Gillis Pigg
Gillis Pigg Gillis Pigg, 68, died on Aug. 21, 2019, in Nocona. He was born on Feb. 2, 1951, in Nocona to J.C. Pigg Jr. and Wanda Risenhoover Pigg. Gillis was a beloved figure in our community. He was known to ride his bike all over town. He loved and got great joy in helping others…
Read MoreIndians battle Trojans in the heat
By Tracy R. Mesler WINDTHORST – All in all, head coach Rick Weaver was pleased with what he saw from his team in their first live action against someone wearing a different color jersey Thursday afternoon. Playing in 100-degree temperatures on artificial turf the Windthorst Trojans “took” the scrimmage one score to none as the…
Read MoreHearing set on county tax increase
MONTAGUE – The Montague County Commissioner’s Court will hold the first of two public hearings to seek comment about a proposed increase in the county’s ad valorem (property) tax rate at 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 22. The commissioners are proposing to adopt at tax rate of 55-cents per $100 in taxable value, which is the…
Read MoreSplit court approves new subdivision rules
By Tracy R. Mesler MONTAGUE – After 90 minutes of discussion and debate Friday afternoon, County Judge Rick Lewis broke a 2-2 tie as the court approved new subdivision regulations for the county. For more than six months the court has been examining its existing subdivision rules, which were amended in 2010, and debated various…
Read MoreSchools get report cards from the state
The seven public school districts, and their individual campuses, received a report card Thursday from the Texas Education Agency designed by the non-educators in the Texas Legislature to try and inform the public as to how good a job they are doing educating their students. And while the results varied from A’s by the Saint…
Read MoreLady Indians advance to finals
GRAHAM – After playing eight matches and 20 sets over the course of two days the Nocona Lady Indians brought home the runner-up trophy from the Gold Division of the Lu Allen Memorial Volleyball Tournament Saturday falling in three sets to #9 ranked Brock 17-25, 25-21, 11-25. “Saying I’m proud of these girls is an…
Read MoreCourt takes back deputy’s pay raises
MONTAGUE – Just four days after approving a second 5% pay raise for deputy sheriffs and commissioned officers in the Montague County Sheriff’s Department the Montague County Commissioner’s Court found itself taking away that raise because of unintended consequences. In finalizing the proposed 2019-20 budget on Monday, Aug. 12, the court approved a second 5%…
Read MoreNGH renovations complete
While he still has “a punch list” for the general contractor to address, Nocona General Hospital CEO Lance Meekins was pleased at the final product Thursday as he walked through the recently remodeled entry, administrative offices and patient rooms at the almost 50-year-old facility. “Everything’s done. The only thing’s that not (done) is the administrative…
Read MoreNew physician comes to Nocona
A fourth physician is joining the medical community with Dr. Kelly Roden joining the Nocona General Hospital Clinic as of Sept. 3. Dr. Roden is a Family Medicine physician with a passion for rural medicine. She received her MD in 2016 from Texas Tech University before completing her residency training in Family Medicine at the…
Read MorePropane fire at Dollar General
Nocona VFD responded to a propane fire at Dollar General store, 529 E. U.S. Hwy. 82, Monday afternoon. The first call to 9-1-1 was received at 5:58 p.m. Read more about this in this week’s edition of The Nocona News
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