NEWS

City of Bowie to rebid its energy project

Published

11 years ago

11/21/2015

In an effort to generate more bidder interest in its energy project, the Bowie City Council voted to rebid the qualified energy conservation bond proposal with a few recommended enhancements.

At Tuesday night’s council session Paul Jasin, managing director with Specialized Public Finance, said the city received two request for proposals to finance the $3.7 million project and neither met the specifications.

Financing is being sought through the Texas Local Government Code which allows cities to update their infrastructure through an energy performance contract financed through an energy conservation low interest plan. Bowie’s project has been approved by the Texas Bond Review Board for a $4.1 million allocation based on its projected energy savings of $7.4 million over the 20-year life span of the project.

The QEBC is not actually a bond, but an interest rate subsidy through the U.S. Department of the Treasury. It is anticipated the interest rate will be less than one percent. In the process an investor purchases the project and receives a tax credit in lieu of receiving a market interest rate on the bond. Jasin recommends the city rebid the proposals and enhance it with a tax pledge, which they believe will get more bank bids and lower interest, as well as provide flexibility for the tax credit. Read the full story in the weekend News.

COUNTY LIFE

Montague County sees 56.1% voter turnout in midterms

Published

28 minutes ago

11/05/2026

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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.

NEWS

Nocona teen dies after apolice chase

Published

35 minutes ago

11/05/2026

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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.