NEWS

TxDOT’s latest Montague County road closures

Published

11 years ago

06/18/2015

The Texas Department of Transportation reported the following road closures in Montague County as of 10:30 a.m. Thursday.

Closed roads – FM 2583 at the Selma Park boat dock on Amon Carter; FM 1956 from Blue Mound Road to FM 3301; State Highway 101 at the Montague/Wise County line; FM 1806 behind Old Bowie Lake; FM 1806 from Stoneburg to Montague; FM 103; and FM 2953 at Lake Nocona.

U.S. 81 at FM 1806 has high water and could close at any time.

PICTURED – It was just a few weeks ago when FM 1806 near Old Bowie Lake was repaired into a low water crossing after the road was washed out in the mid-May flooding. Thursday morning the road appeared to be more of a river than any crossing. The road is closed to traffic. (Photo by Barbara Green)

COUNTY LIFE

Montague County sees 56.1% voter turnout in midterms

Published

6 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

Published

13 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.