COUNTY LIFE
Make your plans for the upcoming Jim Bowie Days so you don’t miss the fun
The 58th annual Jim Bowie Days is just a few weeks away so it is time to start planning your activities so your schedule will be all set up to enjoy all the fun.
The longest running festival in Bowie, Jim Bowie Days is always the last full week of June running June 22-29.
For those interested in creating a float for the parade the deadline to enter is by 5 p.m. on June 17. Theme for the parade is “Can’t Eclipse Texas.”
The parade rolls through downtown at 10:30 a.m. on June 29. Prizes will go to the first place winners in the categories of business, equestrian, riding club, youth or sports organization and civic or church. The parade will feature Jim Bowie Days pioneer royalty, rodeo royal contestants, along with antique cars, riding clubs and kids are invited to ride their decorated bicycles.
As always the first big event is the Jim Bowie Days Fishing Tournament on June 22. Registration starts at 5 a.m. at Selma Park boat ramp with the first cast to fly at 6 a.m.
Read the full story on the Jim Bowie Days schedule in the weekend Bowie News.
Nocona is preparing for the 74th annual Chisholm Trail Rodeo May 8 and 9 at the Chisholm Trail Arena.
The rodeo will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nightly with the Ryan Ready Band playing for the rodeo dance afterward on Saturday night. Tickets in advance are $12 and $15 at the gate.
All the traditional rodeo events are planned along with non-sanctioned events of junior barrels for 16 and under. There is $250 added each night, a jackpot nightly and contestants have a $50 entry fee. Entries open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 4-5.
The new Chisholm Trail Rodeo Queen and Princess will be crowned during Saturday night’s performance. Read about these young ladies in your Thursday Bowie New.
Clara Anderson
TxDOT is hosting a virtual meeting to review projects included in the 2027-2030 Rural TIP.
The program is at 4 p.m. on May 6 and 11:59 p.m. on May 19, all online at https://bit.ly/4uhDwMG
The Rural TIP is a list of local projects to be funded during the next four years in the Wichita Falls District of the Texas Department of Transportation.
The counties included are Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young. Transportation projects cannot receive federal funding unless they are included in the Rural TIP. This includes projects for private vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, public transport, and commercial vehicles.
A section of Roach Street has been closed for the last few weeks as a new sewer line was installed replacing old clay tile line. It is phase two of multi-phase sewer line project across the city funded through a Texas Water Development Board loan of more than $9.7 million. The project will replace nearly10 miles of aging lines. (News photo by Barbara Green)
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