NEWS

Nocona Council accepts mowing, roofing bids

Published

3 years ago

03/23/2024

Members of the Nocona City Council accepted bids on two services and heard a request as the building commission during a brief called meeting on March 19.
One bid was received for a new roof at the Nocona Public Library. City Secretary Revell Hardison said the council selected Booe Roofing for $27,727.68. She noted the company had done roof work for the city in the past. The repairs are being funded through a grant from the Priddy Foundation.
Three bids were received for mowing and weed eating the city cemetery, with the low bidder, Jacky Hill an Brysen Hill selected as the low bidder at a cost of $1,800 each time it is mowed.
Acting as the building commission, the council heard from Johnathan Fenoglio as he asked for additional time to bring a property up to code at 201 W. Cherry Street. Hardison said the property has through several owners and is presently owned by Jeffrey and Penny Cable, as there have been efforts to get the property into compliance.
Fenoglio said he can have it into code by the end of the year after starting in June. The council allowed the time requested.

COUNTY LIFE

Montague County sees 56.1% voter turnout in midterms

Published

48 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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55 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.