COUNTY LIFE
Jim Bowie Days activities draw big crowds
While heavy rains caused disruption with the opening days of Jim Bowie Days 2020, the remainder of the week followed tradition as hot and humid, but it didn’t dampen the fun.
As the rodeo entered its final night, 2019 Miss Jim Bowie Days relinquished her crown to Chloe O’Neal the 2020 queen from Keller. Brooke Smith, 2019 Little Miss, handed her crown off to Rylie LaMar of Joy.
O’Neal is the 18-year-old daughter of Colin O’Neal and a sophomore at Blinn College. LaMar is the 13-year-old daughter of Chad and Kellie LaMar and an eighth grader at Henrietta.
Results of the rodeo activities in today’s sports in section B.
During the rodeo the Jim Bowie Days Association also was presented with a plaque from the United Professional Rodeo Association for being ranked 16th of 300 UPRA nationwide rodeos. The plaque states it is from the Cinch URF 2019 United Finals Rodeo, 16th UPRA high paying rodeo, Bowie, TX, $40,320. The JBD board sent out their appreciation to the community for its support.
Read the full story and see all the results and photo coverage in your mid-week Bowie 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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