NEWS
Court names clerk to to fill tax assessor post after Nowell retires April 1
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Kathy Phillips, clerk in the Montague County Tax Assessor’s office, has been appointed to fill out the remaining term for Syd Nowell, when she retires on April 1.
Nowell has served as tax assessor since September 1999. She submitted her resignation to the commissioner’s court Monday as she plans to retire. It was not a surprise as Nowell told the court it was pending as they prepared the 2018-19 budget, which includes provisions to pay for a person to train for about a month before Nowell leaves.
Phillips, who resides in Bowie, has been a clerk in the tax offices for the past two years. Nowell recommended her for the job, along with the committee appointed by the court to consider a replacement. The elected job opens with the March 2020 party primary when a new nominee will be elected and then sent forward to the general election.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
A boil water order was implemented Monday afternoon for the area served at U.S. Highway 81 from Parker Drive to Old Bowie Lake as water line repairs were made. The order remains in place today. If you are affected by this order and need bottled water call 940-977-4941.
City of Bowie officials report Montague County, TX will be under an ELEVATED FIRE THREAT today. Please be careful. Hear Audio Alert:https://hrpow.us/H9U9gWU
A heat advisory also continues until 8 p.m. tonight. Remember to check on pets and older neighbors. Stay safe.
Photo of a previous grass fire, Bowie News file photo.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
While the budget was the primary topics for the Montague County Commissioners on Aug. 10, there were several other topics handled by the court.
Tax Assessor Collector Kathy Phillips presented the certification of value and rates for the 2026 taxes. The certified net values are $3,017,685,102 with rolling railroad stock at $15,954,716.
The county’s total taxable value is $3,033,639,818. Total appraised is $7,930,674,437, total assessed at $3,629,932,719 and total taxable value of new property at $93,632,505.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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