One of the worst oil spills in U.S. territory begins when the supertanker Exxon Valdez, owned and operated by the Exxon Corporation, runs aground on a reef in Prince William Sound in southern Alaska. An estimated 11 million [...]

The first “teach-in” is conducted at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor; two hundred faculty members participate by holding special anti-war seminars. Regular classes were canceled, and rallies and speeches dominated for 12 hours. On March [...]

Support the Bowie Rural Fire Department by attending a hot dog fund raiser from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 29 at Independence Hall, 1210 Jackson Street in Bowie. All funds will be donated [...]

Montague County Commissioners will consider a pair of proclamations for awareness months in April when they meet at 9 a.m. on March 25 in the courthouse annex. Proclamations for Child Abuse Awareness Month and one [...]

After two weeks off, the Bowie Junior High track teams traveled to Jacksboro to compete on Tuesday. The seventh grade boy’s team came away finishing first overall out of eight schools total. The eighth grade [...]

The district awards for boy’s basketball teams from the 1A-21 district was announced. Despite Slidell winning the state championship, many Montague County schools saw their players honored amongst the best players in the district. Gold-Burg’s [...]

Luis Donaldo Colosio, Mexico’s ruling party’s presidential candidate, is gunned down during a campaign rally in the northern border town of Tijuana. As a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), the political party that [...]

The Saint Jo Panthers played another top 2A team as part of their conjoined district schedule as they traveled to Lindsay on Tuesday. The Knights proved too much for the Panthers as they won 12-2 [...]

The Nocona Lady Indians opened district play at home on Tuesday against Holliday. The final score was ugly as the Lady Eagles won 20-0 in five innings. The only bright side is that 15 of [...]

The Bowie and Nocona tennis teams traveled to Midwestern State University this week to take part in the Henrietta tournament. The Jackrabbits had three double’s teams come away with medals after two days of competition [...]

The Bowie golf teams traveled to Childress on Monday and Tuesday to take on a fierce field of 15 teams. The boy’s team came away with a third place finish. Leading the way for the [...]

Team RABBITS, Reusing Articles Bringing Better Imaginations Toward Success, a group of Bowie Intermediate students, recently competed in the Junior Division of Texas Future Problem Solvers – Community Problem Solving Component. Team RABBITS won champion [...]

Mark Chancellor By BARBARA GREEN editor@bowienewsonline.com The ongoing saga of the damaged historic building on the Montague County Courthouse Square continues to twist and turn as the “new owner” reportedly turned back the deed to [...]

The Bowie High School Winter Guard, which recently completed its competition season placing fourth at its championships, will perform for the public at 9:50 a.m. on March 26 in the high school gym.

The Bowie Lady Rabbits started off district play the best they could on Tuesday, traveling the two hours to Childress and picking up the win. The Lady Rabbits won 15-9, as both teams traded big [...]

“Celebrate” was the theme for Thursday night’s Nocona Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet. A full house greeted the board members and guests. Special awards honored business and volunteers. The Chief Peta Playground Organization received the [...]

Montague County Commissioners met with officials from the Texas Division of Emergency Management during a called session on Tuesday to discuss the status of county disaster relief projects and funds stemming from the May 2015 [...]

The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on March 25 in the council chambers, 307 N. Mason. Council members are expected to debate once more an electric rate ordinance, which is up for [...]

Bowie Independent School District Board of Trustees met Thursday evening offering contracts to all its professional educator staff, who will now have approximately one month to return their contracts for the new year. Superintendent Steven [...]