COUNTY LIFE
Bowie High set to celebrate homecoming 2020
Bowie High School celebrates its 2020 homecoming with the traditional parade, bonfire and football game this week.
The Jackrabbit Booster Club has set the theme for the festivities as, “Stand Together,” honoring law enforcement, first responders and veterans.
The parade will be at 5 p.m. on Sept. 9 in downtown Bowie. Entry forms are available on the Bowie News website. Those wishing to participate should line up at Pecan and Lindsay starting at 4 p.m.
That evening from 7 to 10 p.m. the bonfire will take place at Selma Park. All ages are welcome.
Admission is $1 with funds going to 2021 Project Graduation. There will be barbecue meals for $6 and drinks for $1.
At 8 a.m. on Sept. 11, everyone is invited to attend the community-wide pep rally at Jackrabbit Stadium.
Friday night the Jackrabbits will take on the Henrietta Bearcats with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. in Jackrabbit Stadium. Homecoming royalty will be announced at halftime.
The following students were nominated for the homecoming court. Senior homecoming queen candidates are: Season Eudy, Agigail Provost, Breanna Masingale and Naomi Enriquez.
Homecoming king nominee are: Travis Terry, Colby Delao, Brae Ogle and Jay Anderson.
Freshman princess and prince are, Emily Cueva and Tucker Jones; sophomore royals, Peyton Clark and Jax Williams and junior royals, Jacelyn Reno and Kraig Reichert.
The 22nd annual July Jam returns on July 27 to the Bowie Community Center West Hall, 413 Pelham Street in Bowie.
There will be a “chickin’ pickin’ fiddling fun time” as guests will be entertained by amazing fiddling tunes and enjoying a chicken meal with delicious homemade jams because it wouldn’t be July Jam without it.
Tickets are just $15 with the event starting at 6 p.m. The funds raised help provide awards for the Championship Fiddler Competition during Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival on Oct. 5.
This attracts talented musicians from all over to visit downtown Bowie to test their fiddling skills on stage in the Bowie Fire Hall on Oct. 5.
Along with the live fiddling entertainment, come hungry and be ready to outbid your neighbors at the silent auction or just stop by for a great meal, fellowship and soak in the air conditioning.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
The Nocona City Council met this past week making plans for budget and tax rate hearings.
Councilors received a brief update on the 2024-25 budget preparations. City Secretary Revell Hardison said the final proposal is almost complete and they now await the arrival of the no-new revenue tax rate that will be reviewed by the council after it is calculated by the tax collector.
The proposal includes a tax rate increase of about 3% similar to last year and there will be a small increase in water and sewer rates, but Hardison said the final crunch on those will come after the tax rate projections arrive.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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