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Several death investigations happened last week along with multiple assaults and way more drug crime than anyone would like to see in this report, but it's always there. Read all about another week of "who done it and where," in the weekly report for the Bowie County Sheriff's Office prepared by Chief Deputy Robby McCarver. This report is for the week of August 8 - 14, 2022. If you misse

Bowie County recently applied to the Texas Secretary of State for permission to do Countywide Voting on Election Day, that application has been approved. The application was submitted on July 13, 2022, and received word of approval on Friday, August 12.

You name it, if you leave it unattended in your yard or visible in an unlocked vehicle, chances are pretty good someone is going to steal it. I can't tell you what exactly has led to so many people in this country thinking what you own and worked hard for should suddenly be theirs, but that's where we are. What can you do? Don't make it so easy for them. Lock up your stuff, hide valuables in your

Yes, we have had measurable rain the last few days, but also... yes, Bowie and Cass Counties are still under a burn ban. Someone in the report below got in trouble this week for burning outside in Bowie County. Don't do it. There are 254 counties in the great state of Texas, only 30 of those are not currently under a burn ban, and none of those are even close to us. See the chart below. Also, we h

Plenty of Assaults, burglaries, etc to report on this week, but out of the 52 reported incidents this week, 16 are "Warrant Service." Serving Warrants and making court-ordered arrests keep the deputies of Bowie County very busy. Below you will find the latest rundown of crime in Bowie County from the past week, and as always, it's prepared by Chief Deputy Robby McCarver. This report is f

Are you more likely to be a victim of violent crime in the heat of summer? According to the US Department of Justice, the answer is, yes. Check out the report from Little Rock TV station THV11 from last summer below. Plus, the latest rundown of crime in Bowie County from this past week, as prepared by Chief Deputy Robby McCarver. This report is for the week of July 11 - 17, 2022. If you missed the

The Bowie County Commissioners Court all agreed and issued an order today that for the next 90 days a full outdoor burn ban in effect.  The ban begins today, Monday, July 11, 2022. In other Bowie County news, last week literally started off with a bang on Monday, July 4, luckily your Bowie County Sheriffs Department wasn't near as busy with reported noise calls as one might expect. Your weekly rep

This is not a pleasant subject to deal with, but we all know that when sex offenders are caught, one of the conditions of their release is they have to register so that authorities will always know when and where they are and where they live and work. Do you know where they are in your Miller or Bowie County neighborhood? Maybe you should.

You know Spring is just around the corner when the annual tree giveaway is scheduled to be coming soon. This event is so popular every year. So you will want to make sure you get there early.

If you love to garden then have you thought about taking it a step further and become a Master Gardener?

Here is the road construction going on in the Texarkana area report for our listening area.

Thanksgiving leftovers were not limited to turkey and dressing this year as COVID-19 cases increased slightly in our area post turkey day. Trauma Service Area F (see charts below) which includes Texarkana, New Boston, and Paris, has a reported 42 people hospitalized, that's up a bit from 33 reported last week, 15 of those in ICU, 8 on ventilators, and thank goodness, still 0 pediatric cases. Here