COUNTY LIFE
Veteran’s Day events readied
Montague County celebrates its veterans with ceremonies across the area on Nov. 11.
At the courthouse square in Montague, a new section of the county veteran’s marker will be unveiled with 41 new names, including eight from World War II.
The ceremony begins at 1 p.m., and the public is invited.
Members of the Bowie VFW Post No. 8789 will be part of programs across the Bowie School District Friday.
At 9 a.m. the second graders will perform at the elementary school for the veterans.
The veterans then move to the high school gym for an event from noon to 12:30 p.m. All area veterans are invited to attend.
The Boy Scouts will present the colors and the band will perform the National Anthem. The veterans will receive a lapel pin.
There will be a program at Bowie Junior High at 2 p.m., followed by a fifth grade program at the intermediate school at 2:15 p.m.
In Nocona, members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 8558 will be placing flags around the community and visiting the schools.
Saint Jo High School’s Veteran’s Day Assembly and Lunch will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 11.
The assembly will be in the auditorium with lunch to follow in the gym. The public is invited to attend.
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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