By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Bowie Independent School District Trustees hired a new high school principal Monday night and also learned about the small number of citizens who attended a series of three community forums.
Following a brief executive session moved up in the agenda the new high school principal Dean Johnson and his wife Katie, and children Whitley and Henley were introduced to the board. Johnson will come to Bowie from Farmersville where he has been the junior high principal since July 2019.
He replaces Joanne Keeler who resigned from the principal’s job last month.
Johnson received his bachelor degree from Midwestern State University in kinesiology and math followed by a master of education in education administration from Lamar University. He earned his doctorate of educational leadership from MSU in December 2024 and was named 2023 outstanding Doctoral Student from the West College of Education.

Public forums
Superintendent Donna Hale reported on a series of three community forums that were hosted across the district during the last few weeks. Only seven people attended the events, and Hale said while this was not the turnout they had hoped for, the small group had very good discussions on their specific concerns.

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Top photo – Dean Johnson with his wife Katie, and daughters, Whitley and Henley were introduced Monday night. (News photo by Barbara Green)

Members of the Nocona City Council discussed an array of topics from public nuisance issues to the sale of raw water to a local golf course.
Public nuisance issues such as old vehicles, dilapidated houses, weeds, rubbish, brush and related unsightly items were briefly discussed during the April 14 meeting. In recent months, citizens and council members have asked just what can be done to tackle these problems more effectively.

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By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Members of the Bowie City Council approved phase one for 10 lots in a major new subdivision development next to the elementary school.
At the April 14 meeting, the replat for the Kingdom Ridge subdivision local off Upper Montague Road and Teglan Drive was up for discussion. Bill Calabretta, chairman of the planning and zoning commission, said that group gave its approval for the phase one replat.
Buck Ross of Kingdom Construction spoke to the council about his family’s plan for the subdivision which would have a total of 67 lots developed across four phases. Phase one has 10 lots in quarter-acre tracts.
“Our goal is to get more affordable housing maybe in the $200,000 range, but our plan may have to evolve in the future. This is the first major subdivision for new homes to be developed in many years,” said Ross.

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