One thing is for sure lately, I’ve been moving. And moving.
On Saturday, May 24, I moved from Sallisaw, Okla., to Nocona, Texas. One week later, I helped fellow Bowie News employees with our move from Sanders to Walnut.
I would like to thank Jason Castle for helping me move to my house, which is located in Nocona.
So, yes, if my life had a theme song the past two weeks it would have been, “I Like To Move It,” by Reel 2 Real, a group that produced house music during the 1990s. This song peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard dance chart in 1993.
Some of you may have seen me during the past week at DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) graduation at Bowie Intermediate School or graduation ceremonies from the Gold-Burg and Saint Jo Independent School Districts.
I hope to become a trusted face in Montague County, and become your source for news and sports, which has long been the basic tenant of this newspaper for the past 92 years.
As stated in my introductory story found in this past weekend’s edition, I was attracted to the area because of Texas high school football. There’s nothing like Friday nights in the fall in Texas. Nothing.
We will have district football standings in the mid-week edition of the Bowie News this fall.
In 2002, while working for the Temple Daily Telegram, I covered Rosebud-Lott as the Cougars captured the University Interscholastic League Conference 2A Division II state championship with a 34-0 victory at Waco ISD Stadium.
I’m hoping one of our local school programs can provide me with a similar great memory in the near future. After all, football is our passion. Let’s do it like a 72-ounce steak in Amarillo. Big. See more of this column in the weekend edition of The Bowie News.