COUNTY LIFE
Nocona City Council reviews budget work
The Nocona City Council met this past week making plans for budget and tax rate hearings.
Councilors received a brief update on the 2024-25 budget preparations. City Secretary Revell Hardison said the final proposal is almost complete and they now await the arrival of the no-new revenue tax rate that will be reviewed by the council after it is calculated by the tax collector.
The proposal includes a tax rate increase of about 3% similar to last year and there will be a small increase in water and sewer rates, but Hardison said the final crunch on those will come after the tax rate projections arrive.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
Make plans to attend the Bowie bands annual Cake Spin from 5 to 9 p.m. on April 5 in the high school cafeteria.
All Bowie bands will perform. Admission is free, while cake spin games are $1 per ticket or six for $5. Cost is $20 to play all night.
There also will be an auction for items donated from local businesses as well as tons of cakes to win. A concession stand will be open.
Congratulations to Jim Bowie Days Car Show Best of Show winner Daniel Fleitman with his 1949 Chevrolet. This annual spring show filled Pelham Park and was hosted by the Piston Heads Auto Club. See more on the car show on page 11B of the Thursday Bowie News. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
Gold-Burg and Forestburg High School’s one-act plays will advance to bi-district this week after their performance at district on March 19 in Graham.
The cast and crews will travel to Graham once more on March 27 for bi-district. There are six plays set to compete beginning around noon. Play order will be: Woodson, Gold-Burg, Irving Universal, Bryson and Forestburg.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News. Top photo- Gold-Burg High one-act play crew and cast. (Courtesy photo)
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