COUNTY LIFE
Bowie High readies homecoming for Sept. 11
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While Bowie High School postponed its every five-year homecoming celebration until 2021, there will still be festivities next week.
The theme will be “Stand Together,” honoring law enforcement, first responders and veterans. The parade will be at 5 p.m. on Sept. 9 in downtown Bowie organized by the booster club. Line up at Pecan and Lindsey starting at 4 p.m. Entry forms on Facebook.
That evening from 7 to 10 p.m. the bonfire will take place at Selma Park. All ages are welcome. Admission is $1 with funds going to 2021 Project Graduation. There will be barbecue meals served for $6 and drinks for $1.
At 8 a.m. on Sept. 11, everyone is invited to attend the community-wide pep rally at Jackrabbit Stadium. That night the Jackrabbits will take on the Henrietta Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. in Jackrabbit Stadium. Homecoming royalty will be crowned at halftime.
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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