NEWS
Nocona ISD implements construction by-pass for student pick-up, drop-off
As students ran out the door for the Christmas break, contractors on the Nocona Independent School District bond project began demolition at the front of the middle school.
A construction by-pass will be in place at Nocona High School and Nocona Middle Schools as demolition begins on the breezeway at the front of the middle school.
This will be the site for the storm shelter and new offices. as construction begins on the storm shelter and offices at the middle school campus.
Middle School Principal Amy Murphey said the change in student drop-off locations begins Jan. 5 after the holiday break, and she urges drivers to be aware of these changes.
The by-pass will be in place until the construction is complete.
Please see the related graphic on this page to see the traffic flow and it also is listed on the middle school’s Facebook page.
Here is the outline of parent drop-off and pick-up traffic plan.
Parent drop-off and pick-up traffic flow
- Traffic flow (green arrows(: The path for parent drop-off and pick-up is indicated by the green arrows on the map.
- Exit route: When exiting the campus, note the first (southern) Lane out of the high school entrance is for parent and parking lot traffic.
- Bus lane restriction: The second (northern) Lane exiting the high school entrance is buses only marked by the red arrows and orange triangles.
- If you park in the middle school or high school parking lots you must enter at the (pink arrow) (Middle school gym gate) and exit the Yellow Arrow (via the southern entryway).
Nocona Middle School entry (Appointments/item drop-off) - Front entrance blocked: The middle school front entrance (blue boxed area) will be blocked off for construction and inaccessible.
- Temporary entrance If you need to pick up a student early for an appointment or to drop off an item, please go through the gate located by the middle school gym and use the door located by the cafeteria entrance marker by the purple arrow.
- You will need to push the call button and introduce yourself and must be visible on the camera. Once verified you can either make your way to the office or wait for school personnel to assist you.
Murphey said the staff appreciate the patience while the district works to improve its facilities. School personnel will be present to help guide traffic and answer questions as this transition begins.
The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on June 23.
The agenda includes both old and new business items.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will make his report on the 2026-27 budget process, bid opening for the Glenn Hills lift station on July 16 and the bid for Rock and Pillar repairs.
In new business a pair of planning and zoning committee recommendations for replats at 107 E. Nelson and 412 Green will be reviewed. An ordinance adopting an office of emergency management amending a present ordinance will be offered.
Old business will see the second reading of the pickleball court reservation fee ordinance and the ordinance prohibiting drilling and mining or the reopening of an abandoned well or mine in any public park in the city limits.
A HEAT ADVISORY will be in effect from noon until 9 p.m. today (Thursday). Please plan accordingly.
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Montague County Sheriff Marshall Thomas has confirmed human skeletal remains were recovered on June 13 in the Sunset area, and they could possibly be those of a flight attendant believed to have been murdered almost a year ago in the Fort Worth.
The murder suspect, Dennis William Day, 66, admitted in June 2025 to strangling Rana Soluri, 47, an Envoy flight attendant who lived with Day during that last year. She was reported missing by a co-worker on June 11 and had not been seen or heard from since March 2025.
Day initially denied any involvement, but later admitted to the murder and indicated he dumped her body somewhere in the Montague County area. Lawmen have scoured the areas in questions in both Montague and Wise County, but found nothing.
Sheriff Thomas said on June 13 the SO received a call of possible skeletal remains in the Brushy Creek area north of Poss Dyer Lane on Farm-to-Market 1749. A deputy went to the scene and confirmed it was human remains.
Investigators responded and kept the scene secure overnight until staff from the University of North Texas Forensic Anthropology Center could arrive and made the recovery on June 14. A Texas Ranger and staff from the Fort Worth Police Department also were on scene.
“There is no determination made yet on how long it has been there,” said Thomas. “The anthropologist was pleased to recover most of the skeleton in these conditions. Heavy rains previously made the past searches difficult. We are working jointly with Fort Worth to make an identification and if it is the victim in their homicide.”
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