NEWS
Commissioners to consider how to fill clerk’s post
Montague County Commissioners will begin the task of considering how to fill the county clerk’s position that will be vacant when Glenda Henson retires at the end of the year.
Henson has served as county clerk the past 16 years after being appointed in 2006, and has worked for the county for 22 years total. Her retirement is effective Dec. 31.
An executive session is scheduled for the 9 a.m. Nov. 23 agenda. Henson has two years left on her term. The appointee would serve out that term followed by an election.
The court will approve the fiscal 2021 Texas County and District Retirement System Plan agreement. The Texas Association of Counties Risk Management Pool liability renewal questionnaire also will be presented.
The annual interlocal agreement between Lubbock County acting through the Regional Public Defender for Capitol Cases will be examined, along with a line item adjustment for journal entries for outstanding bank reconciliation items.
In other topics the district attorney will ask to upgrade and lease a new copier; the county employee handbook will be offered for approval along with the Department of Transportation safety handbook. A printing bill for the new personnel policy handbooks also will be submitted for payment of $1,185.
A request from the Nortex Regional Planning Commission to name a private road in precinct one Sunset Ridge Lane for 911 purposes will be discussed.
Precinct two sees to enter into a finance contract to buy a motor grader and related equipment and to accept a donation of $4,500 to chip seal roads.
The court also will review permission for the county to sell surplus equipment through Government Deals.
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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