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Folks flock to Forestburg for watermelon festival

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Forestburg hosted the 45th annual watermelon festival on Aug. 9 with a parade, games, food, music and the Forestburg Riding Club Rodeo.

The Star Spangled Stampede won the horse division of the watermelon festival parade with their colorful riders. The Piston Heads Auto Club won the auto division; Forestburg Baptist won the miscellaneous division with its Ride the Bible Bus and Tracy Greenwood won antique equipment with his John Deere covered wagon float. (Photos by Barbara Green)

Folks enjoyed taste testing the salsa contest. Winners were Rosa McWilliams, first; Marsha Conway, second and Jarrod Wells, third. (Photo by Barbara Green) See more photos in the Thursday Bowie News.
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Water board examines operations

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Members of the Amon Carter Lake Water Supply Corporation board met for its meeting on April 29 examining the operations and finances of the corporation.
The board was recently reformed with new members and has begun learning about its operations. Secretary Carla Swofford said there were no public comments per the posted agenda as they went on into various reports.

Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.

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BISD hosting pre-K roundup

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The administration and staff of Bowie Independent School District are trying to gauge community interest in the district offering free pre-kindergarten for all students who are four years old by Sept. 1, 2026.
Enrollment packets will be available on May 7. Those interested are invited to a come-and-go round-up from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on May 7 at the elementary.

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Chisholm Trail Rodeo coming to Nocona

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Chisholm Trail Princess 2025

Nocona is preparing for the 74th annual Chisholm Trail Rodeo May 8 and 9 at the Chisholm Trail Arena.
The rodeo will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nightly with the Ryan Ready Band playing for the rodeo dance afterward on Saturday night. Tickets in advance are $12 and $15 at the gate.
All the traditional rodeo events are planned along with non-sanctioned events of junior barrels for 16 and under. There is $250 added each night, a jackpot nightly and contestants have a $50 entry fee. Entries open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 4-5.
The new Chisholm Trail Rodeo Queen and Princess will be crowned during Saturday night’s performance. Read about these young ladies in your Thursday Bowie New.

Clara Anderson

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