NEWS

The Bowie City Council will consider possible fee changes for Second Monday Trade Days, plus the second reading of the 2015-16 budget ordinance when it meets at 6 p.m. Sept. 1. Following a workshop that […]

Jury selection starts Monday in 97th District Court in the trial of a Springtown woman accused of intoxication assault from a November 2013 wreck on U.S. Highway 81/287 that injured five and spanned four lanes. […]

Early Monday morning Bowie Independent School District Trustees will consider adopting the 2015-16 budget and tax rate. The board will meet at 7 a.m. Aug. 31 for the public hearing on the budget and proposed […]

Both the Cities of Saint Jo and Nocona are continuing to hammer out their fiscal year 2016 budget. Saint Jo had a special called meeting on Aug. 21 to discuss setting the proposed property tax […]

No public comments were made regarding the proposed Montague County 2015 tax rate during Monday’s commissioner’s court meeting. A rate of .42 cents per $100 in property value is proposed for the county, which is […]

Four local citizens were arrested during the past week after they allegedly lured a Fort Worth man to the Bowie area, beat him with a baseball bat and then stole his wallet all to “teach […]

Teresa Shook, who operates Independence Hall in Bowie, was one of four people arrested early last week for allegedly assisting with the escape of a wanted sex offender in Tarrant County. Teresa Shook, along with […]

Montague County Commissioners will meet at 8:45 a.m. on Aug. 24 for a public hearing on the 2015 proposed tax rate, followed by the regular meeting at 9 a.m. The court is considering a tax […]

(Right) Department of Public Safety Sergeant Mark Helton was honored with a retirement reception Thursday afternoon in Bowie. Corporate Jack Lawson presented Helton with a Bowie knife plaque from the local group of troopers. The […]

The first reading of the 2015-16 City of Bowie budget was approved by the city council Tuesday night with the second planned for Sept. 1. There was little discussion Tuesday night as the motion unanimously […]