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2023 full of highs, lows

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By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com

The year 2023 was filled with a variety of top news items including a drought and heat wave that lead to fires and water restrictions in Montague County. Two school districts offered bonds for building improvements and local elections underwent some changes.

Bowie tackled some major construction projects that were several years in the work and a new emergency room was finally opened in the community. The News staff went through our editions to find the top news and while we could not include everything, we hope to have included things that impacted entire communities.

To read more, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of The Bowie News.

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Amon Carter Water Supply Corporation board sets meeting

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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.

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County preliminary values up 9.1%

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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.

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Superintendent Enlow leaving Bowie ISD

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Blake Enlow

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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