COUNTY LIFE
Groundhog hopes to send winter packing
Saturday update – In a Groundhog Day update, Punxsutawney Phil apparently did not see his shadow this morning in Pennsylvania so Spring could arrive early. Thanks Phil we hope you are right.
The National Weather Service predicts Groundhog Day on Feb. 2 will be mostly sunny with a high near 31 degrees in Punxsutawney, PA, home of Phil the groundhog.
As the northeastern United States was enveloped with a “polar vortex” this week, everyone wants to know if Phil, will give the good word that winter will be leaving early.
The Groundhog Day tradition derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition if a groundhog emerging from its burrow on the Feb. 2 sees his shadow due to clear weather it will retreat to its den and will persist six more weeks. If it does not see its shadow due to cloudiness, spring will arrive early.
While Groundhog Day is popular folklore and Punxsutawney has capitalized on it for an annual festival, there is no correlation between the groundhog seeing its shadow or not and the arrival or spring.
The National Climatic Data Center compared U.S. national temperatures from 1988 to 2012 to determine the accuracy of Phil’s predictions, and he’s only been proven correct 39 percent of the time – significantly worse than chance.
See the last 10 years of predictions in your weekend 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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