NEWS
Safe, protected community vital in picking your home
By DANI BLACKBURN
This is an ongoing series featuring all aspects of Bowie in The Bowie News’ Build a Better Bowie campaign.
Bowie is a place where doors may often be left unlocked and kids can play in their front yards.
That sense of safety, and living without the fear of violent crimes, is a key reason people reside in a rural community such as Bowie.
There are those who are born into a small-town life, and those who choose it for themselves and their families. Safety is typically a factor in that choice.
“A sense of community is one of the reasons people migrate to this town,” said Mayor Larry Slack. “There are are a lot of good people here. Neighbors watch out for each other’s property and parents watch out for other’s kids, something those in big cities are not usually fortunate enough to experience. When you have others watching out for you, it makes it a safer place to live.”
Slack explained the town has many other benefits regarding safety, including a number of emergency departments with well-trained members.
Read the full feature in the mid-week News.
Members of the Bowie Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. on June 16.
The big item on the agenda is the review of superintendent candidate applications and consider possible interview choice. Superintendent Blake Enlow resigned on May 23 and Assistant Superintendent Lee Ann Farris has been serving as the interim.
That item will be in executive session along with professional educator contracts that need to be considered.
On the regular agenda Farris will update the board on education bills passed by the 89th Texas Legislature and their budget impacts, as well as discipline impacts. A budget workshop will be considered. She also will provide information on state assessment and board goals.
Campus administrators and directors will provide updates, along with the finance director.
In action items the board will review Texas Association of School Board update 124, consider changes to the 12-month and 11 employee dates and consider the purchase of a new band trailer not to exceed $80,000.
Due to the June 19 Juneteenth federal holiday the U.S. Post Office will be closed, which moves then Thursday Bowie News to a delivery date on Friday. It will be available in the stores at its regular time.
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