By BARBARA GREEN
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Bowie Independent School District Trustees saw a drop of about 78 students after a little more than two weeks into the school year.
The board met Wednesday night. Superintendent Blake Enlow said the morning report that day was 1,497, compared to 1,575 last year. It broke down into 478 at BHS, 344 at BJH, 344 at BIS and 331 at BES. That night the number was 1,502.
The superintendent said there appears to be a low birth rate which is impacting the lower grades. There had been three pre-K classes planned, but due to the lower numbers it was changed to two and one pre-K teacher was moved to first grade.
Enrollment numbers were as follows per campus as of Wednesday with some fluctuations to the superintendent’s numbers due to changes or additions that day:
Elementary – Headstart, 30; Pre-K, 28; K, 92; first, 91 and second, 90. Total – 331
Intermediate – Third, 126, fourth, 105 and fifth, 113. Total – 344.
Junior high – Sixth, 131, seventh, 109 and eighth, 109. Total – 349
High school – Ninth, 138, tenth, 119, eleventh, 110 and twelfth, 111. Total – 478.
Overall total – 1,502 (Wednesday night)
Trustees also were informed the district is not expected to have to pay recapture due to a local revenue level in excess of entitlement for 2024-25.

Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.

A Bowie man was one of 18 people arrested in a Denton County Sheriff’s Department “Prostitution Demand Suppression Operation,” last week.
According to a release from Sheriff Tracy Murphree, the operation was designed to suppress prostitution in the community by arresting offenders attempting to purchase sexual favors for money.
Anthony Charles Elliott, 45, Bowie, was arrested and booked into the Denton County Jail on Aug. 14 on complaints of soliciting prostitution from a person under 18 years old and unlawful carrying of a weapon. He was released the next day on bonds totaled $40,000.

Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.

It looks like there will be lots of new names on the ballots for the Nov. 5 city and school elections.
Filing came to a close on Monday for the 10 elections in Montague County this November with some of the entities able to cancel their races due to contested spots. Early voting by personal appearance will begin Oct. 21.
If you are not yet registered to vote, the deadline to register is Oct. 7. Forms are available on the secretary of state’s website and they have to be delivered to the local voter registrar.
City and school elections and the people who have filed are as follows:

Bowie City Council
Place 1 –
Brandon Walker
Place 2 – Laura Sproles
and Boyd Hulstine
Place 3 – Laramie
Truax

Incumbents TJay McEwen, Kristi Bates and Terry Gunter did not file for re-election.

Nocona City
Council (3 places)
Christopher Nunneley
(incumbent)
Yesika Rodriguez (I)
Chuck Hittle

Taylor Ross (I) did
not file

Saint Jo City Council
Kelly Williamson, mayor
Melissa McPherson (I)
Colton Thomas (I)

Incumbent Mayor Shawn Armstong did not file

Bowie ISD Board
Place 1 Jacky Betts (I) and Brian S. Rhodes
Place 2 Nichole Maddox (I), Michael Chase Thomas and Angie Christmas

Forestburg ISD
(4 places)
Rick Bathrop (I)
Chad Hudspeth (I)
Audiemarie Keown (I)
Ricky Towery
Chris Jones
Steve Sandusky

Joann Pople (I) did not file

Gold-Burg ISD
(3 places)
Lynn Allen (I)
Becky Case (I)
Weldon Duff (I)
James Martin
Chuck Healer

Montague ISD
(Four places)
Terry Jones (I)
Janet Nabours (I)
Gregg Romine (I)
Jimmy Walker (I)

Nocona ISD
Place 1 Kyle LaMar (I) and Chico Cabrera
Place 6 Randy Murphey (I)
Place 2 Guy Hill (I)

Prairie Valley ISD
(3 places)
Scott Carpenter (I)
Frank Glass (I)
Jimmy Harris (I)

Saint Jo ISD
(two places)
Leeton Phillips (I)
Dee Weger (I)
Tim Hennessey