COUNTY LIFE
‘I wanted to be a person of change’ Adam Bell joins BHS leadership
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
It may be hard to believe someone who read their first book at the age of 23 would discover a true passion for learning, but for new Bowie High School Assistant Principal Adam Bell it was a spark that turned him to a career in education.
The 39-year-old educator says he was a preacher’s kid and “Navy brat” who bounced around throughout his childhood going to six different elementary schools. Born in Japan, he claims McAlister, OK as home because it was here he took a stand when his father planned a move taking him away from his high school during his senior year.
“I had a girlfriend, was involved in Boy Scouts becoming an Eagle, and I was not leaving. I planned to live in a tent. I had done it during the summer so no big deal, and I could shower at school. I was fine with it, having the time of my life. Looking back I see I was homeless although I had a job, car and shelter,” recalls Bell.
After high school he was working at Radio Shack and got transferred to Wichita Falls to be a store manager. He would meet his future wife when she came into the store. Bell hired her roommate and they all became friends. Alissa and Adam dated as she attended college at Midwestern State University pursuing a teaching degree.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
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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