COUNTY LIFE
Former Nocona residents killed in car crash
Two former longtime Nocona residents, Gary Don and Janice King, were killed in a two-vehicle car crash Sunday near their home in Hempstead, TX.
The Banner-Press reported the crash occurred at 2:10 p.m. Oct. 18 when a Ford Escape traveling east on Highway 290 failed to yield while attempting to turn onto FM 1736. The Escape was struck on the passenger’s side by a Toyota Highlander.
The Kings, both 77, were passengers in the Escape. They were transported to the hospital where they both passed away. An Austin family of five was in the Toyota. The mother and one child were taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure according to the Pierce County Department of Public Safety.
Gary Don King was a founding member of Nocona Belt Company and while he was involved in many community activities his passion was establishing Tales ‘N’ Trails Museum. King served as president of the museum board for 20 years helping it come from an idea to breaking ground and opening.
At the 2014 Shebang fundraiser for TNT, King was honored for his service to the museum as he, wife Janice and granddaughter, Bailey, moved in 2015 to south Texas.
A joint funeral service is at 2 p.m. on Oct. 24 at Brenham Memorial Chapel. Family visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Oct. 24. Graveside service is at 1 p.m. on Oct. 25 in Oakwood Cemetery in Comanche, TX. See : BrenhamMemorialChapel.com
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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