COUNTY LIFE
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By DEBRA DUNLAP
Scruggs Furniture Store is a Bowie landmark.
It’s been on the corner of Smythe and Tarrant streets for 55 years. Directions are given for downtown locations based on their relationship to Scruggs.
For example, “The newspaper office? Sure I know where it is – right across the street from Scruggs Furniture.”
Owner James Scruggs, who was recently honored for completing 50 years as a volunteer firefighter in Bowie, is as much a part of the landscape as the building that houses his business. His business career began as a teenager when he went to work for Richardson Furniture. He has been with it ever since.
The most memorable fire he ever fought? “July 23, 1990, starting at 2:30 in the afternoon,” he recalled with a wry smile. “That was the day my own store burned down. When that happened, I thought it might be time to do something else. Then I realized I don’t know how to do anything else. Besides that, Bowie has been good to us. So I rebuilt.”
The store is now so much a part of the landscape that one can drive by without even paying much attention to the building. However, if you look close, the 72-year-old has a a surprise for you, a classic car showroom. Pictured: James Scruggs shows off his 1934 Ford sitting in the mirrored showroom. (Photo by Debra Dunlap) Read the full feature in the weekend News.
The Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet at 9 a.m. on Oct. 12 in the County Courtroom at the Courthouse Annex in Montague.
Commissioners are scheduled to consider issuing a proclamation declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month within Montague County.
The court also will consider accepting $850 in unanticipated revenue for the sheriff’s office generated during National Night Out activities, alongside interlocal cooperation contracts between the Texas Department of Public Safety and Justices of the Peace for Precincts 1 and 2.
An executive session is scheduled to discuss personnel matters pertaining to sewer/septic inspector for the county. Any action would be taken back in open session.
The Oct. 9-11 Art of the Song Music and Art Festival opens Friday night for three days of art and entertainment in downtown Nocona.
The festival opens on Oct. 9 with a Chisholm Trail Art Association Preview Party from 5 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 9 at the H.J. Justin Building.
Come see all the entries for the adult show, which formally opens at 10 a.m. on Oct. 10.
Live music will be played by Full Circle Band.
Also on Oct. 9 enjoy a Nocona Nights Street Dance from 7 to 9 p.m. with the Mark Murphey and Highway 82 Band. Cost is $10 per ticket and $200 for a table seating eight. Bring your lawn chairs.
Read the full schedule of events for the festival in your Thursday Bowie News.
These students are nominees for the 2026 homecoming court at Gold-Burg High School. Homecoming royals will be crowned in pre-game ceremonies before the Bears take on Throckmorton at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 9. Pictured are: Freshmen: Kenzley Foster and Jackson Allen, freshmen; Yareli Aguirre and Jojuan Grace, sophomores; Zara Andrade, junior and Brayden Odom, Kaylie Duncan, both seniors. Not pictured: Caleb Epperson, junior and Keelyn Case, senior.
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