COUNTY LIFE
Schedule of events for We are Bowie Strong(er) Street Fest, May 22
Festival schedule, downtown Bowie – Smythe and Wise.
2 p.m. – Vendors set up on main stage, 100 block of Smythe and Creative Cakes parking lot.
4 p.m. – Piston Heads Auto Club Antique Show & Shine, Bowie Fire Department flies a giant American flag and the colors are posted by 4-H students.
4:10 p.m. – Opening prayer, Bro. John Little, Bowie Police Department chaplain and pastor Victory Church. Opening remarks from Mayor Gaylynn Burris.
4:20 p.m. – Musical entertainment from Rondall and Judy Duncan, Bud and Pat Hooper, Tom Salata, Doyle Shaw and fiddling accompaniment, Doris McGuffey, all at the Main Stage on Smythe Street.
5 p.m. – Rise Performing Arts Center Youth Dancers (two sets to perform). Main Stage
5:35 p.m. – Mayor Burris presents a look back at the EF-1 tornado and recovery. Remarks from Bowie Chamber of Commerce President Kory Hooks reflects on behalf of the membership. Main Stage.
5:45 p.m. – Music from Kim Cantwell and Kim Williams along with Don Wade. Main Stage.
6:15 p.m. – Rise Performing Arts Center Youth Dancers (two sets).
6:45 p.m. – Huge live version of musical chairs. Bring your own lawn chairs.
7-9 p.m. – Live performance and dance featuring Melissa Brooke, Texas native singer placing in the Top 15 of the Texas Country Music Charts.
8:28 p.m. – Recovery honors, Bowie Community Development featuring those impacted by the EF-1 tornado and those recovering reunite reunion for the moment when the storm sirens sounded.
Everyone is invited to join the community at this free event. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy downtown Bowie.
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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