NEWS

Bowie City Council may adopt new budget on Aug. 18

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11 years ago

08/15/2015

The first reading of an ordinance to adopt the 2015-16 City of Bowie budget will be on the Aug. 18 agenda of the city council.
Following the recent public hearing to review the $18,681,158 proposal, the council will consider adoption with the first reading of the ordinance. A second reading would be scheduled for Sept. 1 if it is approved.
Also on Tuesday’s agenda will be the first of two public hearings on the proposed tax rate of .4945 cents per $100 in property value. This is 2.15 cents higher than the 2014 rate of .4730. A second hearing will take place on Sept. 1.
Other items on the regular agenda include the annual reports from Main Street Bowie and the Bowie Economic Development Corporation.
Appointments also will be made to the 4A and 4B Economic Development Boards.
Tuesday’s meeting opens at 6 p.m. with a workshop. That agenda includes monthly reports, the city manager’s report and public comments.
There will be no council action taken in the workshop.

COUNTY LIFE

Montague County sees 56.1% voter turnout in midterms

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9 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

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16 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.