COUNTY LIFE
Bowie chamber mails out ballots for director election
Ballots have been mailed out to Bowie Chamber of Commerce members to select five members to the board of directors.
The following names were submitted by the nominating committee, but there also is a space for a write-in candidate through the process of online voting. The five people with the most votes will join the board in the new year starting Jan. 1, 2025.
Please complete your online ballot on or before Dec. 20 at 5 p.m. Ballots received after Dec. 20 will not be counted. Only active chamber members may vote and only one ballot per membership.
Nominees are: Melanie Belcher, Faith Community Rural Health Clinic of Bowie; Paul Chenevert, Chenevert Plumbing; Addy Cook, Legend Bank and Broke Gals Boutique; Dee Cullum, Texas State Farm Bureau; Brant Farris, Jacksboro National Bank; Cynthia Hawkins, Advanced Rehab and Healthcare; Carol Head, The Shopper; Caitlin McCartney, Bowie Martial Arts Academy; Linda Reno, Stat Signz and Jeff Seigler, Wellington State Bank.
New directors and officers will be introduced at the Jan. 27 Bowie Chamber of Commerce banquet, and annual awards also will be presented.
The theme for this year is “Mind Your Business,” and chamber members are invited to decorate a banquet table showcasing their business.
Call 872-1173 if you would like to decorate a table for the banquet.
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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