COUNTY LIFE

U.S. Hwy. 82 expansion in county nearing completion

Published

10 months ago

06/15/2024

Construction on the U.S. Highway 82 expansion in Montague County is nearing completion and eastbound traffic was switched Friday to the two newly built Eastbound lanes between Ringgold and Nocona.
The westbound traffic will remain on the current westbound lane. A paving crew will arrive in one to two days to finish the lanes on the westbound side.
The U.S. 82 expansion project from Ringgold to Nocona started in October of 2021. The road is being widened from a two-lane undivided highway to a four-lane divided highway with a large center median. The $48.5 million project is expected to be substantially complete by the first week of July.
Meanwhile, a contract for expanding the next portion of U.S. 82 was let last week. Work is expected to begin this fall. This will widen it from the Montague/Clay County line to Ringgold

COUNTY LIFE

Nocona Rotary celebrating 100th anniversary

Published

9 hours ago

03/26/2025

bowienews

Nocona Rotary Club is hosting a 100-year anniversary celebration from 4-6 p.m. on March 27 at the H.J. Justin building in downtown Nocona.
This event is free and all are welcome. There will be light refreshments at this come-and-go afternoon, but around 5 p.m. there will be a brief program and plans to take photo of all past and present Rotarians for a keepsake group photo.
Club members are conduct a prize drawing for a trip to either Branson, MO, Las Vegas, NV or Orlando, FL. First prize is a four-night lodging at a two-bedroom condo at the winner’s choice of location.
Second prize is a weekend at a waterfront cottage on Lake Nocona. Prize for a drawing ticket i $100. Proceeds will be used to finish the Blue Mound one-mile walking trail and to continue the club’s annual scholarships to high school seniors as well as the dictionaries for elementary school students.
Current Rotary members have tickets for sale, there also is a QR code on the club Facebook page. They take cash or checks.
The band The Mind’s Eye will provide acoustical music and with two former members in the band, there may be a few Rotary songs of old. It should be a fun event, and don’t miss seeing vintage photos from 1925 to 2025.