NEWS
Back to school? County districts plan ‘Meet the Teacher’ with high hopes to start the year
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Despite the many uncertainties surrounding the upcoming school year districts are moving forward with plans for Meet the Teacher and the first day of school during the next two weeks.
As with all plans these days, they are subject to change due to COVID-19. These action plans outline all the details of the school day from filling water bottles and riding the bus, to remote learning accountability.
Each district is expected to follow the Center for Disease Control Guidelines, the Texas Education Agency, state and local government requirements. All plans should be posted on district websites at least one week before school starts.
The Montague County superintendents met several times to discuss their action plans hoping to coordinate some of the issues.
Virtually all the plans outline the process for staff and students to pre-screen for temperature before arriving or entering school, along with steps in the event of a positive case and quarantine. Most of the school districts have implemented staggered lunches, dismissals and arrivals to avoid large groups of students. Water fountains also have been replaced with refillable water bottle requirements.
In recent weeks parents have been asked to submit an option of learning for their student so the district can plan for programs and equipment.
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.
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.
Montague County Judge Kevin Benton has signed an order lifting the outdoor burn ban effective Oct. 7.
Persons are still urged to be cautious when they are out working in the countryside to avoid any spark that could cause a wildfire.
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