COUNTY LIFE
By BARBARA GREEN
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Six-year-old Hayden Hennessey has a big heart and he is using that compassion to help those in need by sharing a goodie bag of toiletries and useful items for those who may have little to nothing.
During this holiday week, people are filled with thankfulness for their families, homes and friends. This first grader is spreading his thankfulness throughout the year.
It may seem odd a little boy would take notice of a homeless person sitting under a highway overpass or in the alley by a gas station.
Hayden took note of these people and began asking his mom the hard questions of why and how come?
Hayden is the son of Carla and Tim Hennessey of Saint Jo. He is the youngest of four children ranging in age from 21, 18, 12 and six and attends Montague School where his mom is superintendent.
His mother recalls they saw a youngster on television giving out burritos to the homeless, and Hayden thought that was nice and he wanted to do something to help people.
Explaining just what a homeless person is to a six-year-old is not easy. Carla recalls they saw some homeless people standing outside a store in Gainesville and Hayden began asking questions about them.
Read the full feature in the weekend News.
The 22nd annual July Jam returns on July 27 to the Bowie Community Center West Hall, 413 Pelham Street in Bowie.
There will be a “chickin’ pickin’ fiddling fun time” as guests will be entertained by amazing fiddling tunes and enjoying a chicken meal with delicious homemade jams because it wouldn’t be July Jam without it.
Tickets are just $15 with the event starting at 6 p.m. The funds raised help provide awards for the Championship Fiddler Competition during Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival on Oct. 5.
This attracts talented musicians from all over to visit downtown Bowie to test their fiddling skills on stage in the Bowie Fire Hall on Oct. 5.
Along with the live fiddling entertainment, come hungry and be ready to outbid your neighbors at the silent auction or just stop by for a great meal, fellowship and soak in the air conditioning.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
The Nocona City Council met this past week making plans for budget and tax rate hearings.
Councilors received a brief update on the 2024-25 budget preparations. City Secretary Revell Hardison said the final proposal is almost complete and they now await the arrival of the no-new revenue tax rate that will be reviewed by the council after it is calculated by the tax collector.
The proposal includes a tax rate increase of about 3% similar to last year and there will be a small increase in water and sewer rates, but Hardison said the final crunch on those will come after the tax rate projections arrive.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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