NEWS
New grand jury panel delayed until February
The court system was already backlogged, but the COVID-19 pandemic has caused delays for the past 10 months which will impact the judicial process for the next several years.
For Montague County the grand jury panel usually convenes on the second Monday of the month. For December it was cancelled once again due to a lack of panelists reported District Attorney Casey Polhemus. The panel has been cancelled several times this year primarily due to the pandemic and a lack of jurors being available.
In Texas a grand jury is empaneled for a six-month term. A Grand Jury Commission selects a slate of potential grand jurors who are in turn called for duty. The first dozen who qualify and accept the appointment are empaneled.
If the present panel had met in December it would have been their final session with January the time for a new grand jury selection process.
Polhemus said District Judge Jack McGaughey is concerned about having that many people who would be called in the courtroom.
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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