COUNTY LIFE
Veterans prepare Memorial Day ceremonies
Veterans across Montague County will be celebrating Memorial Day with ceremonies in Bowie and Nocona on May 29.
Bowie Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 8789 and its ladies auxiliary opens the day with a breakfast at 7 a.m. ,meeting with veterans at Advanced Rehabilitation and Health Care. A flag-raising ceremony will follow at 8 a.m.
At 10 a.m., there will be a flag ceremony at the Bowie Walmart Store conducted by Boy Scout Troop No. 116.
At 2 p.m., the post members will dedicate the memorial sidewalk bricks and celebrate with a ribbon cutting.
At 2:30 p.m., the Boy Scouts will conduct the Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Table Ceremony.
The Nocona VFW Post and Auxiliary will have a ceremony at the Nocona Cemetery at 10 a.m. on Monday.
Frank Strickler, a Ringgold Air Force veteran, will be the speaker. The Girl Scouts will sing the National Anthem. Refreshments will be served afterward at the post.
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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