NEWS
The theft of a pickup in Ringgold led to a high-speed pursuit that spread across Montague and Wise Counties Thursday afternoon, finally ending outside Rhome when the truck stopped in the median after being spiked multiple times.
John Zachary Duke, 26, Ringgold, was arrested at the scene. He has since been charged with complaints of evading arrest and vehicle theft with a total bond of $55,000.
The vehicle theft was reported to the sheriff’s office Thursday around 2 p.m. Chief Deputy Jack Lawson said the owner, Danny Hamilton, said he parked his Ford F-150 pickup in front of his father’s home in Ringgold at 391 Hickory Street.
“He said he just ran in for a minute and when he came back on the porch he saw the man (Duke) going to his pickup and he appeared to be carrying bolt cutters. Hamilton ran toward his truck, but Duke got in, locked the doors and sped away. The owner had to jump out of the way. He had left the keys inside because he expected to come right back out,” explained Lawson.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
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)
No action was taken on a legal issue after members of the Bowie City Council met in a called closed session at 4 p.m. on July 12.
City Secretary Sandy Page said the council met for almost one hour for “consultation with attorney – Midwest Waste Services LLC vs. City of Bowie.
This lawsuit goes back to August 2019 when Midwest sued the city for its action requiring those who receive city water outside the city limits to use the designated waste collector, which is Waste Connections. This was shortly after the city signed a new long-term contract with WC.
The suit was dismissed in June 2020 on two points in the suit, but City Manager Bert Cunningham said a third point remained in mediation.
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