COUNTY LIFE
B. News invites families to share their memories
The world has been trapped within the throes of a health pandemic since March with millions battling the Coronavirus and nearly 300,000 U.S citizens losing their lives to the virus.
Daily statistics are heartbreaking as we learn someone else from our community lost their life to COVID-19; however, due to health privacy laws all the public knows through the media is the gender, age and location of the most recent victim.
There have been 24,394 deaths in Texas and 30 in Montague County as of Dec. 16.
It has been a sad and often, faceless report on the losses. Unless a family decides to announce this information on social media or in an obituary their loved one remains only a number on the daily health report.
These are mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, grandpas and nanas, who all contributed to their hometowns.
The Bowie News would very much like to put a face and a name to each of these losses. The year 2020 should not pass without taking a moment to speak the name or know something about each one of these people.
We invite family members who would like their loved ones remembered to submit a photo, name and some details about their loved one.
Email your information to editor@bowienewsonline.com or if you have questions call Barbara Green, 872-2247. Deadline for submission is Dec. 28.
As we look back on the past year, let’s take a moment to remember those who were lost to this horrific illness and what each one meant to our county.
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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