NEWS
Public meeting on U.S. 82 options set in Nocona Feb. 1
A Feb. 1 public meeting in Nocona will explore plans to extend a divided four-lane highway from Nocona west to Henrietta along U.S. Highway 82.
The meeting, presented by the Texas Department of Transportation, will be from 4:30 to 7 p.m. in the Nocona Community Center, 912 W. U.S. Highway 82.
TxDOT officials will be present at the meetings, which has an open house come-and-go format.
Some of the options in the plans include a bypass around Nocona and Henrietta. A public hearing was conducted in Henrietta on Tuesday.
Montague County Commissioners have sent a letter urging TxDOT to drop any bypass option around Nocona.
Nocona entities including the city, school board and economic development corporation, are preparing similar letters.
At a preliminary meeting with local elected officials, TxDOT staff said this is the best chance for funding the highway project since the early 1980s when the first half of the highway was done.
The original proposal was a four-lane highway from Gainesville to Henrietta; however, once it got through the Nocona city limits it stalled and never started again.
A boil water order was implemented Monday afternoon for the area served at U.S. Highway 81 from Parker Drive to Old Bowie Lake as water line repairs were made. The order remains in place today. If you are affected by this order and need bottled water call 940-977-4941.
City of Bowie officials report Montague County, TX will be under an ELEVATED FIRE THREAT today. Please be careful. Hear Audio Alert:https://hrpow.us/H9U9gWU
A heat advisory also continues until 8 p.m. tonight. Remember to check on pets and older neighbors. Stay safe.
Photo of a previous grass fire, Bowie News file photo.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
While the budget was the primary topics for the Montague County Commissioners on Aug. 10, there were several other topics handled by the court.
Tax Assessor Collector Kathy Phillips presented the certification of value and rates for the 2026 taxes. The certified net values are $3,017,685,102 with rolling railroad stock at $15,954,716.
The county’s total taxable value is $3,033,639,818. Total appraised is $7,930,674,437, total assessed at $3,629,932,719 and total taxable value of new property at $93,632,505.
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