NEWS
Firefighter killed in crash responding to fire
Duncan Cameron Henderson, 65, member of the Ringgold Volunteer Fire Department, was killed in a one-vehicle rollover accident on Crenshaw Road during the early morning hours of Wednesday when he was responding to a grass fire call.
Members of the Nocona Rural and Ringgold VFDs, along with Nocona EMS responded to the report of a crash at 1:20 a.m. Wednesday. Nocona Rural Chief Rusty Henley said they arrived on scene to find a single male occupant deceased in an apparent single-vehicle rollover crash in a personally owned vehicle.
Henderson was a member of the Ringgold VFD and it appears he had been responding to the fire station for a call just after 9 p.m. on Tuesday when the crash occurred.
The Department of Public Safety is investigating and reports the driver lost control on the dirt road due to high speed and rolled his 2003 Chevrolet pickup.
He was not located until four hours later. Henderson was pronounced dead at the scene. He also was wearing his seatbelt.
Rusty Henley of the Nocona Rural VFD this line of duty death is under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s office.
Henderson has been a member of the Ringgold VFD for five years and served as assistant chief.
Arrangements are pending.
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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