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Trustees approve architect design contract

Trustees of the Bowie Independent School District approved a contract with Harper Perkins Architects to design a new administration building for the district and selected a construction method during this week’s meeting.
Monday’s session also includes numerous updates on assessment, plans for the new year and the budget.
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Harper Perkins was selected last month and Superintendent Blake Enlow has been working on a contract with the firm. Fees are based on the scale of the project, for example, a project that is $250,000 to $500,000 has a design fee of 8.5% while $500,000 to $1 million is 8%. Enlow said he anticipates they will be in the 7.5% range.
The district is being a new administration building on school property located at Nelson and Rock Streets. The former administration building on Wichita Street was severely damaged during the May 2020 tornado.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
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Jury finds ex-DA Casey Hall guilty on theft by a public servant

The jury was seated on Monday and the opening day of testimony Tuesday only lasted four hours, before the panel went into deliberations about 2 p.m.
Two hours later the jury returned a guilty verdict on both charges. Wednesday morning the jury was set to begin discussion on Hall’s punishment at 8:30 a.m. with both sides offering evidence and testimony. Hall faces up to 10 years in prison.
The trial was moved to Denton County on a change of venue requested by Hall in March. After 16th District Judge Sherry Shipman read the verdict, it was reported Hall hung her head in disappointment and was later seen crying and emotional as she left the courtroom.
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Amon Carter remains closed due to high water
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Brief agenda awaits city council

Members of the Bowie City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on May 13 in council chambers.
The meeting opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will report on recent rainfall problems, Smythe Street sidewalk project and the substation work.
There is only one item of new business an ordinance related to speed limits on specific streets. Public comments and approval of minutes wrap up the agenda.
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