COUNTY LIFE
Cemetery preservation board welcomes guests, participation
The main purpose of the Montague County Cemetery Preservation Board is to preserve this county’s pioneer cemeteries and by doing so preserving the history of the men and women who settled here.
There are about 115 cemeteries in the county. Many do not have an association or a family to care for them. Losing a cemetery means losing the history of the people buried there. It is quite a daunting task to locate, record and care for these cemeteries.
The preservation board welcomes visitors to its meetings. If you would like to share some information or are interested in these cemeteries attend the next meeting at 3 p.m. on Nov. 18 at the old jail in Montague. For more information on the work of the cemetery board, check its Facebook page, Montague County Pioneer Cemeteries or email mchistoricalcemeteries@gmail.com.
The Mitchell Cemetery, located at the corner of Tage Road and Alamo Road is a small triangle-shaped cemetery and one of the properties being examined by the board. According to “The Complete Cemetery Census of Montague County Texas 1857 – 2002” compiled by Jack Loftin and Marie Loftin there were 22 marked graves.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
Nocona is preparing for the 74th annual Chisholm Trail Rodeo May 8 and 9 at the Chisholm Trail Arena.
The rodeo will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nightly with the Ryan Ready Band playing for the rodeo dance afterward on Saturday night. Tickets in advance are $12 and $15 at the gate.
All the traditional rodeo events are planned along with non-sanctioned events of junior barrels for 16 and under. There is $250 added each night, a jackpot nightly and contestants have a $50 entry fee. Entries open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 4-5.
The new Chisholm Trail Rodeo Queen and Princess will be crowned during Saturday night’s performance. Read about these young ladies in your Thursday Bowie New.
Clara Anderson
TxDOT is hosting a virtual meeting to review projects included in the 2027-2030 Rural TIP.
The program is at 4 p.m. on May 6 and 11:59 p.m. on May 19, all online at https://bit.ly/4uhDwMG
The Rural TIP is a list of local projects to be funded during the next four years in the Wichita Falls District of the Texas Department of Transportation.
The counties included are Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young. Transportation projects cannot receive federal funding unless they are included in the Rural TIP. This includes projects for private vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, public transport, and commercial vehicles.
A section of Roach Street has been closed for the last few weeks as a new sewer line was installed replacing old clay tile line. It is phase two of multi-phase sewer line project across the city funded through a Texas Water Development Board loan of more than $9.7 million. The project will replace nearly10 miles of aging lines. (News photo by Barbara Green)
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