NEWS
Chicken and Bread Days welcomes fall season
One of Bowie’s most popular festivals, Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival filled downtown with a huge crowd Saturday for all the activities.
The festival, created and presented by Main Street Bowie, celebrated its 21st year Saturday opening to a sunny Fall day. Children enjoyed the pumpkin sweep and many games, while families shopped, watched the live performances and enjoyed carnival food.
Shannon Skiles, Main Street manager, said the day went great and all the activities ran smoothly.
The opening contest for the day was the fiddler’s contest one of the marquee events for the festival. Grand champion went to Katie Crawford, Burleson.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
Pictured: The car show filled downtown with classic cars during the Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival. (Photo by Barbara Green)
(Left) Katie Crawford and Jessica Sell performed during the twin fiddle portion of the Chicken and Bread Days Fiddle Contest Saturday. Katie went on to win the grand champion title. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Bowie emergency responders went to State Highway 59 and Mac’s Grocery Road after 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. It did not appear that anyone was transported by ambulance, but no details were available this afternoon. (News photo by Barbara Green)
Montague County under a tornado warning.
Sirens went off in the City of Bowie shortly before 3 p.m. A tornado warning continues in the area of Lake Amon Carter, Fruitland and Sunset, be in your safe spot. A funnel was reportedly wrapped in the rain.
Early voting for the Nocona General Hospital District Board of Directors saw 285 voters cast their ballot during the first week of early voting.
Ballots may be cast early through April 28. Election day is May 2, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. All voting is in the Nocona City County room at 102 Clay Street.
Candidates include two incumbents, Charles May and Ron Brown. De Brown, who had filed for re-election, later withdrew. Steve Bates and Shawn Patton are the other candidates. Three seats are open on the board.
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