NEWS
Briles named FISD supt. lone finalist
The trustees of the Forestburg Independent School District have named Jason Briles as the lone finalist for superintendent.
Briles joined the district in March 2021 when he was named principal upon the retirement of Karen Wiley. He will assume superintendent duties on July 1 following the retirement of John Metzler. The board made the selection at a called meeting on March 31.
As per state law the district names a lone finalist and the board can make a final vote after 10 days. The FISD board is expected to vote on April 25.
Metzler said the principal’s job was posted on April 4 with a deadline of May 1 for applicants. He leaves the district after 10 years as superintendent, plus three years prior as principal at FISD.
Briles said his family has come to love Forestburg, noting the community quickly embraced the family and treated them as “one of their own.”
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
The Nocona City Council approved a trio of Nocona Economic Development Corporation requests and considered infrastructure work questioned by a city council.
Councilors met on June 10. Two of the NEDC requests had already been presented with the timeclock for comment started. With that time limit over, the requests were finalized.
The Type A and B Boards will spend $19,225 at the Indian Oaks Golf Club for equipment, aerifying and top dressing the greens and batteries for rental carts. It also will expend $20,000 to the Nocona Chisholm Trail Rodeo Arena Committee to build new concrete bleachers, railings, fence and platform.
The third NEDC request is a new one related to a Type B board loan of $200,000 to Amy and Chris Nunneley for a new apartment and office construction project.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Due to the June 19 Juneteenth federal holiday the U.S. Post Office will be closed, which moves the Thursday Bowie News to a Friday delivery date
It will be available in the stores at its regular time.
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