NEWS
Bowie High School readies homecoming events this week
Bowie High School celebrates homecoming on Sept. 23 and events throughout the week.
The homecoming bonfire will be from 8-10 p.m. on Sept. 21 at the point at Selma Park. Cost is $1 per person for this family-friendly event.
All proceeds will benefit the 2023 Project Graduation. There will be food, drinks and music available. The varsity football team and cheerleaders will be introduced during the bonfire event.
The homecoming parade will be at 6:15 p.m. on Sept. 21. Hosted by the Bowie Athletic Booster Club entry forms are available on the club’s Facebook page.
Entries will line up at 5:45 p.m. with the entry form in hand on Pecan Street after the First Baptist Church parking lot to receive a parade number. High school athlete floats only in the First Baptist Church parking lot with any overflow at the junior high parking lot.
Those with questions may call Angela Short at 940-841-1315 or any booster club member.
The high school pep rally on Friday will begin about 10:25 a.m.; however, groups also will be going to the elementary, intermediate, Smarty Pants starting at 8 a.m. and then to the nursing home after the high school rally.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City of Bowie officials report Montague County, TX will be under an ELEVATED FIRE THREAT today. Please be careful. Hear Audio Alert:https://hrpow.us/H9U9gWU
A heat advisory also continues until 8 p.m. tonight. Remember to check on pets and older neighbors. Stay safe.
Photo of a previous grass fire, Bowie News file photo.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
While the budget was the primary topics for the Montague County Commissioners on Aug. 10, there were several other topics handled by the court.
Tax Assessor Collector Kathy Phillips presented the certification of value and rates for the 2026 taxes. The certified net values are $3,017,685,102 with rolling railroad stock at $15,954,716.
The county’s total taxable value is $3,033,639,818. Total appraised is $7,930,674,437, total assessed at $3,629,932,719 and total taxable value of new property at $93,632,505.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewssonline.com
The proposed 2026-27 budget for Montague County was finalized Monday, but not without a few fireworks between the sheriff and county judge.
Sheriff Marshall Thomas said his budget requests for two additional deputies and two jailers may not have been clearly presented to either the court or public. During the July 27 budget workshop, the increase for operational expenses of the sheriff’s office and jail were reviewed, but there was no discussion on the staff requests.
At that meeting Thomas said his staff requests had been taken out by the County Judge Kevin Benton, but afterward the judge emphasized he had met with Thomas about the requests and he knew the staff additions would not be included in the proposal.
On Aug. 10 during the budget workshop, Thomas said he had some questions from constituents and he also thought some of the commissioners were not aware of the requests.
“I asked for two more deputies and we need two jailers. The standard ratio is 2.5 to 2.7 per 1,000 people in the Nortex region, we are at .75 for 938 square miles. We have two jailers in training and two out for months on major medical. The standard is 1:48 inmates. Our comp time is through the roof because in the jail with such short staff others have to come in and cover,” Thomas told the court Monday.
Things only got more intense between the two men as Benton said he felt like he was being accused of keeping information from the court,, while Thomas said he understood the court may not have received the request and citizens have asked him why he did ask for more staff.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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