COUNTY LIFE
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Home is where your story begins. You may travel far and wide, but there is always a tether to the place you were born and raised, especially if it is a place you love.
William “Billy” Nabours was 21 when he left his family farm in Montague to serve in the Air Force during World War II, and while he never really came back home to make his life he always anchored himself here with family and his love of the small hamlet.
Billy was 17 years old before his youngest brother, Jack was born, but through the years they became and remain close. In more recent times brother Jack has been able to learn more about his family thanks to the tales Billy has shared through his letters. Jack took some of that information, along with other family stories and wrote a book in 2016, “The Way it Was,” about growing up in rural Texas.
On Sept. 18 Billy celebrates his 100th birthday and while he lives in Dallas with his daughter, the link to his only remaining sibling has been reinforced by those hand-written messages. Due to COVID-19 restrictions there will only be a small family party.
You all remember letters? Words put to paper to share a story or ask a question. In today’s digital era, the written word has been somewhat lost. Billy has kept it alive scratching a few lines on a note pad or filling sheets of legal paper with his memories and his reflections.
Read the full feature in your weekend Bowie News.
Nocona is preparing for the 74th annual Chisholm Trail Rodeo May 8 and 9 at the Chisholm Trail Arena.
The rodeo will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nightly with the Ryan Ready Band playing for the rodeo dance afterward on Saturday night. Tickets in advance are $12 and $15 at the gate.
All the traditional rodeo events are planned along with non-sanctioned events of junior barrels for 16 and under. There is $250 added each night, a jackpot nightly and contestants have a $50 entry fee. Entries open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 4-5.
The new Chisholm Trail Rodeo Queen and Princess will be crowned during Saturday night’s performance. Read about these young ladies in your Thursday Bowie New.
Clara Anderson
TxDOT is hosting a virtual meeting to review projects included in the 2027-2030 Rural TIP.
The program is at 4 p.m. on May 6 and 11:59 p.m. on May 19, all online at https://bit.ly/4uhDwMG
The Rural TIP is a list of local projects to be funded during the next four years in the Wichita Falls District of the Texas Department of Transportation.
The counties included are Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young. Transportation projects cannot receive federal funding unless they are included in the Rural TIP. This includes projects for private vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, public transport, and commercial vehicles.
A section of Roach Street has been closed for the last few weeks as a new sewer line was installed replacing old clay tile line. It is phase two of multi-phase sewer line project across the city funded through a Texas Water Development Board loan of more than $9.7 million. The project will replace nearly10 miles of aging lines. (News photo by Barbara Green)
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