NEWS
Bowie ISD Trustees to consider calling bond election at Monday meeting
Trustees of the Bowie Independent School District will meet with their financial advisors on Aug. 21 to consider calling a possible $65.8 million bond election for Nov. 7.
The board meets at 5:30 p.m. in the board room. The community facilities committee presented its recommendation at the last meeting which centers on building a new intermediate school on the lot next to the junior high and moving the junior high students to the present intermediate school with some renovations. The present junior high would then be used for administration or other activities.
A weight room would be added at the high
school, a restroom at the baseball field and parking area updates and expansion at the elementary.
Lewis Wilks, financial advisor and Tom Sage, bond counsel, will meet with the board Monday to offer possible funding scenarios and their costs. The agenda lists an action item to call an election.
The board faces a lengthy item of other topics including notification of the local revenue level in excess of entitlement for the 2023-24 school year.
This is known as recapture and when a certain level of revenue is reached by the district the state takes part of the funding back in the form of the district possibly buying attendance credits or other actions. Superintendent Blake Enlow told the board at its last meeting the district has been on the verge of recapture the last couple of years.
He also will report of enrollment for the new school year, and the other administrators will report on their activities.
Finance Director Paula Peterson will guide a budget workshop as the district hammers out the final figures for the 2023-24 school year.
Other action items include the student transfer list, annual memorandums of understanding with the Helen Farabee Substance Abuse Services and North Central Texas College for P-tech, dual credit and Red River Promise, 4-H extracurricular status, approval of District of Innovation plan and any updates to the professional development plan and meeting requirements in district policy.
The Bowie City Council approved a $950,000 project to improve the walking path at Pelham Park on Oct. 27.
Bowie Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Janis Crawley said the upcoming project will repave 26,277 square feet of pathway in concrete, spanning about 0.6 miles in length.
The work covers the trail section northeast of the Blade, curving past the soccer fields and toward the swimming pool.
Another section goes around the pool and sport courts, then back down toward the Blade. The project will also widen the trail section to eight feet and add a new 36-foot bridge.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
Montague County voters joined the rest of the state with a tremendous turnout in Tuesday’s elections.
The elections administration office reported with all 10 precincts counted a turnout of 56.01% or 8,732 casting ballots. There are 15,591 registered voters in the county.
While there were no county contested races, there were two city council and two school board elections.
The Bowie City Council has three places on the ballot. Laura Sproles, incumbent, was not challenged for her place two.
Levi Bailey won the precinct one seat with 925 votes. Valerie Thomerson received 328 votes.
In precinct three, Terry Gunter won with 1,027 votes and Glenda Durham was second with 383
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
A 15-year-old Nocona boy was killed in a crash following a law enforcement pursuit just after midnight on Nov. 1.
Sgt. Aaron Brandle, public information officer with the Montague County Sheriff’s office, said the crash occurred on Nov. 1 at around 12:21 a.m.
The vehicle in the pursuit crashed in the 3600 block of Cardwell Road in Montague County. The juvenile was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was ejected as a result of the crash.
The release states responding law enforcement personnel immediately initiated life-saving measures at the scene. The juvenile was subsequently transported to Nocona General Hospital, where despite continued life-saving efforts, he was pronounced deceased.
While the authorities have not publicly identified the deceased, several community efforts have been launched to assist the family of AR “Mando” Alcantar, a sophomore at Nocona High School. Students and staff also have taken steps to remember the popular young man.
A Gofundme account also has been sent up under the name Small Town, Big Hearts – Help support the Alcantar Family. It was organized by Kelsey Cabrera.
(Top photo – AR “Mando” Alcantar)
Read the full report in the Thursday Bowie News.
The Bowie News staff apologizes for the error in spelling of the the young man’ s name in the print edition. It stated “Mondo” and that was incorrect. We did not find the error until after press time.
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