AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Division of Emergency Management today announced the creation of the State Mobile Vaccine Pilot Program to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination efforts in underserved areas of Texas. As [...]

The Bowie and Nocona girls powerlifting teams competed at Ponder on Thursday.The Lady Rabbits finished first out of eight schools that competed, finishing one point better than Alvord with 11 lifters finishing in the top [...]

The Nocona basketball teams won at Henrietta on Friday to keep the good times rolling for both teams.The Lady Indians stayed undefeated as they easily won 65-18 while the Indians controlled an intense game to [...]

Prairie Valley vs Forestburg vs Gold-Burg boysThe Prairie Valley boy’s won their games on Friday and Saturday against Forestburg and Gold-Burg.The Bulldogs beat the Longhorns 67-42 while beating the Bears 57-41 a day later.Prairie Valley [...]

The Bowie Lady Rabbits won a tough game at Jacksboro on Friday despite being in firm control from the end of the first quarter.The Lady Rabbits won 44-30 in a game they dominated on defense, [...]

It was a full afternoon of COVID-19 vaccines at the second of two Nocona General Hospital vaccine clinics that took place last Friday and on Tuesday. The hospital staff hopes to plan other clinics as [...]

The Bowie Jackrabbits did just enough to hold off a late charge at Jacksboro to secure a close win on Friday.The Jackrabbits survived a couple of late shots for the Tigers to tie the game [...]

Charlie Hilton, member of the Nocona High School Band, was selected as a member of the 2021 Association of Texas Small School Bands All-State Band.He was chosen for this honor in competitive auditions this year [...]

Spring will bring more elections as the governmental entities in Nocona conduct city, school and hospital district elections on May 1.Filing continues through 5 p.m. on Feb. 12.For the Nocona City Council the mayor’s post [...]

By BARBARA GREENeditor@bowienewsonline.comMontague County Commissioners hired former district attorney Tim Cole to fill in temporarily for Justice of the Peace One David Allen as he battles the COVID-19 virus.County Judge Kevin Benton said Allen has [...]

(Family Features) Creating a welcoming and relaxing space may be easier than you expect when you give natural materials a leading role in your design. Elements like natural stone, wood, fiber, metals and even plant [...]

5 tips for building (or rebuilding) your emergency savings (Family Features) The new year provides an opportunity to re-evaluate different aspects of your life, and that includes your budget and savings habits. Planning for emergencies [...]

(Family Features) Dinner in many households means foolproof recipes that families can count on, but those can become bland and boring. Finding new ways to put a twist on meals throughout the week adds fun [...]

As expected there was a low voter turnout for Saturday’s District 68 Texas House election and it will go to a runoff since no candidate earned the 50 percent majority.Across the district there were 100,260 [...]

The state of Texas will receive 332,750 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the federal government next week, but Montague County is not on the list for allocations.Nocona General Hospital has been the recipient of [...]

The Pastor Larry Cox Memorial bench created by CJ Mayfield of Mayfield Welding was dedicated by the Nostalgia staff and owner Lanny Hunt along with those who helped inspire it including neighbors from H&R Block, [...]

On January 27, 1945, Soviet troops enter Auschwitz, Poland, freeing the survivors of the network of concentration camps—and finally revealing to the world the depth of the horrors perpetrated there. Auschwitz was really a group of camps, designated [...]

Jan. 31 is the deadline for property owners to pay their 2020 county, city and school taxes before the seven percent penalty and interest begin to accrue.Due to the last day of the month falling [...]

On January 26, 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip guides a fleet of 11 British ships carrying convicts to the colony of New South Wales, effectively founding Australia. After overcoming a period of hardship, the fledgling colony [...]