COUNTY LIFE
Car cruise kicks off Cruisin’ Nocona Thursday morning
The sixth annual Cruisin’ Nocona and Vicari Car Auction rolls into town for a two-day run May 3-5.
If cars of any era are your passion then this festival is for you. It centers around the Vicari Car Auction on April 4-5. The doors of the auction house located at 210 West Walnut open at 8:30 a.m. with the auction at 10 a.m. when classic, collectible and muscle cars go on the auction block.
Admission to attend the auction is $10. To buy or sell cars in the auction, call the Vicari Auction at 504-264-2277 or visit: www.vicariauction.com.
The festival fun starts on May 3 with a cruise of cars through the North Texas Hill country.
The ride begins in Nocona traveling through Forestburg and to Gainesville for lunch at Leonard Park. Cruisers return back through Saint Jo, on to Comanche Rose Ranch and then back to Nocona.
Watch the start-up of the cruise, with 100 cars expected to leave from the corner of Clay and Pine Street in downtown Nocona at 10 a.m.
Read the full story in the mid-week News and watch for coverage of all the activities at bowienewsonline.com
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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