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The Bowie News won several top awards in the 2015 Texas Press Association Better Newspaper contest presented last week at the annual summer conference. The News won first place in editorial for opinion pieces written […]

The new school year in Bowie School District will ring in with departures and reassignment of several longtime staff members. During executive session with the board of trustees Monday night, Superintendent Steven Monkres presented staff […]

By BARBARA GREEN Several costly budget proposals including a plan to resolve ongoing radio repeater problems for all the county fire departments were debated by the Montague County Commissioner’s Court this week. Monday’s session included […]

Continuity continues to be an issue for the Saint Jo Police Department. Tony Tamayo tendered his resignation as Saint Jo’s police chief on Friday afternoon. Saint Jo City Secretary Sherri Davis said Tamayo’s resignation is […]

Last week’s storms, piled on top of damage from May’s storms, continue to plague Montague County roads. This photo shows a washout along Dye Mound Road. While the road has barricades, it is not closed […]

The Bowie City Council will conduct an executive session at 6 p.m. June 24 for the annual evaluation and employment of the four personnel positions it appoints. Those include the city secretary, city manager, city […]

Montague County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. June 22 in the courthouse annex. Several financial topics fill Monday’s agenda including a budget workshop. The court also will consider engaging an outside auditor for fiscal […]

In your weekend News meet the ladies of the 2015 Pioneer Court presented by the Amity Club. Luella Pirtle will serve as pioneer queen, with Phyllis Matlock and Anna Bell Wolsey as the duchesses. The […]

If you owe delinquent property taxes, you may want to take steps to make some form of payment to avoid the additional 15 percent fee that goes in on July 1. While the general tax […]

The City of Bowie will apply for a low interest federal tax credit bond program that could help fund an energy efficiency and conservation project in the community. Tuesday night, members of the city council […]