On this day in 1943, a B-24 carrying U.S. airman and former Olympic runner Louis “Louie” Zamperini crashes into the Pacific Ocean. After surviving the crash, Zamperini floated on a raft in shark-infested waters for [...]

The Bowie City Council will meet at 5:15 p.m. on May 30 in a called session. In old business the council will review an updated version of an interlocal agreement between Montague County and the [...]

On this day in 1927, Henry Ford and his son Edsel drive the 15 millionth Model T Ford out of their factory, marking the famous automobile’s official last day of production. More than any other vehicle, the relatively affordable [...]

Two Bowie basketball players competed in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All Star game on May 18 in San Antonio. Kamryn Cantwell competed in her third all star game this spring while Kason Spikes [...]

Two months and 11 days after winning the 3A state championship in San Antonio, the Bowie Jackrabbit boy’s basketball team received their championship rings on Monday at the Bowie sports banquet. Almost immediately following the [...]

Montague County veterans will remember their fallen comrades this Memorial Day with special ceremonies at Nocona Cemetery. The program begins at 11 a.m. with the Nocona Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 8558 posting the [...]

Gold-Burg Independent School District Trustees learned at their Monday night meeting they could possibly save an estimated $17,000 in energy and operational savings if it undertakes an energy efficient building upgrade project. Entegral Solutions has [...]

The four Montague County Retired School Personnel scholarship winners (left to right) are: Barrett Osteen, Forestburg; Kiley Jones, Gold-Burg; Sydney Howell, Bowie and Jodi Tolar, Bowie. Read the full story in the weekend News. (Courtesy [...]

By DANI BLACKBURN When life gets tough, the tough get going, and no one proves that more than Bowie High School graduate Shelby Avara. The high school senior has traveled an obstacle-ridden road on her [...]

By BARBARA GREEN More than $1 million in renovation and new construction projects are in the plan review stages with City of Bowie Code Enforcement. David Rainey, code officer, said the plans include an interior [...]

Splash Day for the City of Bowie swimming pool will be from 1 to 6 p.m. on June 2 offering a free afternoon of swimming for the entire family. The Summer Recreation program for children [...]

Forty-five souls buried in the Nocona Cemetery are no longer nameless thanks to the hard work of Robert Terry, who began installing markers on unmarked graves earlier this month. The Nocona native began creating a [...]

There was an 11.94 percent turnout in Tuesday’s party primary election runoffs in Montague County. Elections Administrator Ginger Wall reported 1,579 of the county’s 13,226 registered voters cast ballots Tuesday. There were only two county [...]

Bowie High School seniors took part in what is quickly becomming a popular tradition, the “Senior Walk,” where the soon-to-be graduates walk through the halls of the other campuses to be congratulated by younger students [...]

Mary Jane Pitts September 12, 1942 – May 23, 2018 NOCONA – Mary Jane Pitts, 74, died on May 23, 2018 in Nocona, TX. The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. on May 25 at [...]

Ruth Elizabeth Yates-Bloom October 26, 1926 – May 21, 2018 MONTAGUE – Ruth Elizabeth Yates-Bloom, 91, passed into God’s arms on May 21, 2018 in Montague, TX. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm. [...]

Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for [...]

Go Green, Save Green! From May 26-28 This weekend, purchase qualifying items sales-tax free. Texas’ Water-Efficient Products and ENERGY STAR® sales tax holidays take place Saturday, May 26, through Monday, May 28. Listen to our [...]

On May 25, 1935, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Babe Ruth hits his 714th home run, a record for career home runs that would stand for almost 40 years. This was one of Ruth’s last [...]