NEWS
Nocona man dies in one-vehicle wreck
A 48-year-old Nocona man was killed in a single-vehicle accident north of Bowie on U.S. 287 near Leona Road.
The Texas Department of Public Safety reports the accident occurred about 10:40 a.m. on Dec. 1. Jeff Tomkins was the victim and the sole occupant in the car.
Tomkins was traveling north on U.S. Highway 287 between Bowie and Bellevue when his 2000 Toyota passenger car left the roadway, drove into a concrete culvert and then struck a tree head-on at highway speed.
The trooper reports the preliminary investigation and eye witness accounts indicate Tomkins may have suffered a medical problem while driving, causing his vehicle to leave the roadway.
Tompkins was pronounced dead at the scene by a justice of the peace and he was sent to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner for autopsy. The DPS said Tomkins was wearing his safety belt. The crash is still under investigation.
Photo by Rosie Cole
On Friday city officials reported the intersection at Rock and Pillar was closed due to a sinkhole in the street. This area has been experiencing major drainage problems for many years damaging culverts and the street asphalt and concrete, with a portion of the street collapsing earlier in the spring. Drivers should avoid this area.
The Nocona City Council approved a trio of Nocona Economic Development Corporation requests and considered infrastructure work questioned by a city council.
Councilors met on June 10. Two of the NEDC requests had already been presented with the timeclock for comment started. With that time limit over, the requests were finalized.
The Type A and B Boards will spend $19,225 at the Indian Oaks Golf Club for equipment, aerifying and top dressing the greens and batteries for rental carts. It also will expend $20,000 to the Nocona Chisholm Trail Rodeo Arena Committee to build new concrete bleachers, railings, fence and platform.
The third NEDC request is a new one related to a Type B board loan of $200,000 to Amy and Chris Nunneley for a new apartment and office construction project.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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