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Minerals continue to impact property values

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By BARBARA GREEN

As the energy industry continues to struggle in north Texas, its position continues to be a primary factor in property values for 2017.
When the preliminary property values were released last April, predictions of 50 percent decline were on the mark as overall values dropped by 46.84 percent. The final certified values changed somewhat, but overall county values still fell nearly 15 percent.
The 2017 preliminary values were released Monday with five of the 14 taxing entities in the county seeing significant declines in their preliminary values.
Montague County values were relatively stable with less than a one-percent increase.

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City closes lake due to localized flooding

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Bowie School Board to review superintendent candidate applications

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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.

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Bowie News will be 1 day late due to June 19 holiday

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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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