NEWS

TxDOT issues road warnings, closures

Published

11 years ago

04/20/2016

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Flooding experience on some rural roads

Archer, Clay and Montague Counties Affected 10:30am TxDOT

Archer County:

FM 368 West of State Hwy 25 has water on the roadway but is passable. TxDOT crews are monitoring and advising drivers.

FM 368 from Gose City Rd to Stonewall Rd has water on the roadway and is NOT passable. Travel is being discouraged. TxDOT crews on the scene to monitor.

FM 1954 West of State Hwy 79. Water on the roadway but passable.

Clay County:

US 287 Southbound shoulder near Brown Rd has water encroaching the roadway. TxDOT crews are manning the area and will close lanes as needed.

FM 2393 South of Jolly has water on the roadway especially at low water crossings. The road is passable at this time.

Montague County:

State Hwy 101 at the Montague/Wise county line has some standing water. It is passable at this time.

All motorist driving through the Wichita Falls District (Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young) are advised to remain vigilant for water on the roadway. Conditions on all roads can change at any moment.

Please remember that if you can’t see the roadway…there may not be a roadway under the water.

Turn around ….Don’t Drown.

The latest closures and advisories can be found at DriveTexas.Org.

COUNTY LIFE

Montague County sees 56.1% voter turnout in midterms

Published

58 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

1 hour 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.