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BISD Trustees review COVID-19 procedures
Trustees of the Bowie Independent School District met in called session on Nov. 5 to review the district’s COVID-19 practices and procedures.
Twelve weeks into the school year, Superintendent Blake Enlow said several board members wanted to have the discussion in light of the increase in county virus cases and hospitalizations. Bowie ISD continues to experience each week two-three students and staff members at each campus who test positive or have been exposed to a positive case.
Trustees review staff and student self-reporting procedures, and the checking of student symptoms when they arise. Enlow said there was discussion about mask wearing at different common areas such as the cafeteria or gyms, where students may gather throughout the day.
“Teachers have said in some classes it is just hard to teach kids wearing a mask. There was some discussion of having a mask mandate, but it goes back to the common areas where they can’t social distance. Some wear them all the time, but we did not mandate. We will have conversations with those who may not be wearing them in common areas and why we are asking them to do it,” said Enlow.
There also is the challenge of social distancing where some of the classroom don’t have the space for the full six-feet. The superintendent said they are moving things around to make it work better and some added partitions when the students can’t be far apart.
Trustees talked about events and the public coming into facilities. Enlow said they will try to do social distancing and encourage masks.
“Football was outside, as we move inside we will mark chairs for distance and we are going to ask for and offer masks. We feel most will comply if you ask,” said Enlow.
The superintendent continued at this point it was a good discussion giving the administration an opportunity to get feedback from the board, who all have varied opinions based on their different levels of exposure to the illness.
Texans continue to go to the elections polls as voters decide who will face off in the November general election to fill the 30th Senatorial District seat.
Both the Democratic and Republican Parties will have party primary runoffs on May 28 as they try to select a candidate to fill the seat of Senator Drew Springer (R-Muenster) who chose not to see a second-four-year term after winning a special election in 2020. He ran unopposed in 2022.
There were multiple candidates in both party primaries back in March and no one was able to garner the necessary majority. The top two vote-getters will face off to determine a winner for the November ballot.
Early voting for the runoff runs May 20-24 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Montague County Courthouse Annex Community Room. This is the only location for early voting.
On election day voting polls will be located in the courthouse annex, Bowie Senior Citizens Center, Nocona City Hall and Saint Jo Civic Center. They will be open 7 a.m.. to 7 p.m.
Those who voted in the March primary can only cast ballots in that party primary, voters cannot switch parties. Those who did not vote in the primary can vote in either party primary.
Read more on this story in the mid-week Bowie News.
By BARBARA GREEN
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Montague County Commissioners will make plans to take bids for a radio console at the sheriff’s office after a portion of the unit went down.
That was just one of the many topics in Monday’s court session. An executive session to discuss pending litigation was tabled after County Judge Kevin Benton reported a conference call with the other party’s attorney and County Attorney Clay Riddle showed they were not ready for discussion and he asked it be tabled, which was approved.
On the radio console, the court has been talking about the unit since Sheriff’ Marshall Thomas reported the console has reached the end of its life expectancy of eight years and was having lots of problems. The county had applied for a grant to help pay for it, but it won’t be announced until June.
The radio system has two parts said Thomas and one unit has completely stopped working, however, they are still able to use the radio for now and handle 911 service. Judge Benton said in looking at the estimated costs it was expected to be just under the $50,000 bid limit hovering around $42,000; however, they also have found the unit needs five radios through which it can transmit from the two computers which will push up the price.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
Infrastructure projects once more dominate the agenda of the Bowie City Council when it meets at 6 p.m. on May 13.
A pair of proclamations open the meeting, one for Emergency Medical Services Week and National Travel and Tourism Week.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will present information on the substation transformer project, the phase two sewer line replacement contract, status of the infrastructure fund and plans for the budget.
A pair of public works requests will ask for $24,000 out of the infrastructure fund to buy nine fire hydrants and $29,825 from the meter tap account to buy replacement meters. Public Works Director Stony Lowrance is expected to make that presentation.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
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