NEWS
Court to meet on Monday
Montague County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. on Dec. 10.
There will be a discussion of county policy related to the use of county vehicles by employees.
The court also will consider approving the 97th District Attorney’s Investigator Two position to be paid through Dec. 31.
In updates the mitigation plan and current Federal Emergency Management Administration disaster funding for local projects will be reviewed by the court.
A contract between the county and Election Systems and Software and the Secretary of State for the purchase of new electronic voting machines will be examined.
The purchase was included in this year’s budget and was recently updated to a new quote for $218,500 to buy 40 machines and 15 DS200 scanners.
The revised hybrid software provides a “paper trail,” for voting which is expected to be a legislative change coming down from Washington, D.C.
New members to the Montague County Historical will be appointed for two-year terms.
A bid from David McDonald for lot 501 in Nocona Hill will be considered from a tax sale and ONEOK Arbuckle II Pipeline will request a road crossing on Campbell, Dutton, Blevins and Crenshaw Roads all located in precinct three and Old Vashti Road in precinct two.
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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