COUNTY LIFE
Saint Jo City Council moves ahead with zoning plan
Saint Jo City Council members moved one step closer to the establishment of a zone for manufactured and Department of Housing and Urban Development homes when it voted on a method for public notification during its May 9 meeting.
Citizens living within a 200 feet radius of the recommended zones will receive a letter 15 days before the public hearing scheduled for 6 p.m. June 9.
“We are working on finding zones for mobile homes. We will mail out letters 15 days before the public hearing to give them enough time to come to the hearing if they choose,” explained City of Saint Jo Secretary Melinda Robeson.
Members voted to split the cost for porta potties in the amount of $366.66 with the Saint Jo Chamber of Commerce for the annual Fourth of July festivities. Police officers also will be on duty.
Trisha Walker and Tim Kimbrell will be married on the Saint Jo square on May 20 after councilors approved their request to use the pavilion.
Saint Jo cheerleaders will have a car wash fundraiser to help pay for their uniforms after council members approved their request for the use of the square on June 9.
An executive session was listed on the agenda for personal matters and a deliberation concerning the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of Chief Tyler Roy.
Robeson said no action was taken on the item in regular session due to the absence of one council member, but confirmed Roy is still employed by the City of Saint Jo.
“Officer Jerry Dilday is acting chief at this moment because Tyler had surgery on his hand,” explained Robeson.
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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