COUNTY LIFE
Candy Cane Christmas enjoyed all weekend
Winter’s chill and damp blew in this weekend, but it didn’t dampen the Christmas spirit as Bowie hosted the holiday with the 33rd annual Fantasy of Lights Christmas Festival.
From strollers on Friday night to pancakes with Santa Saturday, there was family fun for all.
Festival weekend opened with the Candy Cane Sip & Stroll with Me event Friday evening with 29 participants merchants welcome strollers into their shops for drinks, munchies and shopping. Lots of folks got a good start on their holiday gift shopping.
Saturday morning opened with the popular Pancakes with Santa hosted by the fire department and Elf’N Magic hosted by the Bowie Methodist Church at the Bowie Library.
More than 400 people enjoyed the fresh made pancakes, sausage and hot chocolate served up by the firefighters and the ladies auxiliary. Kids could color pictures or finish up their letter to Santa, before delivering it by hand to the Big Guy in Red.
Read the full story with all the events and winners in the mid-week Bowie News.
(Top) St Jerome Catholic Church won the sweepstakes award for its Candy Cane Rocket Ship. (courtesy photo)
Enjoy lots more photos from the festival in the mid-week Bowie News and your next weekend edition.
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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