COUNTY LIFE
Bowie man receives NCTC Foundation service award
The North Central Texas College Foundation had its annual Starlite Gala on March 1 honoring individuals and organizations that have given of their time and resources to further NCTC and their local communities.
The Starlite Gala was at the Embassy Suites Convention Center in Denton and more than 400 guests were in attendance.
The F.M. Hemphill Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor that can be granted to graduates and former students of NCTC. The NCTC Alumni and Friends established this award twenty-five years ago, fittingly named in honor of the college’s distinguished president of the Class of 1926.
This year’s F.M. Hemphill Distinguished Alumni Award was presented to the late Lieutenant Colonel Thadd Harrison Blanton in memoriam. Steve Gordon, who conducted the research on Blanton and submitted his nomination, was present to accept the award.
The service award for Montague County went to Jerry “JR” Rogers.
Rogers is very involved both personally and professionally in the Bowie community. He works with his employees to participate and coordinate many local and countywide community service projects. He is active in the Bowie Rotary community activities including serving as a dictionary sponsor and volunteer, ringing the bell for the Salvation Army, collecting food for the Bowie Mission and the blood drives.
He also serves as a Leadership Montague County mentor for business leaders. He has been instrumental in the annual golf tournament as a scholarship fundraiser. He also participated in the very first Dancing to the Stars event hosted by the NCTC Foundation and the Bowie Rotary Club and he actually won the People’s Choice Award. This event raises scholarship funds for NCTC students. Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
Bob Blackburn has fondly been called “Officer Bob,” for many years and it is a moniker he is happy to carry, spending more than 30 years working with the schools through local law enforcement.
Officer Bob has a heart for service he has shared through a total of 34 years in law enforcement, a lengthy career that comes to an end Oct. 30 as he retires after 25 years with the Bowie Police Department. He will continue as a reserve with the BPD and also wants to substitute teach.
“It’s time. I want to enjoy my kids and grandchildren, picking them up at school and going to games. I have loved working here and there has been an honest effort to get me not to retire, but I am in a good spot,” explains Blackburn one week from retirement.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
(Top photo – Bob Blackburn hugs Mayor Gaylynn Burris as he receives a Bowie Knife plaque at his retirement party Oct. 30.)
The Bowie City Council approved a $950,000 project to improve the walking path at Pelham Park on Oct. 27.
Bowie Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Janis Crawley said the upcoming project will repave 26,277 square feet of pathway in concrete, spanning about 0.6 miles in length.
The work covers the trail section northeast of the Blade, curving past the soccer fields and toward the swimming pool.
Another section goes around the pool and sport courts, then back down toward the Blade. The project will also widen the trail section to eight feet and add a new 36-foot bridge.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
Bowie High School will honor veterans at 8:45 a.m. on Nov. 11 in the high school gym. Staff and students invite area veterans to join them for a veteran’s breakfast at 8 a.m. followed by a ceremony where each veteran will be recognized for their service to the country.
Veterans are asked to register at: https://bit.ly/VeteransDay2026RSVP.
The staff of the Montague County Veteran’s Service office is partnering with the American Legion Post 220 for its Veterans Day program at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11 at the post home at 801 W. U.S. 82. Veterans and their families are invited to join a complimentary lunch.
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