NEWS
High-speed car chase flies through downtown Bowie; two jailed
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
A high-speed chase that began in Denton County and crossed three counties finally came to an end in Bowie Thursday afternoon after the suspect, driving in excess of 80 mph, blew through lights and around vehicles, sped into a residential area, parked the smoking vehicle and fled the scene.
Law officers from across the area converged into Bowie as the chase ensued followed by the manhunt for two suspects. In the end, two men were captured and arrested, along with a female suspect who allegedly came to pick up one of the men.
Jack Lawson, chief deputy for the Montague County Sheriff’s office, said local lawmen became involved around 4 p.m. as those chasing the suspect vehicle, a Dodge Charger, reported it was heading into Bowie.
A Denton County sheriff’s deputy reportedly ran the tag of the vehicle, and it came back showing felony warrants for the registered owner Kenton Malik Brack, 24, Rockwall. Lawson said during the reporting somewhere along the way it came across as a stolen vehicle, which was the assumption the SO staff was under.
“The Department of Public Safety had a hard time keeping up as he drove north on U.S. Highway 287 traveling anywhere from 80 to 100 mph. He got all the way to Bellevue when he turned on Belknap Road and eventually came out on U.S. 81, where he traveled south toward Bowie,” explained Lawson.
The young woman pictured. Jazmyn Webb, was arrested after she allegedly arrived at the scene to pick up her reportedly boyfriend, Kenton Brack. The man in the car with him was released.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
Members of the Bowie City Council will face a brief agenda when they meet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 13 in the council chambers.
Following routine reports and consent agenda items, the council will consider a resolution authorizing submission of the city’s 2027/2028 Texas Community Development Block Grant application to the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Then council members will consider approving Bob Blackburn for appointment as a reserve police officer with the Bowie Police Department.
Following an executive session, the council will discuss and potentially take action regarding the annual employment evaluations and duties of both the City Secretary and the Municipal Court Judge.
After nearly three months of no rain, Mother Nature brought the showers this past week.
Downtown Bowie rain reports varied from 7 to 8 inches, while the Saint Jo area reported a 10-inch total. The city water plant in Bowie reported 5.55 inches on Sept. 30 with 1.6 Oct. 1-3.
Nocona saw a total of 6.31 inches of rain across Sept. 26 to Oct. 3.
On Oct. 6, Lake Amon G. Carter saw a level of 917.39 mean sea level rising to 81.31% full. Just one week earlier the lake was 73.6% full, while one year ago it was 94.01%. The lake is full at 920msl.
Lake Nocona was 73.7% full at 823.02 on Oct 6. One week earlier it was 70.41% full and one year ago it was 92.41%. The lake is full at 827.5 msl.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
One Montague County City has joined the battle against any data centers being built in this county and there is a petition drive underway to urge the commissioner’s court to keep data centers out of Montague County.
At a Sept. 28 called meeting of the Saint Jo City Council, officials unanimously approved a resolution stating its opposition to the “siting, permitting, construction or operation of data centers and similar hyperscale computing facilities within the city limits or the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.”
City Secretary Debbie Dennis said several citizens approached Councilor Jack Dunn about their data center concerns and he helped prepare a resolution. The council gave unanimous support.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
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