NEWS
Jan. 31 is the final day for property owners to pay their 2019 taxes without facing any penalty or interest for delinquent payments.
Customers should strive to pay their taxes by the Friday deadline to avoid the seven percent penalty and interest that begins Feb. 1.
This amount increases each month until July 1 when attorney fees are added on to the bill.
The county tax office collects for the county, along with Forestburg Independent School District, the two county watersheds, plus Nocona city, school and hospital district. Those payments may be made in the county tax office located in the courthouse annex at Montague.
The Montague County Tax Appraisal District collects for the cities of Bowie and Saint Jo, and school districts of Bowie, Gold-Burg, Montague, Prairie Valley and Saint Jo.
Those payments may be made at the office located on State Highway 59 N at the edge of Montague.
Chief Appraiser Kim Haralson said they have had a lot of phone calls asking if the Jan. 31 postmark would be honored. She said the customer will need to make sure the post office staff hand cancels the postmark date of Jan. 31 for it to be honored if it arrives after Friday.
“If they can’t pay in full we accept partial payments. They will only pay penalty and interest on the unpaid balance,” explained Haralson.
Taxpayers are urged to make arrangements for partial payments to reduce the penalty and interest on the outstanding amount.
Call the county tax office at 894-3881 or the MCTAD office at 894-2081 with questions.
There was a small turnout for the Oct 29 town hall meeting to explain the new emergency transportation plan being offered to residential utility customers in the City of Bowie.
About 25 citizens attended the session at the community center where Will Winters of MASA discussed the plan that will offered to customers and paid for through a $7.75 fee collected on the city utility bill. Every meter is auto enrolled in the plan, but customers can opt out by filling out a form on the city website or at the city finance office.
Customers will have until Nov. 11 as the deadline to opt out before the fee becomes effective on Dec. 1. There also is a process in effective to opt out at a later time. Opting out in the first 90 days qualifies you for a full bill credit refund, but after 90 days, previous fees are non-refundable.
(Top image – Bowie citizens listen to MASA representative Will Winters about details of the program at the city hall MASA meeting Oct. 29.)
Read the full article in your Thursday Bowie News.
The Supertunia Tiara duo debuted in 2025 and in this brief amount of time has become the darling of the landscape. The love and admiration from gardeners across the country including my area of West Georgia and East Alabama has been nothing short of wow.
As much as gardeners treasure their Supertunia Vista Bubblegum petunias, Supertunia Pink Tiara and Blue Tiara are here to say look at me! Oh yes, and both are building a trophy case with awards.
At first, it would seem the Supertunia Tiara Petunias were designed with the artist gardener in mind. While that could be true it is most likely that these petunias are so unique and beautiful that any combination or application you try simply looks ready for canvas.
Read the full Garden Guy column in your Thursday Bowie News.
The Bowie City Council approved a $950,000 project to improve the walking path at Pelham Park on Oct. 27.
Bowie Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Janis Crawley said the upcoming project will repave 26,277 square feet of pathway in concrete, spanning about 0.6 miles in length.
The work covers the trail section northeast of the Blade, curving past the soccer fields and toward the swimming pool.
Another section goes around the pool and sport courts, then back down toward the Blade. The project will also widen the trail section to eight feet and add a new 36-foot bridge.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
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