COUNTY LIFE
Saint Jo, Nocona seniors launch two weeks of commencement beginning Friday
This weekend begins a two-week celebration as area high schools present graduation ceremonies.
Saint Jo High School graduates on May 19 and Nocona on May 20.
Bowie, Prairie Valley, Bellevue and Forestburg will graduate on May 26, with Gold-Burg graduating on May 27.
The Bowie News graduation keepsake section will be published in the May 24 edition featuring all area high school graduates.
The Saint Jo Panthers go first with ceremonies at 7 p.m. on May 19 in the Saint Jo School Dome Gym.
Nocona High School will have graduation at 6 p.m. on May 20 in the Nocona Elementary gym. Diplomas will be presented by Superintendent Dr. Vicki Gearheart, Principal Stephenie Wright and Counselor Debbie Ulibarri.
Wright announced Monday they will have co-salutatorians due to a tie at 4.02 grade point average. They are Payton Ferguson and Alexis Page.
Meet the honor graduates of these two schools in your mid-week News. Watch for all the remaining school’s honor graduates next week as they graduate next weekend.
The last big holiday of 2024 arrives on Dec. 31 with News Year’s Eve.
Most government offices and the post office will be closed on Jan. 1. The Bowie News office will close on Dec. 31 and on Jan. 1.
The Bowie News will have an early print deadline on Monday and go out to readers one day earlier on Tuesday. The print edition will be delivered to the post office and racks, while the e-sub will also go out on Tuesday morning.
Bowie Community Development presented awards to the window decoration contest during the Candy Cane Sip & Stroll. Gaylynn Burris of the BCDB presented Rustic Wings/Belle Rose Boutique with the first place award. Second place went to Rustic Rose Furniture and Treasures. Studio 81 Tattoos and Hwy 59 Boutique were third and fourth place winners. The contest is sponsored by Bowie Community Development.
See photos of all the winners in the weekend Bowie News.
Jan. 1, 2025 is the first day of a new elected term for many Montague County officials. There will be a swearing-in ceremony at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 1 in the courthouse annex.
The public is invited to attend with refreshments to follow.
Officials being sworn in are: Sheriff Marshall Thomas, County Attorney, Commissioner One Roy Darden, Commissioner Three Mark Murphey, Constables Jerry DeMoss and Harvey Johnson and Tax Assessor Kathy Phillips.
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