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
The regular meeting of the Bowie City Council for July 22 has been cancelled. City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris will be attending the Texas Public Power Association conference.
City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
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