COUNTY LIFE
HOT ROD Power Tour rolling through Bowie Wednesday
HOT ROD Power Tour, the largest road trip in the world, with several thousand cars traveling to seven cities in seven days will pass through Bowie on Wednesday as the tour heads north out of Texas.
The 22nd running of Power Tour will be June 11-17 starting in Baton Rouge, LA and ending in Kansas City, KA on a route that includes highways and winding backroads.
According to Hot Rod Magazine officials there was a record number of participants for the tour, 6,095 drivers along the 1,500-mile journey, plus 2,120 drivers and cars making it on the Long Haul Gang for the entire week.
An estimated 116,000 spectators visited the stops throughout the week. Gearheads can join in at any point along the way. According to the tour schedule posted on the magazine website, the tour was scheduled for an 8 a.m. departure from Grand Prairie traveling to Oklahoma City.
The tour route notes an exit at U.S. Highway 81 at Bowie, following the highway all the way into Oklahoma City. Information on the Power Tour can be obtained at HOTROD.com.
Rick Laughton, president of the Piston Heads Auto Club, said the Power Tour is a pretty big deal and brings a huge amount of cars through a town.
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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