COUNTY LIFE
Bowie, Nocona bands go to marching contest Saturday
The Mighty Marching Maroon and The Pride of the Tribe marching bands from Bowie and Nocona High Schools will compete in University Interscholastic League marching contest on Oct. 20.
Recent rains have made practice for the bands difficult, but early morning rehearsals have been scheduled.
Bowie will march in the UIL Region 2 contest at 12:45 p.m. Saturday at Northwest High School Stadium. This is not an advancing year for 3A so bands in this category do not advance further.
The 3A programs begin at 12:30 p.m. with Callisburg, followed by Bowie at 12:45 p.m.; Pilot Point at 1 p.m.; Boyd at 1:15 p.m.; Paradise at 1:30 p.m. and Ponder at 1:45 p.m. Rating results will be announced at 2 p.m.
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Nocona High School Band Director Erin Hanson is marching a corps of 52 students to “Rise of the Phoenix,” a take on the Greek myth of rebirth. Written by Luke McMillan the show features music from the “Firebird Suite,” by Igor Stravinsky. The band competes at UIL Region 7 contest at 2:15 p.m. at Wichita Falls Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls.
The 3A bands open at 1:45 p.m. with Henrietta; City View at 2 p.m.; Nocona at 2:15 p.m.; Holliday at 2”30 p.m.; and Anson at 2:45 p.m. Results will be announced afterward.
To help the band get in at least one full show before the contest, there will be a public showcase at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 19 at Jack Crain Stadium. Hanson said pending weather they invite parents, friends and the community to attend the show to see the band in full uniform and full dress rehearsal. She hopes this will give them more of a sense of what contest day will be like on Saturday.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
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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