The Saint Jo baseball team traveled to Poolville on Monday to take on the Monarchs. Playing another tough 2A schools, the Panthers struggled as they lost 11-1. Saint Jo could not get any runners on [...]

On April 20, 1986, the Chicago Bulls’ Michael Jordan scores 63 points in an NBA playoff game against the Boston Celtics, setting a post-season scoring record. Despite Jordan’s achievement, the Bulls lost to the Celtics in double [...]

The Nocona baseball and softball teams hosted Childress on Tuesday night. While the Lady Indians were able to have a happy senior night by picking up their first district win 16-4, the Indians lost 13-0. [...]

The Bowie softball team almost gave its seniors the best way to go out with an upset win against City View. In the low scoring game that saw no runs scored until the sixth inning, [...]

Bowie and Nocona competed at the area track meet in Jacksboro on April 15. Featuring more schools and better competition than the district meet, the Bowie boy’s team were runners-up to Brock while the girls [...]

The Bowie Jackrabbits had a positive senior night on Tuesday as they beat City View in their final home game of the season. The Jackrabbits never trailed as they won 7-0 in a game where [...]

Schools in the 1A District 22 competed at the district track meet on Tuesday at Bowie, giving athletes a chance to qualify for the regional meet. With the schools forgoing an area meet, only the [...]

Early voting for the May 4 elections begins April 22 and runs through April 30. Voters will go to the polls for a Nocona City Council election and a county-wide referendum to change the county [...]

Gold-Burg Independent School District Trustees approved several annual items of business and discussed staffing for the new year during its April 15 meeting. Superintendent Roger Ellis reported the board approved the 2019-20 calendar with the [...]

Members of the City of Bowie Fire Department took part in training on its new extrication tools this week. The firefighters traveled to Wendell Phillips wrecking yard to practice on some old vehicles. Fire Chief [...]

Cruisin’ Nocona and the Vicari Car Auction return to Nocona May 2-4 for the seventh annual event that brings three days of fun in the Car Capital of Texas. The fun begins on May 2 [...]

The Bowie Independent School District’s Board of Trustees have conducted its final interviews and appear ready to name a lone finalist for superintendent. An agenda has been posted for 7 p.m. on April 24 with [...]

The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on April 22 reviewing several items of new business. An ordinance intended to address grass and debris in streets within the city will be examined. The [...]

April 23 is the deadline to submit nominations for the April Bowie News Yard of the Month. Email your submissions to editor@bowienewsonline.com or call 872-2247. The winner will be named April 27.

Easter is the Christian celebration of the resurrection of Jesus, but the seasonal chocolate eggs and the bunny who delivers them are nowhere to be found in scripture. The exact origins of the Easter bunny [...]

The Bowie News staff wishes you and your family a safe and happy Easter holiday.

Saturday, April 20 11 a.m. – Bowie soccer fields at Pelham Park presented by Lighthouse Church. 10 a.m. – Enid Justin Park, Nocona, presented by the Nocona Ministerial Alliance. 2 p.m. – Nocona Hills Community [...]

On this day in 1989, a 28-year-old female investment banker is severely beaten and sexually assaulted while jogging in New York City’s Central Park. Five teenagers from Harlem were convicted of the crime, which shocked New Yorkers [...]

Easter is a giant candy holiday. Did you know more is spent on candy for Easter historically than for Halloween itself? Depending on whose data you look at, Easter is as big or bigger than [...]