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Early voting opens Oct. 18

Early voting for the Nov. 2 general elections begins Oct. 18 and will run through Oct. 29.
Across Montague County, all citizens will be asked to vote on eight state constitutional amendments. Citizens in Bowie will vote on filling the mayor and three city council positions, a series of 16 amendments to the city charter and the sale of property deemed parkland at Lake Amon G. Carter.
The City of Saint Jo will choose three council members and two school board trustees.
Early voting locations will be set up at the Montague County Community Room in the courthouse annex at Montague, Nocona Community Center, Saint Jo Civic Center and Bible Baptist Church in Bowie.
Voting locations will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday Friday.
In the next few editions, The Bowie News will outline the primary issues on the local ballots and the candidates, plus the state propositions.
Read the full story on the city candidates for Bowie and Saint Jo, plus the state constitutional amendments in the weekend Bowie News. Additional coverage on the Nov. 2 elections in the new two editions.
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City closes lake due to localized flooding
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Bowie School Board to review superintendent candidate applications

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

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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