COUNTY LIFE
Amon Carter, Lake Nocona both fill after last week’s rains
Several homes along Williamson Road off FM 1125 at Lake Amon Carter were flooded in the weekend rain. Luckily no families were stranded in the homes due to high water. (Photo Game Warden Chase McAnich)
Both Lake Amon G. Carter and Lake Nocona are filled to overflowing following a week of heavy rainfall.
Carter topped the emergency spillway Friday morning filling up after two days of rain.
As of Tuesday, the level was 926.69msl, 6.29 feet above the capacity at 920. Just one month ago the lake was at 913.21 with the city in stage one of its drought contingency plan.
Just one month ago on April 11 the lake was at 56.1 percent capacity, down 6.79 feet.
For Lake Nocona, the gushing water is long overdue after more than a year and half at stage five restrictions. Capacity for the lake is 827.
As of Tuesday the lake level was 828.69, 1.69 feet over the pool elevation. Just one month ago on April 11 the lake level was 13.90 feet below capacity, with the lake only 32.4 percent full. Read the full story in the mid-week News. Pictured Top: This cove in Lake Nocona has not seen significant water in a very long time and docks were floating by Saturday. (Photo by Willetta Crowe)
The 22nd annual July Jam returns on July 27 to the Bowie Community Center West Hall, 413 Pelham Street in Bowie.
There will be a “chickin’ pickin’ fiddling fun time” as guests will be entertained by amazing fiddling tunes and enjoying a chicken meal with delicious homemade jams because it wouldn’t be July Jam without it.
Tickets are just $15 with the event starting at 6 p.m. The funds raised help provide awards for the Championship Fiddler Competition during Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival on Oct. 5.
This attracts talented musicians from all over to visit downtown Bowie to test their fiddling skills on stage in the Bowie Fire Hall on Oct. 5.
Along with the live fiddling entertainment, come hungry and be ready to outbid your neighbors at the silent auction or just stop by for a great meal, fellowship and soak in the air conditioning.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
The Nocona City Council met this past week making plans for budget and tax rate hearings.
Councilors received a brief update on the 2024-25 budget preparations. City Secretary Revell Hardison said the final proposal is almost complete and they now await the arrival of the no-new revenue tax rate that will be reviewed by the council after it is calculated by the tax collector.
The proposal includes a tax rate increase of about 3% similar to last year and there will be a small increase in water and sewer rates, but Hardison said the final crunch on those will come after the tax rate projections arrive.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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