COUNTY LIFE
Ceremony to remember fall Texas Ranger
Lieutenant Van Roberts, a Texas Ranger stationed at Fort Bingham in Forestburg during 1867 will be honored with a ceremony for fallen Rangers on May 20.
Roberts was killed in a fight with a band of Indians 150 years ago. This ceremony will be directed by retired Texas Rangers. Lt. Roberts is buried in this cemetery.
This ceremony will be at 2 p.m. on May 20 in the Southward Magee Cemetery. A reception presented by the Forestburg Historical Society and the Montague County Historical Commission will follow at the Forestburg Community Center.
The Southward Magee Cemetery has very limited parking so a shuttle service will be available to and from the ceremony from the community center. The shuttle will run from 1 to 2 p.m. and again after the ceremony.
The cemetery is located 2.5 miles south of Forestburg, turning off FM 1655 to the left on Lanier Road. There is a steep cattle guard immediately to the right. The cemetery is a short walk and to the left of road.
Lt. Roberts was shot during a battle in the fall of 1867 with Indians who were trying to steal company horses.
Roberts shot at the Indians and when he was injured and knocked from his horse he reportedly pulled his Bowie knife and fought hand-to-hand with the Indians before they took his life and his scalp.
The last big holiday of 2024 arrives on Dec. 31 with News Year’s Eve.
Most government offices and the post office will be closed on Jan. 1. The Bowie News office will close on Dec. 31 and on Jan. 1.
The Bowie News will have an early print deadline on Monday and go out to readers one day earlier on Tuesday. The print edition will be delivered to the post office and racks, while the e-sub will also go out on Tuesday morning.
Bowie Community Development presented awards to the window decoration contest during the Candy Cane Sip & Stroll. Gaylynn Burris of the BCDB presented Rustic Wings/Belle Rose Boutique with the first place award. Second place went to Rustic Rose Furniture and Treasures. Studio 81 Tattoos and Hwy 59 Boutique were third and fourth place winners. The contest is sponsored by Bowie Community Development.
See photos of all the winners in the weekend Bowie News.
Jan. 1, 2025 is the first day of a new elected term for many Montague County officials. There will be a swearing-in ceremony at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 1 in the courthouse annex.
The public is invited to attend with refreshments to follow.
Officials being sworn in are: Sheriff Marshall Thomas, County Attorney, Commissioner One Roy Darden, Commissioner Three Mark Murphey, Constables Jerry DeMoss and Harvey Johnson and Tax Assessor Kathy Phillips.
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