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Commissioner’s court meets on Monday

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Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet at 9 a.m. on Oct. 14 addressing several annual agreements and other miscellaneous items.
The 2020 resolution for the indigent defense grant program will be examined, along with the memo of understanding with the Abilene Regional Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Inc. and the interlocal agreement with the Department of Information Resources.
The court will consider changing the name of Jackson Lane to Womble Road, and move its Nov. 11 court session to a different day due to the Veteran’s Day holiday.

The Veteran’s Service Office and the county sheriff’s monthly reports will be offered.
The sheriff’s office also will present several donations and items of unanticipated revenue. There is a $250 donation to the office from David and Marie Dooley, $419 from Leadership Montague County; $700 from the Texas State University Tobacco Enforcement program; and $11,605 from U.S. Corrections for prisoner housing.

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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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