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Three-vehicle accident kills BHS teen, father seriously injured
CORRECTION – On today’s page 1A of The Bowie, the photo identified as Bailey McGlothlin is not the teen, but a different member of the team. We apologize for this error and any harm it may have caused.
By BARBARA GREEN
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A Bowie High School student was killed and her father seriously injured in a three-vehicle accident south of Bellevue in Clay County on Friday.
Bailey Layne McGlothlin was the 15-year-old daughter of James McGlothlin, Bowie, and Kesha Axtell, Nocona. The teen had just completed a successful freshman year as a Bowie Jackrabbit where she excelled in athletics and other areas.
Family visitation will be 5-7 p.m. on June 7 at the White Family Funeral Home, with a celebration of her life at 3 p.m. on June 8 in the high school gymnasium.
The family has asked in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Walker Stallcup Scholarship fund.
The accident occurred shortly after noon on May 31 .25 miles south of Bellevue on U.S. 287. It was something of a chain reaction accident involving a car and two tractor-trailer semi-trucks.
The Department of Public Safety reports in its preliminary investigation that Donald Anthony Shelton Jr., 47, Houston, driving a 2020 truck tractor towing a semi-trailer was stopped on the right shoulder of U.S. 287.
James Clifton McGlothlin, 48, Fort Worth, was driving a Chevrolet Malibu south on U.S. 287 and the DPS states he failed to drive in a single lane. The Malibu struck the back of the truck on the shoulder and spun clockwise in the travel lane, and then struck the trailer of a third vehicle driven by Matthew Gavin Lowe, 45, Decatur, AL. Lowe was driving a 2017 truck tractor towing a semi-trailer.
The McGlothlin vehicle came to rest across both southbound lanes. His passenger, Bailey, was pronounced dead at the scene due to injuries sustained in the crash.
James McGlothlin was transported to Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth with incapacitating injuries according to the DPS. The truck drivers were uninjured. The Bowie News has been unable to obtain an update on McGlothlin from the DPS.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
A major crash on East Wise in front of the Second Monday parking on July 11 shut down traffic for several hours in the morning and sent two people to the Bowie emergency room.
The accident occurred at 9:53 a.m. Thursday at 1616 E. Wise involving a large sign installation truck and an SUV.
Briana Rollison, Bowie, was driving a 2001 Ford Expedition east in the 1600 block of E. Wise and the large truck from Turner Signs System of Richland Hills was traveling west on East Wise driven by Joshua Thompson.
The preliminary accident report states Thompson lost control of the vehicle crossing the double yellow line striking the SUV in front of the Parker Properties and Farm Services Building. The SUV was knocked into the ditch and later made it back on the roadway.
The truck rolled on the passenger side and slid about 50-100 feet west of the incident location. Skid marks from the truck were observed to start approximately 300-350 feet east of the crash location.
See the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
By BARBARA GREEN
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Bowie City Councilors this week got their first look at the 2024-25 proposed budget seeing a balanced plan with a total operational budget of $23,296,885 in expenses, which is a little more than $1.4 million above the previous year’s budget.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris said Monday night the budget looks “eerily familiar” to last year, despite adding a few equipment purchases. City Manager Bert Cunningham said he had already slashed more than $300,000 from the department requests in order to get a balanced budget.
The utility fund is balanced with expenses of $12,595,995 and revenues projected at $12,601,000. In the general fund revenues are projected at $10,705,568 with expenses at $10,700,890. Total budget expenses are $23,296,885 and overall revenue projected at $23,306,568. Cunningham said it leaves a small margin to set forth a balanced budget.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
Top photo: New chip and seal was laid on Elba and Lamb this week repairing well-worn roads near the Nelson/Mill drainage project. (Photo by Barbara Green)
By BARBARA GREEN
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Few additional details have been released in connection with the Tuesday theft arrest of 97th District Attorney Casey Hall, and in a statement to the media the DA called the allegations “unfounded.”
The Montague County Grand Jury issued an indictment for Hall following the presentation of evidence in the case Monday by Assistant Attorney General Matthew Shawhan. The indictment is the result of an investigation initiated by county officials.
The indictment is for theft of property $2,500-$30,000 in value. Sheriff Marshall Thomas served the arrest warrant Tuesday afternoon. Justice of the Peace Two Jack Pigg arraigned Hall at the jail after her arrest at 2:33 p.m. She was released on $5,000 bond, which was set by retired District Judge Jack McGaughey on Monday.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
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