NEWS
Bowie Police Departent ‘growing its own’ officers
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Bowie Police are shuffling once more as one officer leaves, a patrol officer shifts to school resource officer and newer officers to the department continue learning the ropes.
Police Chief Guy Green reported Paul Magers, SRO at the elementary, was leaving to take a similar job at Bridgeport Police Department. Green said he hated to lose the officer, but it is hard to compete with positions that pay $20,000 more a year. Magers has been with the department since 2018 and SRO since fall 2019.
Patrol Officer Jerry Dilday has been appointed to the SRO vacancy and is attending his first training for the new post. He has been with the department since April 2019.
BPD is now on the search once more for a patrol officer and Green said it continues to be difficult to get qualified applicants. As July came to a close the chief was happy to report he is talking with an experienced officer he hopes will come on board.
The department is budgeted for nine patrol officers, four SROs, two detectives, the assistant chief and the chief. If they fill the patrol position, the department will be fully staffed for the moment, but the pending retirement of Sgt. Kurt Berryman in October will change things once more. Bowie Independent School Districts pays the majority of the salaries for the SROs, while the city provides the vehicle and equipment. When school is out, the officers work patrol.
The last three positions in the department have been filled by what could be called “grow-your-own officers,” as the department paid for the officers to attend police academy in return for a three-year commitment to work at Bowie PD.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The City of Nocona has been nominated as a rural Opportunity Zone by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Mayor Christopher Nunneley said they will begin “pitching” this federal tax angle to potential businesses.”
At a Tuesday afternoon press conference Nunneley, Donna Culpepper, executive director for the Nocona Economic Development Corporation and Michelle Page of the Nocona Chamber of Commerce announced the nomination and offered a brief overview of the federal tax incentives that can become available.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Remember Sept. 11 2001, 25 years later
While history will remember Sept. 11, 2001 among the darkest days in America’s history, it also is a day marked not only by tremendous heroism and bravery by first responders, but also every day Americans from all walks of life who showed the world our country would not be intimidated by terrorism.
There were 2,996 people killed during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 including 343 firefighters and paramedics, 23 New York city police officers and 37 Port Authority police officers. Tens of thousands more suffered in the aftermath due to exposure to chemicals and industrial debris.
The Bowie News editor asked some local lawmen, firefighters, a pilot and two retired FBI agents their memories of this tragic day and how their jobs were impacted by the events. We thank them for sharing their reflections.
Read the full feature in your Thursday Bowie News.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Looking toward the future, the Bowie City Council Tuesday night voted to add an assistant city manager position promoting Public Works Director Stony Lowrance to the job.
The agenda listed an executive session to discuss evaluation of the city manager. Councilors went to closed session at 6:30 p.m. and 15 minutes later asked City Manager Bert Cunningham and Lowrance to come in. After 15 minutes they left the session and a few minutes later the full council came back to open session.
Councilor Brent Shaw, in making the motion for the assistant city manager, pointed to expanded duties the manager has undertaken. Councilor Boyd Hulstine made the second as the vote received unanimous approval.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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