NEWS
BISD classes resume, no ‘hit list’ found
Classes resumed in Bowie Monday morning after a week of anxiety about possible threats at the high school that led the district to close on May 5.
Superintendent Blake Enlow said Monday afternoon there is no significant new information from the investigation, but everyone was happy to get back to the final weeks of school.
Bowie Independent School District dealt with two separate incidents last week. The first began as a rumor and came to the attention of school officials and police on May 2. It was about someone making a verbal threat about shooting up the school on May 5. The second related to a Snapchat post about a shooting threat.
After talking to many students investigators were able to identify a 15-year-old male student as a potential suspect in the verbal threat.
School Resource Officer Bob Blackburn said the suspect reportedly said something to the effect, “They should be glad I don’t have a gun because I would come shoot it up.”
He never said a specific day or student, in addition he did not have a weapon and reportedly had no access to one.
The SRO said Monday concurred with Enlow there is not a lot of new information, however the high school staff and police have also been following up on rumors of a “hit list” of people who could face a threat possibly created by the suspect.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on May 12 in the council chambers.
The agenda opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
In the city manager’s report, Bert Cunningham will discuss the Rock and Pillar Street project and the Texas Water Development Board grant application.
In new business, Brittany Barnes will be considered as an appointment to the Bowie Community Development Board.
A resolution requesting financial assistance from the TWDB authorizing the filing of an application for assistance will be reviewed.
The master parks plan also will be presented by staff from Public Management.
The consent agenda and public comments round out the meeting.
Members of the Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet at 9 a.m. on May 11.
After the consent agenda and public comments, the court will discuss an interlocal agreement between precinct two and the Bowie Sports Association for the baseball complex.
Precinct three will ask for a line-time budget adjustment of $15,000 from operating expenses to part-time.
The court will open and consider accepting sealed bids for emulsified asphalt and prime oil, all on a 90-day contract.
The consent agenda of minutes, bills and reports also is slated.
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