NEWS
Sheriff asks for 2 more deputies, 1 jailer, 1 communications officer, jail software
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Sheriff Marshall Thomas made a pitch for two more deputies, two more jail/communications officers, along with a new jail management software as county budget workshops got underway with the Montague County Commissioner’s Court Monday.
The county elections administrator and justice of the peace two also offered their budget requests to the court.
Thomas and Chief Deputy Jack Lawson offered the requests to the court, with county growth the primary factor for the two additional deputies. The sheriff presented a population-to-officer ratio for Montague, Clay and Archer Counties. The county has 938 square miles with about 20,000 in population. There are 12 sheriff’s deputies serving the county, plus 16 on the Bowie Police, three on Saint Jo Police and five on Nocona Police.
Clay County has 1,117 square miles with 10,500 in population with 18 sheriff’s deputies. Archer County has 925 square miles with 8,500 people. Twelve deputies serve the county, three Holliday police and two Archer City police.
In other figures he stated Bowie is 5.5 square miles with 5,075 people; Nocona, 2.8 square miles with 2,982 people; Saint Jo is one square mile with 863 people and the county has the remaining 928.8 square miles with 11,080 population.
“I ask for two more deputies that will help us maintain what we have, but with 11 subdivisions coming in there will be an increase in workload and at a certain point it is a safety issue. People moving in will see we are understaffed. I would not ask if I didn’t think it was necessary,” said Thomas.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
The Supertunia Tiara duo debuted in 2025 and in this brief amount of time has become the darling of the landscape. The love and admiration from gardeners across the country including my area of West Georgia and East Alabama has been nothing short of wow.
As much as gardeners treasure their Supertunia Vista Bubblegum petunias, Supertunia Pink Tiara and Blue Tiara are here to say look at me! Oh yes, and both are building a trophy case with awards.
At first, it would seem the Supertunia Tiara Petunias were designed with the artist gardener in mind. While that could be true it is most likely that these petunias are so unique and beautiful that any combination or application you try simply looks ready for canvas.
Read the full Garden Guy column in your Thursday Bowie News.
The Bowie City Council approved a $950,000 project to improve the walking path at Pelham Park on Oct. 27.
Bowie Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Janis Crawley said the upcoming project will repave 26,277 square feet of pathway in concrete, spanning about 0.6 miles in length.
The work covers the trail section northeast of the Blade, curving past the soccer fields and toward the swimming pool.
Another section goes around the pool and sport courts, then back down toward the Blade. The project will also widen the trail section to eight feet and add a new 36-foot bridge.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
Montague County voters joined the rest of the state with a tremendous turnout in Tuesday’s elections.
The elections administration office reported with all 10 precincts counted a turnout of 56.01% or 8,732 casting ballots. There are 15,591 registered voters in the county.
While there were no county contested races, there were two city council and two school board elections.
The Bowie City Council has three places on the ballot. Laura Sproles, incumbent, was not challenged for her place two.
Levi Bailey won the precinct one seat with 925 votes. Valerie Thomerson received 328 votes.
In precinct three, Terry Gunter won with 1,027 votes and Glenda Durham was second with 383
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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