COUNTY LIFE
Commissioners to consider repairs to sheriff’s office, jail roof
Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet at 9 a.m. Sept. 12 to consider a variety of topics from replacing the roof of the sheriff’s office and jail to election agreements for November.
Commissioners will discuss going out for bids on the SO and jail roof project.
Election Administrator Ginger Wall will present joint election agreements with the City of Saint Jo, Bowie, Forestburg and Saint Jo Independent School Districts for the November elections.
The court will review a lease for the site of broadband facilities between the county and Comcell.
Other interlocal agreements up for action are between the sheriff’s office and Hall county for the Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunications System Access and renewal of one with Denton County to house its inmates in the Montague County Jail.
The 2022-23 county clerk records management and archive yearly plans will be examined. The court will accept a proclamation for October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Other topics on Monday’s agenda will include: Budget adjustment from non-departmental utility for election computer and training for $5,097; distribution of unclaimed property capital credits funds; set up payroll deductions for AFLAC; reappoint Michael Smith to the board of directors of the Nortex Housing Finance Corporation; consider burn ban signs and approve replat in precinct two at Eagle Landing.
The 22nd annual July Jam returns on July 27 to the Bowie Community Center West Hall, 413 Pelham Street in Bowie.
There will be a “chickin’ pickin’ fiddling fun time” as guests will be entertained by amazing fiddling tunes and enjoying a chicken meal with delicious homemade jams because it wouldn’t be July Jam without it.
Tickets are just $15 with the event starting at 6 p.m. The funds raised help provide awards for the Championship Fiddler Competition during Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival on Oct. 5.
This attracts talented musicians from all over to visit downtown Bowie to test their fiddling skills on stage in the Bowie Fire Hall on Oct. 5.
Along with the live fiddling entertainment, come hungry and be ready to outbid your neighbors at the silent auction or just stop by for a great meal, fellowship and soak in the air conditioning.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
The Nocona City Council met this past week making plans for budget and tax rate hearings.
Councilors received a brief update on the 2024-25 budget preparations. City Secretary Revell Hardison said the final proposal is almost complete and they now await the arrival of the no-new revenue tax rate that will be reviewed by the council after it is calculated by the tax collector.
The proposal includes a tax rate increase of about 3% similar to last year and there will be a small increase in water and sewer rates, but Hardison said the final crunch on those will come after the tax rate projections arrive.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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