NEWS
School bells set to ring next week
The start of a new school year is upon us and it appears all eight schools in the Montague County area are starting anywhere from Aug. 15 to Aug. 22.
Bowie Independent School District is the last to start on Aug. 22.
Meet the Teacher will be on Aug. 20 from 5-6:30 p.m. for the elementary and intermediate schools, then 5:30-7 p.m. for the junior high and senior high schools.
Meet the Jackrabbits will be at 8 p.m. on Aug. 9 at Jackrabbit Stadium.
Nocona ISD will begin school on Aug. 16. Elementary meet the teacher will be 3:30-5:30 p.m. on Aug. 15. Middle school meet the teacher is 3:30-5:30 p.m. on Aug. 15.
Fish Camp at the high school is 4:30-6 p.m. on Aug. 13. Schedule pick up for the high school students is: 1-3:30 p.m., Aug. 10 for seniors; Aug. 13, same time for juniors and Aug. 14, sophomores, same time; and 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 15 for all other students.
Meet the Indians will be at 7 p.m. on Aug. 9 at the Jack Crain Stadium.
Saint Jo ISD will have its meet the teacher on Aug. 16 with the elementary from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and 5-6 p.m. for the junior and senior high schools. Drop off supplies and pick up schedules.
New student registration is 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. through Aug. 15. First day of school is Aug. 20.
Meet the Panthers will include a watermelon social this year starting at 5 p.m. on Aug. 17 at Harley Sewell Football Field. A football scrimmage follows that evening.
Gold-Burg will have Welcome Back Bear Night on Aug. 16. Meet the teacher will be from 6-7 p.m. followed by a Meet the Bears pep rally from 7-7:30 p.m. First day of school is Aug. 20.
Forestburg ISD starts the year first on Aug. 15. Meet the teacher will be 6-7 p.m. on Aug. 13. Meet the Longhorns will be from 7-8 p.m. on Aug. 13.
Montague School opens the year Aug. 20. Its meet the teacher night is at 6 p.m. on Aug. 16.
Prairie Valley ISD will have Meet the Bulldogs and teachers night on Aug. 13 starting at 5:30 p.m. Afterward everyone can meet the teachers until 7 p.m. First day of school will be on Aug. 16.
Bellevue ISD opens the year on Aug. 14. Meet the teachers will be at 6 p.m. on Aug. 14.
City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
No action was taken on a legal issue after members of the Bowie City Council met in a called closed session at 4 p.m. on July 12.
City Secretary Sandy Page said the council met for almost one hour for “consultation with attorney – Midwest Waste Services LLC vs. City of Bowie.
This lawsuit goes back to August 2019 when Midwest sued the city for its action requiring those who receive city water outside the city limits to use the designated waste collector, which is Waste Connections. This was shortly after the city signed a new long-term contract with WC.
The suit was dismissed in June 2020 on two points in the suit, but City Manager Bert Cunningham said a third point remained in mediation.
The Department of Public Safety has provided information on an auto vs. motorcycle accident that reportedly occurred on July 4.
James Lee Hilton, Nocona, was driving a 2019 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and Daniel Parra, Chico, was driving a 2018 Ford Fiesta. Both vehicles were north on State Highway 101 outside Sunset with the motorcycle behind the car.
Parra was attempting to turn left on Farm-to-Market Road 2265 when the motorcyclist attempted to unsafely pass to the left states the report. The bike struck the left side of the Fiesta. Both vehicles came to rest off the roadway on the northwest corner of SH 101 and FM 2265.
Hilton was transported to Denton Medical City with
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