COUNTY LIFE
NHS digital arts take second at state with animation film
Nocona High School digital arts students walked with red carpet in Austin Wednesday attending the University Interscholastic League Young Filmmakers State Festival where two of their films were finalists.
“The Rise and Fall of Covid,” a traditional animation entry, won the second place medal in division one continuing the program’s winning tradition in animation.
At the festival six finalists are chosen for the event with the top three receiving medals.
“The Stranger” did not medal ending its run as one of the top six films in the state for division one schools.
Norman said there was steep competition in the narrative division, and while the film did not place for a medal earning a place in the top six and going to the state finals is tremendous.
The digital arts program is coordinated by Rob Norman. Since 2016 the program has made the state festival with 10 movies.
Follow this link for the animation film https://youtu.be/oAIfFnXCuGM and https://youtu.be/c6z-JkP5840 to see the narrative film. Congratulations to the students for a great year of work.
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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