NEWS

Bowie earns clean 2017-18 outside audit

Published

8 years ago

03/27/2019

By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The City of Bowie received an unqualified audit for fiscal 2017-18 presented Monday night by officials from Mathis, West and Huffines of Wichita Falls.
Valerie Halverson, offered the report reviewing its highlights. The city’s total revenue was $18,171,959. Eighty-one percent of the revenue comes from charges for services. Sales, property and franchise taxes make up eight, six and three percent of total revenues states the report. Grants, contributions and other minor categories make up the remaining one percent of total revenue.
The total cost of all programs and services was $16,981,666. Of these costs 56 percent were for water, sewer and electric related expenses. The rest include nine percent for police, eight percent for fire and ambulance, five percent for sanitation and three percent each for streets and parks. Other categories combined make up the remaining 16 percent.
Halverson explained charges for services increased by $814,659 and were primarily due to increased consumption of electricity, resulting in the higher revenues. Likewise, electric expense increased by $592,468 as more electricity was needed to meet demand.

Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.

NEWS

Bowie Council face brief agenda Oct. 13

Published

2 days ago

10/08/2026

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Members of the Bowie City Council will face a brief agenda when they meet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 13 in the council chambers.
Following routine reports and consent agenda items, the council will consider a resolution authorizing submission of the city’s 2027/2028 Texas Community Development Block Grant application to the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Then council members will consider approving Bob Blackburn for appointment as a reserve police officer with the Bowie Police Department.
Following an executive session, the council will discuss and potentially take action regarding the annual employment evaluations and duties of both the City Secretary and the Municipal Court Judge.

NEWS

Rains bring relief to parched county

Published

2 days ago

10/08/2026

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After nearly three months of no rain, Mother Nature brought the showers this past week.
Downtown Bowie rain reports varied from 7 to 8 inches, while the Saint Jo area reported a 10-inch total. The city water plant in Bowie reported 5.55 inches on Sept. 30 with 1.6 Oct. 1-3.
Nocona saw a total of 6.31 inches of rain across Sept. 26 to Oct. 3.
On Oct. 6, Lake Amon G. Carter saw a level of 917.39 mean sea level rising to 81.31% full. Just one week earlier the lake was 73.6% full, while one year ago it was 94.01%. The lake is full at 920msl.
Lake Nocona was 73.7% full at 823.02 on Oct 6. One week earlier it was 70.41% full and one year ago it was 92.41%. The lake is full at 827.5 msl.

NEWS

Data centers worrying citizens

Published

2 days ago

10/08/2026

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By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
One Montague County City has joined the battle against any data centers being built in this county and there is a petition drive underway to urge the commissioner’s court to keep data centers out of Montague County.
At a Sept. 28 called meeting of the Saint Jo City Council, officials unanimously approved a resolution stating its opposition to the “siting, permitting, construction or operation of data centers and similar hyperscale computing facilities within the city limits or the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.”
City Secretary Debbie Dennis said several citizens approached Councilor Jack Dunn about their data center concerns and he helped prepare a resolution. The council gave unanimous support.

Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.