NEWS

The Bowie Chamber of Commerce is getting ready for a busy few months as it plans a 150th anniversary Chisholm Trail Celebration for April and prepares for the pending arrival of the Guinness World Record […]

The Montague County Courthouse will be closed on Feb. 20 for President’s Day, as will the U.S. post office. The city office in Bowie will be closed, while Nocona and Saint Jo offices will be […]

Filing for the Nocona area May 6 elections will end at 5 p.m. on Feb. 17. City, school district and hospital districts in Nocona all will have elections. The remainder of entities in Montague County […]

Montague County Commissioners implemented a 90-day burn ban effective immediately during its Monday meeting. County Judge Rick Lewis said he had spoken with the Bowie and Nocona rural fire chiefs, who were both in support […]

High winds drying grass and brush should prompt homeowners and landowners alike to take time to prepare before wildfires spark across the state, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist. “Folks might think the […]

Members of the Montague County Commissioners’ Court will meet at 9 a.m. on Feb. 13 to consider a county wide burn ban due to dry weather conditions. Local fire departments have responded to daily calls […]

By ERIC VICCARO A handful of citizens attended Wednesday’s Saint Jo City Council meeting after seeing Alderman Bryan Wolf placed on the agenda a possible ban on pit bulls. In the end, no action was […]

Demolition has begun on three Bowie School District properties that are no longer used. A building next to the old North Ward is coming down and a small house by the junior high has been […]

By BARBARA GREEN Bowie City Councilors filled spots on two of its boards and increased the penalty to defray the costs of collecting delinquent taxes at its Tuesday night meeting. Tony Fidelie Jr.of Perdue, Brandon, […]

By BARBARA GREEN The estate and wife of a late Montague County Sheriff’s deputy have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Nocona and the former Nocona reserve police officer who shot Larry […]