COUNTY LIFE
Mardi Gras Ball kicks off Mardi Gras Nocona Style
Mardi Gras Nocona Style, the community’s largest festival of the year, will roll through downtown with several days of activities Feb. 8-10.
This is the 14th year for this New Orleans style festival that is filled with all the color and fun of its namesake. The activities began on Jan. 27 with the annual Mardi Gras Ball that sold out quickly. The 2024 King and Queen of Mardi Gras Tony and Theresa Dirk were crowned at the ball Saturday night and will reign during the upcoming event.
There will be a gumbo dinner to kick off festival week from 5-7 p.m. on Feb. 8 at the H.G. Justin Building for $12. Take a quick trip to River Star Casino and compete for prizes in a costume contest from 5-9 p.m.
On Feb. 9 the ATV Parade hosted by the VFW will line up at 4:30 p.m. with the roll-out at 5 p.m. down Clay Street. All ATV drivers must be at least 16 years old with a valid driver’s license. There is no fee to participate.
It will be followed by a crawfish boil at 5:30 p.m. in the Justin Building for $25 until sellout.
The cast and crew of “A Family Reunion to Die For,” has been busy rehearsing for their murder mystery dinner theater production on May 30 and May 31.
The reunion soon turns sour with murder at a western-style bed and breakfast in the tropics.
Purchase tickets online at https://www.bowieallianceforeducationandthearts.com/events-1.
Show times are 6:30 p.m. on May 30 and May 31 with an afternoon show at noon on May 31 all at the Freedom Life Church. There will be live and silent auction.
All proceeds benefit Montague County students for scholarships in the arts. Come support these thespians.
Top photo – Rehearsals have been underway this past week for the new murder mystery dinner theater of the Bowie Alliance for Education and the Arts. (Photos by Barbara Green)
Speed limit changes are being put in place on FM 103 North of Nocona. The 60-mph zone is being pushed North of Grayson Street.
As part of the transition, the 45-mph speed limit will be extended just North of the Texas New Mexico Power Office. Drivers see 50 mph signs up to Grayson Street where it becomes a 60-mph zone.
Portable message boards were placed on FM 103 on May 27 to advise motorists of the upcoming changes. The new signs will be unveiled and be enforceable starting June 3.
Citizens and officials with the City of Nocona requested the changes. They were approved by the Texas Transportation Commission in April.
Drivers should be prepared to watch and observe these new speed limits signs in Nocona. Drive safely in Montague County.
Top photo – Bowie High’s class of 2025 arrives for the ceremonies. (Photos by Jordan Neal)
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