NEWS

The Bowie News wins top state awards

Published

11 years ago

06/24/2015

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 by Editor Barbara Green; first place in feature writing for stories by Green and Debra Dunlap, staff writer; and first place in sports coverage coordinated by Eric Viccaro, sports editor. This was the second year in a row for Bowie News sports coverage to be honored with first place.

The News’s design team earned a second place in advertising, and the staff earned a second place for best website and a fourth place for news photos.

Those placements earned the newspaper enough points to take second in sweepstakes.

This year 140 newspapers submitted 1,490 entries. The contest is broken down into 10 divisions where newspapers compete against others of similar circulation size.

Michael Winter, publisher of The Bowie News, said he is very proud of the staff and its accomplishments.

“It is our goal to be the leader in local news and information, as we strive to provide relevant content across all platforms — Print and digital,” said Winter.

The Bowie News is published in association with Post Oak Media, which publishes the North Texas Farm and Ranch Magazine and other specialty publications.

COUNTY LIFE

Montague County sees 56.1% voter turnout in midterms

Published

6 minutes ago

11/05/2026

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Montague County voters joined the rest of the state with a tremendous turnout in Tuesday’s elections.
The elections administration office reported with all 10 precincts counted a turnout of 56.01% or 8,732 casting ballots. There are 15,591 registered voters in the county.
While there were no county contested races, there were two city council and two school board elections.
The Bowie City Council has three places on the ballot. Laura Sproles, incumbent, was not challenged for her place two.
Levi Bailey won the precinct one seat with 925 votes. Valerie Thomerson received 328 votes.
In precinct three, Terry Gunter won with 1,027 votes and Glenda Durham was second with 383

Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.

NEWS

Nocona teen dies after apolice chase

Published

13 minutes ago

11/05/2026

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A 15-year-old Nocona boy was killed in a crash following a law enforcement pursuit just after midnight on Nov. 1.
Sgt. Aaron Brandle, public information officer with the Montague County Sheriff’s office, said the crash occurred on Nov. 1 at around 12:21 a.m.
The vehicle in the pursuit crashed in the 3600 block of Cardwell Road in Montague County. The juvenile was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was ejected as a result of the crash.
The release states responding law enforcement personnel immediately initiated life-saving measures at the scene. The juvenile was subsequently transported to Nocona General Hospital, where despite continued life-saving efforts, he was pronounced deceased.

While the authorities have not publicly identified the deceased, several community efforts have been launched to assist the family of AR “Mando” Alcantar, a sophomore at Nocona High School. Students and staff also have taken steps to remember the popular young man.

A Gofundme account also has been sent up under the name Small Town, Big Hearts – Help support the Alcantar Family. It was organized by Kelsey Cabrera.

(Top photo – AR “Mando” Alcantar)

Read the full report in the Thursday Bowie News.

The Bowie News staff apologizes for the error in spelling of the the young man’ s name in the print edition. It stated “Mondo” and that was incorrect. We did not find the error until after press time.