NEWS
Commissioners to meet on Monday
The Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet at 9 a.m. on Oct. 8 to handle a variety of agenda topics.
Veteran’s Service Officer Colm Murphy will make his monthly report and County Judge Rick Lewis will give an update on the county emergency mitigation planning underway in 10 counties.
A resolution to authorize the public resale by the sheriff of a tax foreclosed property will be reviewed, along with a budget amendment to correct the county clerk archive fund expense.
A pair of questionnaires from the Texas Association of Counties will be examined for the annual renewals of liability insurance and worker’s compensation.
The remainder of the agenda lists specific precinct requests: Precinct one seeks to trade in a 2007 Peterbilt truck on a 2013 International, and to enter the James Landers property on Landers land for a turn around and the Ricky Joyce property to pile brush and debris from a county road; precinct three asks to enter the Fenoglio property on Fite Road to clear a fence line and accept unanticipated revenue from Wakefield Bridge Company which are proceeds from the sale of scrap iron.
The board of directors of the Amon Carter Lake Water Supply Corporation will meet at 6 p.m. at Carter Lake Baptist Church 4759 FM 1125.
Agenda items include an engineer’s presentation and resolution workshop with Daniel Deweber and Prairie Branch Properties.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Seeing your preliminary property values has the potential to make you cry, but coupled with rumors about homestead exemptions changed or eliminated has made the arrival even more dramatic.
Last week those preliminary property tax value notices began arriving in mailboxes across Montague County. Some 9,066 statements were sent out by the Montague County Tax Appraisal District along with 4,689 oil and gas notices by Pritchard and Abbott.
Overall county values went up 9% based on the preliminary values for 2025.
For many it was shock to open that envelope as values jumped in almost every taxing entity.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
After six years as superintendent of Bowie Independent School District and a total of 14 years in the district, Superintendent Blake Enlow announced his resignation on May 5, effective May 23.
In an email to district staff, Enlow said “Serving as your superintendent has been one of the most meaningful and rewarding chapters of my professional life…Together, we have faced challenges, celebrated successes and worked tirelessly to provide an excellent education for every student in our care.”
The superintendent continued the decision was not made lightly and stems from personal and professional considerations.
He anticipates the board will meet, possibly next week, to discuss a plan to begin a superintendent search.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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