The fifth annual Hymns for the Hungry will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on July 26 at Lighthouse Church. This will be the first year for the event to move to a different “host” [...]

The Bowie City Council will conduct its first budget workshop beginning at 6 p.m on July 25. A proposed budget was offered at the July 11 meeting; but, it was expected to change significantly as [...]

By ERIC VICCARO sports@bowienewsonline.com For the fourth time this season, the Boston Red Sox called up former Bowie High School standout Brandon Workman. Workman provided the Red Sox with a mixed performance, pitching the final [...]

The Bowie Independent School District will have a parents’ meeting for athletes on July 25 in the Bowie High School commons. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Various sports teams will have tables set [...]

When I lived in South Dakota, there was a radio program called “The Great Afternoon Smorgasbord,” which featured a little bit of everything. The word smorgasbord is Swedish. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, a “smorgasbord” is [...]

Next weekend, Eric Villarreal from EOG Resources will be putting on a dodgeball tournament at Bowie Junior High. The tournament will begin at 9 a.m. on July 29. Teams will need six people per team [...]

By ERIC VICCARO sports@bowienewsonline.com Pending Forestburg Independent School District board approval, Nathan Geiger has been hired as the new head boys’ basketball coach. “He has an extensive background in basketball,” said Forestburg athletic director Tommy [...]

By ERIC VICCARO sports@bowienewsonline.com The Gold-Burg High School volleyball team will open the regular season against a familiar coach. The Lady Bears will play Savoy at 5 p.m. on Aug. 8 in Stoneburg as Gold-Burg [...]

Gold-Burg High School’s Stormey Edwards dribbles during a 4-on-4 drill at this week’s basketball camp in Stoneburg. Head girls’ basketball coach Cheryl Cromleigh reported 25 kids participated in the sessions. See more photos in the [...]

Lyndon Fenoglio drives toward the basket during the Gold-Burg basketball camp this week. Gold-Burg will wrap up summer camps with volleyball from July 28, 29 and 31 with Chloey Hamilton, Madison Little and Taylor Thompson [...]

Don’t try telling the Bowie High School Bass Club to take the summer off. Six members of the team will be competing in the National Lake Fork Open High School Scholarship Tournament in Lake Fork [...]

The Her-icanes team won the girls’ little league division. Here they are (in no order), Allie Parr, Melanie Cantu, Sage Gossett, Kylie Polhemus, Lanie Moore, Bailey Robinson, Kiley Chandler, Karsyn Childers, Jadyn Bell, Havanaa Richards, [...]

The Outlaws won the BSA boys’ little league division. Here they are (in no order), Whit Cross, William Cross, Austin Cheney, Johnny Arenas, Park Slimp, Steven Koetter, Kaleb Smith, Kolbie Brown, Ryder Velez and Aidan [...]

Bowie High School third baseman Weston Partridge has been playing this summer for the 940 Expos, a team based in Wichita Falls. This summer, Partridge also has pitched and played catcher. The Expos finished third [...]

Bowie High School graduate Kelsey Hancock competed at the National High School Finals Rodeo this past week in Wyoming. Hancock performed in Tuesday evening’s fifth breakaway roping contest, and she scored a time of 12.39 [...]

Children enjoyed a puppet show as part of the Bowie Public Library’s summer reading program on Tuesday. Puppeteer sisters Lissa and Kalei Kleinhans put on the performance for the crowd of youngsters. The summer reading [...]

County Judge Rick Lewis will present the 2017-2018 proposed county budget during a regular meeting of the commissioners court at 9 a.m. on July 24. County officials have heard numerous requests from department heads and [...]

After further exploration of the legalities of a recall petition for the Bowie City Council, organizers have been informed the previous number of 381 is the amount needed for a “referendum” election, while a recall [...]

Candidates for city council elections in the Cities of Bowie and Saint Jo can begin filing for the Nov. 7 races beginning July 24. Filing will continue through Aug. 21. Elections also will take place [...]