COUNTY LIFE
Nocona Council to set public hearing date on budget
The Nocona City Council will meet at 5 p.m. on Aug. 11 at city hall.
In the workshop agenda, Blake McNew will speak on the new registration requirements for golf carts and utility vehicles.
The council will call the Nov. 3 general election and discuss a negotiated settlement between the Atmos Cities Steering Committee for the 2026 rate review. A bid for hot mix asphalt also will be reviewed.
Police Chief Kent Holcomb will make a month report on the public nuisance code, violations and tickets.
The council will discuss advertising for bids to replace the asphalt with concrete at the intersection of Cooke and Willow Streets, along with bids to build a new golf cart shed at Indian Oaks Golf Course. Plans to paint the cemetery entrances also will be discussed.
The proposed 2026-27 budget will be examined, followed by setting of budget hearing and adoption for 5 p.m. on Sept. 8.
Possible tax rates will be presented based on the certified net property values of $221,949,622. They include: No new revenue rate of .3182 cents per $100 in property value; voter approval rate of .3487 cents and a proposed rate of .3487 cents.
A lease agreement with the Montague County Youth Fair Board for use of the barn will be presented.
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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