COUNTY LIFE
Saint Jo prepares to welcome Santa to the Square Saturday
Santa on the Square will be presented by the Saint Jo Chamber of Commerce on Dec. 8.
Activities begin at 2 p.m. with the living nativity scene on the square, along with crafts for the children, a 42 Tournament and a parade, along with the arrival of the Big Guy from the north.
Visitors can stop in the local museums including the Stonewall Saloon and Ordnance Museum, shop at the local stores and dine at the restaurants.
A scavenger hunt will begin at Davis & Blevins. Tickets also are being sold for prize drawings that include a rifle and a mixer. Tickets will be sold from 2 to 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 8 by the gazebo.
Throughout the day there will be horse-drawn carriage rides. Family Christmas photos will be available for free on the square along with the traditional photos with Santa. Those will be offered from 2 to 4 p.m. near the gazebo. Crafts for the kids will be in the civic center.
Choirs will perform in the gazebo from 2:30 to 4 p.m.
The parade rolls at 4:30 p.m. Enjoy cookies, hot chocolate and coffee provided by the Century Club. Santa will be available to visit with the children for photos and to hand out goodie bags.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
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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