COUNTY LIFE
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Home is where your story begins. You may travel far and wide, but there is always a tether to the place you were born and raised, especially if it is a place you love.
William “Billy” Nabours was 21 when he left his family farm in Montague to serve in the Air Force during World War II, and while he never really came back home to make his life he always anchored himself here with family and his love of the small hamlet.
Billy was 17 years old before his youngest brother, Jack was born, but through the years they became and remain close. In more recent times brother Jack has been able to learn more about his family thanks to the tales Billy has shared through his letters. Jack took some of that information, along with other family stories and wrote a book in 2016, “The Way it Was,” about growing up in rural Texas.
On Sept. 18 Billy celebrates his 100th birthday and while he lives in Dallas with his daughter, the link to his only remaining sibling has been reinforced by those hand-written messages. Due to COVID-19 restrictions there will only be a small family party.
You all remember letters? Words put to paper to share a story or ask a question. In today’s digital era, the written word has been somewhat lost. Billy has kept it alive scratching a few lines on a note pad or filling sheets of legal paper with his memories and his reflections.
Read the full feature in your weekend Bowie 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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