COUNTY LIFE
Commissioners to receive outside audit for 2022-23
Montague County Commissioners will receive the 2022-23 financial audit report when they meet at 9 a.m. on March 11, along with other items in a lengthy agenda.
Michael Edgin, Fleming and Fleming PC, will present the outside audit to the court.
A resolution for a joint election with Forestburg and Bowie Independent School Districts will be presented as they plan for April elections for bond proposals.
The court will pay a bill for Fandel’s AC & Heating for installing a 12.5 ton unit in the jail. It will be paid for from the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund.
Commissioners will consider an interlocal cooperation contract with the Department of Public Safety for the Failure to Appear program, along with assisting the City of Nocona with a separate paving project through an interlocal agreement.
Other topics on Monday’s agenda include: Precinct one crew to enter John Proctor’s property on Catholic Cemetery Road to clear a fence line and drainage; precinct three crew to enter the Terry Gunter property on West RC Road to clear drainage; preliminary plat lots 1-14 in the Longbranch Meadows Subdivision, 116.08 acres in precinct three; going out for bids on sealed emulsified asphalt and prime oil both on a 200-day contract; bond for Leah Dishman, deputy county treasurer and amend authorized representative for TexPool and accept unanticipated revenue of $626 from the Texas Association of Counties HEBP
As summer opens, the third annual Music in the Park is planned for June 13 in Pelham Park.
This free musical evening will feature a unique array of musical talent to entertain as guests pull up their lawnchairs under the large oak trees. Hosted by the Bowie Community Center and R&K Sound Company, music begins at 4:30 p.m.
The Lowdown Drifters will be headliner with the opening acts of Jesse Wadsworth, Thad Murphy and the Monty Dawson Band of Bowie.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
Top photo – ZZ Top Texas performed at the 2025 Music in the Park event. (News file photo)
There will be a Summer Kick-Off Health Fair for senior citizens from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 11 at the Bowie Senior Citizens Center.
Join the group for a free chicken spaghetti lunch, door prizes and games. The Lions Club will host free eye exams and there will free blood pressure checks.
Questions can be directed to Cynthia Hawkins at 940-366-4960 or Ashlie McCarty at 940-500-8954.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The Nocona Chamber of Commerce celebrated its members during the annual banquet on May 29 where awards were presented and businesses encouraged to “create a shared belief in the future.”
President Marie Molsbee welcomed the guests and introduced officers and members of the chamber board: Chris Fenoglio, vice president; Donna Lemons, secretary; Shelby Weaver, treasurer; and members, Corissa Miller, Emory Rodden, Heather Morris, Jason Castle, Jason Miller, Logan Manning and Maddie Ferguson.
Teresa Dirker was the guest speaker.
See all the awards from the chamber and Nocona Economic Development Corporation in your Thursday Bowie News.
Top photo – Robert Fenoglio received the Nocona Chamber’s Citizen of the Year Award, presented by President Marie Molsbee at last Friday’s banquet. (News photo by Barbara Green)
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