Vandals strike Chief Peta Playground
Vandals detached the mallets on the music station at the Chief Peta Playground. By Tracy R. Mesler Vandals have taken a whack at the Chief Peta Playground stealing the mallets for the music station, ripping the door off the free book box and breaking at least one of the fence stays which had been engraved…
Read MoreLate free throws seal win for Lady Indians
Chloe Daughtry snares another offensive rebound from taller Aledo defenders. By Tracy R. Mesler Averee Kleinhans brought the Lady Indians back from a 15-point deficit Friday night while senior Trystin Fenoglio calmly sealed the 61-56 over the Aledo Lady Bearcats win by hitting both ends of three one-and-one situations in the closing minutes of the…
Read MoreIndians rally to down Knights
Adam Meekins drives past a Lindsay defender. By Tracy R. Mesler After trailing 15-11 after one period to the taller Lindsay Knights, the Nocona Indians used tight defense and timely outside shooting counterbalancing it with slashes into the paint to down the Knights 47-36 Friday night. The Knights pulled out to the early lead thanks…
Read MoreSpringer hosting meet and greet for congressional candidate
Residents of Nocona will have an opportunity Friday to meet one of the 18 candidates for the 13th Congressional District of Texas when Josh Winegarner will hold a Meet and Greet at the H.J. Justin Community Room on Nocona on Friday, Jan. 10, from 10 until 10:45 a.m. St. Rep. Drew Springer (R-Muenster) will be…
Read MoreBooks open for public office candidacy
More often than not, over the past decade, there has been little interest in participating in local government as few are willing to consider serving on the Nocona City Council, Nocona Hospital Board, Nocona School Board or, until it was dissolved Dec. 31, 2019, the North Montague County Water Supply Board. Filing for one of…
Read MoreNominate NISD students for G-T Program
Gifted and Talented Public Notice Nocona ISD is now accepting referrals for students who may need Gifted and Talented services for next school year. This program is designed for students who exhibit intellectual and creative thinking abilities at an extraordinary level not normally served in the regular classroom. Services are only provided upon identification of…
Read MoreChamber training to boost tourisum
Jim Pope prepares handouts for the Chamber of Commerce’s workship on social media and cruisnnocona.org. By Tracy R. Mesler Members of the Nocona Chamber of Commerce got a hands-on look at the chamber’s new campaign to promote Nocona as they were asked to not only participate in the promotion, but offers were made to help…
Read MoreCity to discuss hiring circuit judge
By Tracy R. Mesler With former City Judge Christie Halbardier retiring at the end of the year, the Nocona City Council will only now discuss hiring a “circuit judge” to handle the city’s municipal court functions as well as designating a court clerk during its January meeting scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14 at…
Read MoreProject Show starts Thursday morning
Young exhibitors got to practice their show skills over the Christmas break getting ready for the Montague County Youoth Fair which starts Thursday in Nocona. With just over 900 individual entries, the 2020 Montague County Youth Fair kicks off bright and early Thursday morning at the Montague County Agricultural Activities Center (Show Barn) here in…
Read MoreObituary – Dorothy Atkins
Dorothy Atkins Dorothy Reynolds Atkins was born to Hassel and Gladys Reynolds on May 28, 1929, in Belcherville. She passed away Dec. 13, 2019. Dorothy attended school in Nocona and graduated in 1947. She was baptized into the First Baptist Church in May 1947. She worked for Paul and Lela’s Cafe until 1955 then went…
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