COUNTY LIFE
Jim Bowie Days week opens with lots of fun activities
The 55th annual Jim Bowie Days Celebration kicked off in style this past Saturday with the bass tournament and golf scramble, with rodeo action Monday night with 4D barrels and the youth rodeo Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Jim Bowie Bass Tournament was moved to Saturday at Amon Carter Lake. Casey and Jimmy Smith won first with 25.51 pounds of fish including the big bass at 9.62 pounds. See coverage in today’s sports section.
Also on Saturday the second annual golf tournament teed off at Twisted Oaks. Results were unavailable at press time.
Rodeo action for all ages took place as the week opened. The ladies showed their stuff with the 4D barrel races. Youth competitors hit the arena on Tuesday for the youth rodeo. Speed events were Tuesday and roping was scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Mutton bustin’ was set for both nights at 6:30 p.m. Only 10 contestants will be accepted per night, ages six and under.
Barrels, poles and goats were run on Tuesday night in four age groups. Wednesday brings breakaway roping, ribbon roping, tie-down roping and team roping for those age 13 and under and 14-19. Boys and girls compete together with an all around buckle going to the top boy and girl based on combined points from both nights.
Read the full story with the schedule in the mid-week Bowie News.
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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