Superintendent Blake Enlow announced his resignation on May 5, effective May 23.
In an email to district staff, Enlow said “Serving as your superintendent has been one of the most meaningful and rewarding chapters of my professional life…Together, we have faced challenges, celebrated successes and worked tirelessly to provide an excellent education for every student in our care.”
The superintendent continued the decision was not made lightly and stems from personal and professional considerations.
He anticipates the board will meet, possibly next week, to discuss a plan to begin a superintendent search.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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