COUNTY LIFE
Cemetery preservation board welcomes guests, participation
The main purpose of the Montague County Cemetery Preservation Board is to preserve this county’s pioneer cemeteries and by doing so preserving the history of the men and women who settled here.
There are about 115 cemeteries in the county. Many do not have an association or a family to care for them. Losing a cemetery means losing the history of the people buried there. It is quite a daunting task to locate, record and care for these cemeteries.
The preservation board welcomes visitors to its meetings. If you would like to share some information or are interested in these cemeteries attend the next meeting at 3 p.m. on Nov. 18 at the old jail in Montague. For more information on the work of the cemetery board, check its Facebook page, Montague County Pioneer Cemeteries or email mchistoricalcemeteries@gmail.com.
The Mitchell Cemetery, located at the corner of Tage Road and Alamo Road is a small triangle-shaped cemetery and one of the properties being examined by the board. According to “The Complete Cemetery Census of Montague County Texas 1857 – 2002” compiled by Jack Loftin and Marie Loftin there were 22 marked graves.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
The cast and crew of “A Family Reunion to Die For,” has been busy rehearsing for their murder mystery dinner theater production on May 30 and May 31.
The reunion soon turns sour with murder at a western-style bed and breakfast in the tropics.
Purchase tickets online at https://www.bowieallianceforeducationandthearts.com/events-1.
Show times are 6:30 p.m. on May 30 and May 31 with an afternoon show at noon on May 31 all at the Freedom Life Church. There will be live and silent auction.
All proceeds benefit Montague County students for scholarships in the arts. Come support these thespians.
Top photo – Rehearsals have been underway this past week for the new murder mystery dinner theater of the Bowie Alliance for Education and the Arts. (Photos by Barbara Green)
Speed limit changes are being put in place on FM 103 North of Nocona. The 60-mph zone is being pushed North of Grayson Street.
As part of the transition, the 45-mph speed limit will be extended just North of the Texas New Mexico Power Office. Drivers see 50 mph signs up to Grayson Street where it becomes a 60-mph zone.
Portable message boards were placed on FM 103 on May 27 to advise motorists of the upcoming changes. The new signs will be unveiled and be enforceable starting June 3.
Citizens and officials with the City of Nocona requested the changes. They were approved by the Texas Transportation Commission in April.
Drivers should be prepared to watch and observe these new speed limits signs in Nocona. Drive safely in Montague County.
Top photo – Bowie High’s class of 2025 arrives for the ceremonies. (Photos by Jordan Neal)
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