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Bowie ISD to add alternative education program
Bowie High School’s Top Ten students from the Class of 2014 were introduced to the BISD Trustees Monday, and the newly elected trustees took the oath of office.
Rachel Greenlee will serve as the class valedictorian and Allison Clement, salutatorian. Students rounding out the top 10 include in order: Harley Betts, Taylor Richey, Vanessa Badillo, Mariah Breeding, Sheridan Nelson, Harley Sledge, Madison Wallace and Peter Caparelli.
Brenda Ogle, elected in the May 10 school board election, was welcomed to the board, as two incumbent Trustees Kevin Polk and Kevin Roth retained their seats. Board Secretary Travis Thorne administered the oath of office to the trustees. Holley Dean was re-elected as board president; Kevin Polk, will continue as vice president; and Thorne as secretary.
Following an executive session, the board returned and voted to employ Jonathan Pastusek, Wichita Falls, as the new chief financial officer. He will fill the position of Rhonda Russell, who retires at the end of 2014. Superintendent Steven Monkres said Pastusek will work with Russell during the transition. Russell has worked for Bowie ISD for 21 years.
The district also will move forward with an alternative education program to assist students at risk which will begin next year.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
The Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet at 9 a.m. on Dec. 11 in the courthouse annex.
A joint election agreement with the Democratic and Republican Party Primaries will be presented for the March 2024 elections.
The memorandum of understanding with the Helen Farabee Centers and Montague County Jail for psychological evaluation of law enforcement officers will be reviewed.
The court will approve the Genesis eBonds licensing and service provider agreement with GenCore Candeo, Ltd dba The Genesis Group.
A pair of preliminary plats round out the agenda for lots 1-83 in Red Oak Hills Subdivision 322.99 acres in precinct four and tracts 2A and 2B in the Thirteen Subdivision 13.01 acres also in precinct four.
Members of the Bowie City Council will consider naming one of five applicants to fill the vacancy in precinct one-north ward when they met at 6 p.m. on Dec. 11.
The opening came last month when Laura Sproles resigned her seat due to a move into another precinct. There is one year remaining on the two-year term for the precinct one council position.
As of Friday those who have submitted their application were Tawni J. Jones, David Love, TJay McEwen, Phillip Warren and Valerie Thomerson.
Jones lists herself as an entrepreneur on the application and she has lived in the precinct 6.5 years. Love lists his occupation in sales with 22 years in the precinct. TJay McEwen is a bank manager at Wellington State Bank and has lived in the precinct eight years.
Warren is a lease operator and has lived in the precinct just over 14 years. Thomerson is retired and lived in her precinct three years. If the council makes a selection the new councilor will be sworn-in that night.
Two Bowie Public Library board members also will be appointed: Karen Milchanowski and Lua Brown, both reappointments and Jessica Burris, new member.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
Government moves at a snail’s pace, but the City of Bowie has finally received its directive to proceed with a $9.7 million sewer line replacement project.
Bowie City Manager Bert Cunningham was ecstatic to receive the letter Tuesday from the Texas Water Development Board. The engineer and contractor joined in the joy and scheduled a pre-construction conference for Dec. 8.
The city has been waiting several months to receive the final go-ahead from the TWDB, which is providing a low-interest loan to Bowie for the project. BCAC Underground, Haltom City, won the bid back in August at $832,802.75, which was about $160,000 less than the estimate.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
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