In an important victory for his Cold War foreign policy, President John F. Kennedy signs legislation establishing the Peace Corps as a permanent government agency. Kennedy believed that the Peace Corps could provide a new and unique weapon in [...]

Nocona School Board Trustees decided to move forward with proposals for renovations at the old bus barn facility when they met on Sept. 16. Currently the district uses two separate locations for its buses. Trustees [...]

By Cindy Roller The 24th Annual Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival is set for Oct. 5. The reoccurring first Saturday in October event continues to pay tribute to the history of the community. Mose [...]

On Sept. 14 the Red River High School Bass Club competed at its first tournament at Lake Ray Roberts. The club belongs to the Texas High School Bass Association with more than 1,500 teams in [...]

Athletes from Prairie Valley and Saint Jo ran at Lindsay High School on Wednesday. The meet featured several big schools. The Lady Bulldogs finished 10th as a team. Shelby Roof finished first for the team [...]

If you went to Bowie’s last two football games or Tuesday’s home volleyball match, spectators might have noticed the atmosphere was a bit livelier than the usual games have been in the past. While the [...]

Cross country teams from Bowie, Nocona and Forestburg traveled to Wichita Falls at the J.S. Bridwell Ag Center on Wednesday morning to compete with some of the area’s best teams. The Bowie boys’ team elected [...]

On this day in 1985, a little-known actor named George Clooney makes his first appearance as a handyman on the popular TV sitcom The Facts of Life. Clooney appeared in 17 episodes of the show, which [...]

Nocona The Nocona Lady Indians tested themselves on Tuesday at home against Melissa. A 4A state-ranked team, the Lady Cardinals showed why by winning 3-1, with the last two sets going into extra point territory. [...]

The Bowie Lady Rabbits hosted state ranked Bridgeport on Tuesday in a match they knew would be tough. Despite the first two sets being close, the Lady Rabbits ran out of gas as they lost [...]

Nocona High School inducted three new honorees into its Hall of Fame during homecoming ceremonies on Saturday. The first Nocona High School Hall of Honor inductee was Class of 1971 graduate Dr. Paula Admire Webb. [...]

Members of the Bowie Lions Club, City of Bowie Fire Department, Bowie Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Galynn Burris take time for a photo with elephants Bonnie (left) and Libby (right) after their baths. The [...]

Montague County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. on Sept. 23 in the courthouse annex. A slate of topics will be addressed including consideration of a bond for Montague County Judge Rick Lewis and a [...]

The Bowie City Council will conduct a second hearing on the proposed tax rate for the 2019 tax year when it meets at 6 p.m. on Sept. 23. The rate is .5445 cents per $100 [...]

A view of the train wall in the new west wing at Trails ‘N’ Trails Museum. By Barbara Green Tales ‘N’ Trails Museum volunteers ask you to pardon their dust as phase one of the [...]

The City of Bowie Volunteer Fire Department recently received 20 Kenwood TK portable radios, purchased from funds raised at its annual “30 guns in 30 minutes” fund-raiser this past August. The 20 radios will be [...]

National Voter Registration Day is a national holiday celebrating our democracy. It was first observed in 2012 and has been growing in popularity every year since. Taking place on the fourth Tuesday of September, this [...]

Edward Mervin Ledbetter December 20, 1939 – September 17, 2019 BOWIE – Edward Mervin Ledbetter, 79, passed away Sept. 17, 2019 in Bowie, TX. A visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Sept. 20 at [...]

Wanda Mae Woolf October 12, 1929 – September 19, 2019 BOWIE – Wanda Mae Woolf, 89, went home to be with the Lord on Sept. 19, 2019 in Bowie, TX. A funeral service will be [...]