COUNTY LIFE
July Jam offers full day of fun with cruise, fiddle, dinner
It’s a full day of chickin’ pickin’ fun on July 29 with the third annual July Jam Poker Cruise in the morning followed by July Jam in the evening.
July Jam is a musical fundraising evening for the Chicken and Bread Days fiddle contest on Oct. 7 this year. Fiddlers from across Texas and southern Oklahoma compete for the champion title filling downtown Bowie will top-grade fiddle music.
Start the day at 8:30 a.m. in Bowie Plaza for the poker cruise hosted by the Piston Head Auto Club. Register and then the cruise will roll at 9 a.m. for a 60-mile route with three stops ending at the start.
The cruise is open to anything with a motor. Cost is $5 per hand with 50% of the proceeds going to the winning hand and 50% to the July Jam. Extra cards available for $5.
That evening return for July Jam at 6 p.m. at the Bowie Community Center. Tickets are just $12 for a fried chicken meal accompanied by fiddle music from many of those who compete in the October contest.
Hosted by Bowie Community Development, this evening also includes the sale of homemade desserts and jams. The silent auction also will feature many wonderful items – many highlighting the proud heritage of Bowie. Stop by the BCDB office at 101 East Pecan to purchase tickets or call 940-872-6246 for additional details.
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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