NEWS

New Central Hospital of Bowie may open late summer, early fall

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10 years ago

05/18/2016

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By BARBARA GREEN

By late summer or early fall, Bowie could be served by the new Central Hospital of Bowie.

Six months after Bowie Memorial Hospital closed its doors after 49 years of providing health care to the area, the facility got a second chance as the new owners closed the purchase with the hospital authority board on Monday.

The formal closing of the $1.5 million deal was a family affair for the Hashmi family as they bought the hospital under Bowie Real Estate Holdings, L.P.

Dr. Hasan F. Hashmi, chairman of the board of directors of Texas General Hospital, handed over the escrow check to Hospital Authority Board Chairman Tim Winn.

Dr. Hashmi was joined by his wife, Salma, two of his sons, Suleman, president and CEO of TGH, and Faraz Hashmi, CEO of TGH-Van Zandt Regional Medical Center and his wife Fiza. The family introduced themselves to all those in attendance

While the authority directors gave smiles of relief, the Hashmis were excited to get started with their new hospital.

Read the full story in the mid-week News.

Pictured: (Center) Dr. Hasan Hashmi of Bowie Real Estate Holidings, L.P., hands off an escrow check to Tim Winn, chairman of the hospital authority board. Dr. Hashmi is flanked by two of his sons, (Left) Suleman and Faraz with board members Ward Wallace and Carla Swofford and Lynn Heller, authority CEO. (Photo by Barbara Green)

COUNTY LIFE

Montague County sees 56.1% voter turnout in midterms

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1 hour 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.