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Community activism helped create North Central Texas College-Bowie
By BARBARA GREEN
This is part of an ongoing series by The Bowie News for its Build a Better Bowie campaign exploring assets and unique aspects of the Bowie community.
The completion of North Central Texas College’s Bowie campus in 2000 was the epitome of community activism. Citizens saw the need for a higher education facility and they took the steps necessary to get it done.
As the 2016 spring semester was completed there were 469 students enrolled, following 573 in the preceding semester.
In May the Montague County Foundation presented 33 students with Fall 2016 scholarships valued at $12,050, plus an additional 79 dual credit students received scholarships valued at $7,482.
Debbie Sharp, vice president for external affairs, reports for Fall 2015 65 students received scholarships valued at $29,836. Twenty percent of the 322 enrolled during that fall semester received foundation scholarship assistance.
Explore the development of the NCTC-Bowie campus since its inception 16 years ago and what the future has in store for the higher education facility.
Pictured above: Students in the Licensed Vocational Nursing program work in the computer lab. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Due to the July 4th holiday this week, The Bowie News will be printing early in the week. Deadline for any news or ad for the July 6 paper will be noon on July 2. The Bowie News office will be closed on July 4.
Meet the ladies of the 2024 Jim Bowie Days Pioneer Court as they prepare for the crowning on June 28.
Hosted by the Bowie Amity Club, the crowning and pioneer reunion begins at 2:30 p.m. on June 28 at the Bowie Community Center, middle section.
Mildred McCraw, known to many as the “Chicken Lady,” as well as Bowie’s biggest cheerleader, has been selected to serve as pioneer queen. Her duchesses will be Doris McGuffey longtime local business woman and radio air personality at KNTX Radio, and Margaret Long, longtime bank official with Sanger Bank.
See the full stories from these ladies in your weekend Bowie News.
“Memorable marketing in the post-pandemic era” will be the feature for the third installment of the Bowie Business Boost on April 16.
Lorie Vincent, certified economic developer, will bring the program that begins at 7:30 a.m. with breakfast and the program 8-9:30 a.m. at the Bowie Community Center.
Registration is $49 which includes all four sessions. The final program is May 21. Register at accelerationbydesign.com/event-details/bowiebusinessboost.
Call the Bowie EDC office at 940-872-4193 for additional information.
Vincent is a professional trainer, writer and economic developer with a focus on community and business marketing. She will share how your audience has changed in the post-pandemic era. Vincent will show you how easy and innovative adjustments to your marketing goals can grow your bottom line and result in strong customer engagement.
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