COUNTY LIFE
After almost 30 years in education, Saint Jo Independent School District Superintendent Curtis Eldridge has announced his retirement effective at the end of the school year.
Eldridge, who has led the district the past 14 years, said the board of trustees has named Katie Mormon, principal, as the lone finalist for superintendent.
The new superintendent will be considered at the Feb. 16 board meeting with plans for Mormon to begin this summer.
The board posted the position on its website and job board on Jan. 2, and the longtime principal was interviewed and named the one in-house candidate on Jan. 13, before she was named lone finalist on Jan. 26.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
The last big holiday of 2024 arrives on Dec. 31 with News Year’s Eve.
Most government offices and the post office will be closed on Jan. 1. The Bowie News office will close on Dec. 31 and on Jan. 1.
The Bowie News will have an early print deadline on Monday and go out to readers one day earlier on Tuesday. The print edition will be delivered to the post office and racks, while the e-sub will also go out on Tuesday morning.
Bowie Community Development presented awards to the window decoration contest during the Candy Cane Sip & Stroll. Gaylynn Burris of the BCDB presented Rustic Wings/Belle Rose Boutique with the first place award. Second place went to Rustic Rose Furniture and Treasures. Studio 81 Tattoos and Hwy 59 Boutique were third and fourth place winners. The contest is sponsored by Bowie Community Development.
See photos of all the winners in the weekend Bowie News.
Jan. 1, 2025 is the first day of a new elected term for many Montague County officials. There will be a swearing-in ceremony at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 1 in the courthouse annex.
The public is invited to attend with refreshments to follow.
Officials being sworn in are: Sheriff Marshall Thomas, County Attorney, Commissioner One Roy Darden, Commissioner Three Mark Murphey, Constables Jerry DeMoss and Harvey Johnson and Tax Assessor Kathy Phillips.
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