COUNTY LIFE
Vote for your favorite fall scarecrow in Bowie?
It is fall in Bowie, Texas. Need proof? There are 24 scarecrows from Dusty flying away in the tornado to one that is about to give birth adorning the sidewalks of downtown Bowie.
The Bowie Community Development Board needs your help to decide the winners for the Scarecrow Sip & Stroll. How do you vote? It is simple.
Go to the Bowie Community Development Board Facebook page and like your favorite scarecrow photo in the 2020 scarecrow album by 5 p.m. on Oct. 29.
October’s preview to Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival, Scarecrow Sip & Stroll with me, was so successful the BCDB has decided to theme December’s event, Snowman Sip & Stroll in hopes to continue the popularity of the event. Those participating locations reported more sales and foot traffic than any Sip & Stroll in the past. Participating locations will again be competing for best winter snowman decorations.
Hanging of the Greens will be on Nov. 21. Community Development welcomes volunteers with this activity beautifying Bowie. Garlands, wreaths and ribbons will be hung on the downtown street lights.
The Fantasy of Lights Christmas Festival and Lighted Parade will be on Dec. 5. This year’s theme is Disney for parade floats. Registration forms are available in Community Development office at 101 East Pecan or by calling 872-6246. The Snowman Sip & Stroll will me will be on Dec. 4.
The funds collected through many of these activities help beautify our community such as the addition of the light pole banners, benches, and support the events which improve the quality of life for citizens and honor the heritage this town was built.
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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