COUNTY LIFE
Bowie Rural VFD readies annual fish fry, concert
Members of the Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department invite you to attend its annual fish fry and live concert on Sept. 14 at the Bowie Community Center 413 Pelham Street.
The always popular fish fry will be served from 5-8 p.m. or sellout. Cost is your donation. Enjoy live music and and auction.
There will be a drawing for two guns with tickets at $5 each for a chance to win a Savage Axis 6.5 Creedmoore and a Glock 43×9.
For more information or to donate items to the auction call Terry Gunter at 531-1934 or Randall Preuninger, 841-4277.
Later that evening enjoy a separate concert featuring William Clark Green and the Read Southall band. Doors open at 8 p.m. with Read Southall taking the stage at 9 p.m. and William Clark Green performing at 10:30 p.m. Tickets are only $25 in advance at: outhousetickets.com.
William Clark Green is an American country music singer from Flint, Texas. He has released five studio albums and one live album. His most recent release is “Hebert Island.” In 2012, Green released his third album, Rose Queen on April 30, 2013 and it became his breakthrough album. The first single from the album was “It’s About Time” which became his first Top Ten song on Texas Radio.
Oklahoma singer Read Southall brings a unique sound to country music influenced by an array of singers from Hank Williams to Johnny Paycheck. Read wrote, recorded, and independently released his first album, Six String Sorrow, in 2015 and recently released Borrowed Time with his band. With overdriven guitars and heavy drums, the Read Southall Band aims to deliver a rock and roll experience at every show
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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