COUNTY LIFE
Amon Carter remains closed
As of Monday, Lake Amon G. Carter and Selma Park remained closed to boating traffic due to high water across the lake.
The lake was closed early Saturday morning as the lake level crested at 924.21 msl. This is 4.21 feet above what is considered full for the lake.
The closure referred to no boating, swimming or camping until the lake level drops back below 922 msl.
On Monday afternoon the lake level was at 923.56 msl dropping only slightly from the 924.21 msl on Saturday. One week ago the lake level was 920.94 msl.
Between May 25 and June 3 Texas Mesonet recorded a total of 3.26 inches of rain for Bowie and 4.38 inches of rain for Nocona.
May rain totals are 5.16 inches for Bowie and 7.54 inches in Nocona.
Lake Nocona is at 88.8% full at 825.66 msl. It is full at 827 msl.
City Manager Bert Cunningham said a dock repair man contacted him about going onto the lake to pick up a dock that had disconnected from its location.
The repairman pulled it back to the property site to avoid it being a hazard in the lake and to make repairs.
The city manager said the only real problem was some people in four-wheel drive vehicles broke into Selma Park and made a big, muddy mess driving around the campground and park.
Pictured: Selma Park during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. (Bowie News file photo)
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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