NEWS
DPS provides update on triple-fatality wreck
Officials with the Department of Public Safety provided an update on the three-fatality accident that occurred on March 5 at the Clay and Montague County line.
The crash occurred about 10:30 a.m. on State Highway 59 and Frog Hollar Road where the two counties converge.
Karen Lynette Scott, 49, Bowie, was driving a Jeep SUV north on Hwy. 59 and was the only occupant in her vehicle. The second vehicle, a 2018 Ford Expedition, was traveling south on Hwy. 59.
Scott and two passengers in the Ford, Clifford Brooks, 69, Stafford, and Jose Juan Garza, 44, Houston, were pronounced dead at the scene.
The DPS reports for unknown reasons the Jeep failed to drive in a single lane of traffic and entered the southbound lane of traffic in a curve. The Jeep struck the Expedition in the southbound lane.
Two people in the Expedition were transported from the scene with serious injuries. Driver Tom Nguyen, 54, Houston, was airlifted to a Denton hospital, while Juan Javier Flores Jr., 39, Houston, was transported by ambulance to Central Hospital of Bowie.
DPS Spokesman Dan Buesing said Thursday there were no updates on their condition.
The DPS continues to investigate this accident and reports weather was clear and road conditions were dry.
Family visitation for the Scott family was from 6 to 8 p.m. on March 8 at The White Family Funeral Home. There was no funeral service. See Mrs. Scott’s full obituary in the weekend Bowie News.
NEWS
Repairs prompt boil order
A boil water order was implemented Monday afternoon for the area served at U.S. Highway 81 from Parker Drive to Old Bowie Lake as water line repairs were made. The order remains in place today. If you are affected by this order and need bottled water call 940-977-4941.
NEWS
Elevated fire danger today
City of Bowie officials report Montague County, TX will be under an ELEVATED FIRE THREAT today. Please be careful. Hear Audio Alert:https://hrpow.us/H9U9gWU
A heat advisory also continues until 8 p.m. tonight. Remember to check on pets and older neighbors. Stay safe.
Photo of a previous grass fire, Bowie News file photo.
NEWS
County finalizes the proposed tax rate, budget
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
While the budget was the primary topics for the Montague County Commissioners on Aug. 10, there were several other topics handled by the court.
Tax Assessor Collector Kathy Phillips presented the certification of value and rates for the 2026 taxes. The certified net values are $3,017,685,102 with rolling railroad stock at $15,954,716.
The county’s total taxable value is $3,033,639,818. Total appraised is $7,930,674,437, total assessed at $3,629,932,719 and total taxable value of new property at $93,632,505.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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