COUNTY LIFE
Hotter’N Hell Hundred street closure schedule
Friday
Beginning at 4:30 PM portions of Scott, Lamar, and Indiana between 2nd and 5th will be closed for the criterion race. 6th Street traffic will be detoured north to Lincoln at Burnett.
Please observe the temporary no parking signs in this area along the race route. Any vehicle parked along the route after 4:30 will be towed.
Saturday
4:30 AM to 6:00 PM – Lamar from 2nd to 11th will be closed
4:30 AM to 4:00 PM – Lincoln from Scott to Burkburnett will be closed.
4:30 AM to 4:00 PM – Burkburnett from Lincoln to MLK will be closed.
8:00 AM to 6:00 PM – Indiana from 13th to 11th will be closed
4:30 AM to 9:00 AM – Scott from 11th to Sheppard Access Road will be closed.
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM – Scott from Lincoln to 7th will be closed
4:30 AM to 6:00 PM – 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th 9th,10th and 11th will be closed between Scott and Lamar. There will be a police officer directing traffic across Lamar at 7th and across 11th at Scott.
8:00 am to 6:00 PM the 13th Street exit ramp on E. Davis overpass will be closed.
The Northbound right lane will be blocked on SH 240 from Main Gate to Missile Gate. 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
The Harding overpass along with Ohio from 12th to 7th for the race finish
Additionally, the intersection of 8th and Indiana will be closed from 3:00 PM to 12 AM for the Hotter ‘N Ale Block Party.
Sunday
Portions of Lamar, Travis, Austin and Burnett will be closed between 3rd and 5th Streets 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
If you have any questions, please contact the City of Wichita Falls Traffic Engineering Department at (940)761-7640.
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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