COUNTY LIFE
Friends ready art reception for new local artist
The Friends of the Bowie Public Library will have an art reception for Angela White from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jan. 13 at the library.
White is associated with Jagged Cat Studio and Time Lord at Amazon.com. She earned a bachelor of fine arts in studio art, drawing and painting at the University of North Texas. She and her husband Scott moved to Bowie from Keller April 2017.
She enjoys painting pet portraiture of all animals for her clients. Her current focus in personal art goes back to her roots of growing up around her “cowboy neighbors” depicting the dusty, hard work, and grit of humans and animals alike. She also is painting multiple murals where she is employed.
The public is invited to attend.
Artist’s biography: Angela L. White was born in Belleville, IL, and moved to Texas with her family in 1976 where she grew up in the small town of Rendon. With horses in her backyard and horse magazines in her mailbox, she had plenty of equine models from which to develop her drawing skills. Attending school in Mansfield ISD, Angela won multiple school art awards. As a teen, art awards were won at the Fort Worth Southwestern Exposition Livestock Show & Rodeo Youth Art Contest and the I Have A Dream Foundation’s “Draw Your Dreams” Art Contest and Charity Auction. Working at a large boarding stable and showing horses around the U.S. helped her to continue to gain knowledge of her favorite subjects. As an adult Angela spent a few years living in Florida and Kansas, but then was happy to return to her “home” state of Texas in 2001. As side projects she had always worked on commissioned artwork for friends and coworkers, but returned to college in 2007 to pursue art at a more professional level. She completed a BFA in Studio Art with a concentration in Drawing and Painting at the University of North Texas, graduating magna cum laude. In her limited professional career, Angela has won several awards: Best Work On Paper at the 1st Annual DFW International Airport Art Exhibit juried by the National Arts Council (2007), Best In Show at the “Keller’s Got Talent” Art Exhibit (2011), 1st Place-Painting Division at the “Keller’s Got Talent” Art Exhibit (2015), and 2nd and 3rd Places in Bowie’s own “Chicken and Bread Days” Art Exhibit (2017). She has clients in Canada, Virginia, Florida, and of course Texas. Angela mostly enjoys painting pet portraiture of all animal types for her clients. However, her current focus of personal artwork goes back to her roots of growing up around her “cowboy neighbors” in Rendon, paintings depicting the dusty, hard work, and grit of humans and animals alike. She also has a work in progress painting multiple murals at the Amazon.com warehouse where she is employed. In April of 2017 Angela moved from the Keller suburbs to acreage outside of Bowie where she and her husband Scott are building a home.
The Nocona City Council gave its budget proposal a final once-over before setting a public hearing for it and the proposed tax rate for Sept. 9 at 8 a.m.
Council members also heard from Blake McNew who is against the recently approved fee and registration process for golf carts and related vehicles.
Last month the council approved an ordinance that set forth registration requirements for these vehicles with a $50 registration fee. After several close calls and complaints from downtown business people and citizens on near misses with ATVs and golf carts driving unsafely downtown the council took the step to add the ordinance.
City Secretary Revell Hardison said after some discussion the council asked for it to be back on next month’s agenda with possible consideration for repealing the fee. After some research she added a person can go through the state to obtain a license plate for these vehicles and the local sticker would not be needed.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The staff of Texas Education Agency on Aug. 14 announced the release of 2026 A-F Accountability Ratings for public school systems and campuses across the state.
Almost all of the school districts in the county saw their district ratings increase or remain consistent, along with some of their campuses.
There were 1,202 districts and 9,105 campuses rated in 2026. Some 24% of both districts and campuses increased in rating compared to 2025.
Read the full story and see all the county ratings in your Thursday Bowie News.
2026 state accountability ratings
Bowie Independent School District – B, 80 of 100 points
Elementary/intermediate – C, 74
Junior high – B, 84
High school – B, 86
Bellevue ISD – A, 92
Forestburg ISD – B, 82
Gold-Burg ISD – C, 76
Montague ISD – A, 93
Nocona ISD – B, 86
Elementary – B, 80
Middle school – C, 79
High school – A, 94
Prairie Valley ISD – B, 88
Saint Jo ISD – B, 82
Elementary – D, 66
High school – A, 92
Friends of the Bowie Animal Shelter will host the annual Clear the Shelter event from 8 a.m. to noon on Aug. 22.
The shelter is located at 1508 E. Wise. While this is a nationwide effort to recognize the work of animal shelters, their staff and volunteers, this also is a chance to support their efforts by attending the bake sale, silent auction and food vendors.
Adoptable dogs from the Bowie shelter as well as Easy Street Shelter of Saint Jo, Lucky Paws in Nocona and McCares of Montague will be present.
If your family is considering adopting a pet this would be a great time to visit with the animals and meet the volunteers who can tell you a bit about the animals. Prospective volunteers also are welcome, so ask your questions.
Staff from Cross Timbers Vet will be giving reduced price vaccinations.
There will be a prize drawing at noon for a bounce house and a Turtle Box speaker. Tickets are $5 each for a chance to win either prize. Drawing at noon.
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