COUNTY LIFE

Nocona is preparing for huge crowds to attend this weekend’s fifth annual Mardi Gras Nocona Style, Feb. 4-7. Boots and Beads will be the theme for the festivities that will include parades, cajun food and […]

A huge crowd hit the dance floor for last Saturday’s Be My Valentine Father/Daughter Dance. (center) Traycee Stewart enjoys a two-step with her father James. See more photos from the dance in the mid-week News. […]

Punxsutawney Phil, the world’s most beloved and furry seasonal prognosticator, has seen his shadow on Monday morning (despite overcast skies), portending six more weeks of winter. The groundhog’s predication came around 7:25 a.m. in Punxsutawney, PA., with overcast skies and scattered snow […]

What will Groundhog Day 2015 bring, early spring or more winter? The unique holiday arrives on Feb. 2. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, the groundhog tradition stems from beliefs associated with Candlemas Day and the […]

Everyone is getting geared up for Sunday’s Super Bowl extravaganza. There will be scores of subs consumed along with millions of wings, mountains of chips and gallons of dip. Tell us what your favorite football party […]

By BARBARA GREEN Bowie Memorial Hospital Chief Executive Officer Michael McEachern says he often is asked how things are going at the hospital, and he usually says well. However, he has changed his answer to […]

Bowie Junior High will advance three teams to the state robotics contest after their great showing last Saturday at the area contest at Midwestern State University. Read about all the teams and see some of […]

Travel up the Chisholm Trail on Jan. 31 in a special program at the Tales ‘N’ Trails Museum in Nocona. Alan Schlegg from the Denton County Museum will give a program at 10 a.m. on […]

Boots and Beads is the theme for the fifth annual Mardi Gras Nocona Style events Feb. 4-7. The Nocona Chamber of Commerce invites all to come out and enjoy four days of family-friendly fun complete […]