Residents said there is a strong tie to Nocona and Mardi Gras. Nocona is less then twenty miles away from the Red River where bead trading took place between Native Americans and the French in the area.
Rick Keck, a long-time resident of Nocona, experienced an unbelievable incident during Nocona’s Mardi Gras parade last year. Keck fell face down, and those who could help, rushed by his side.