COUNTY LIFE
Paint your world purple at Relay for Life
“Paint Your World Purple” is the theme for this year’s Montague County Relay for Life in Nocona.
The relay will be from 6 to midnight on May 10 at the Nocona High School Track.
Organizers are seeking cancer survivors and caregivers to take part in the opening laps of the relay, along with the annual survivors/caregivers dinner on May 4 in the Montague County Courthouse Annex. The dinner will be 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Those who would like to attend or participate can call Sandy Owens, 894-7999 and Sheri Reeves, 940-443-0008, committee chairs.
Deadline to register is April 1. Both survivors and caregivers will receive a complimentary T-shirt, which can be picked up at the dinner and then worn at the relay.
Relay for Life is a unique community event that allows individuals from all walks of life to join in the fight against cancer. Community members raise funds for their team which go to support cancer patient services and other needs, as well as research.
The relay committee is selling luminaria bags in honor of cancer survivors who are battling or have battled and in memory of those who lost their battle but remain in the hearts of their loved ones.
Order online for $10 at www.relayforlife.org/montaguecotx, or buy locally and at the relay for $5.
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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