Council orders three structures to be demolished
By Tracy R. Mesler After 18 years of waiting, the Nocona City Council reached the end of its patience last Tuesday. Sitting as the City Building Commission, it gave Melvin and Minnie Corley 120 days to demolish a house and garage at 912 Grayson Street. All totaled the council discussed three properties Tuesday night, ordering…
Read MoreKleinhans named to TGCA All-State and All-Star Teams
Nocona junior Averee Kleinhans was named to the Texas Girls Coaches Associations’ Class 3A All-State Team last week. Additionally, she has been named to the TGCA All-Star Team and will play in the exhibition match this summer along with other juniors including recent foe Torrye Tyler of Brock in a team of all stars from…
Read MoreDecision coming on extended Spring Break
School open or closed While the county’s seven school superintendents met again Tuesday to discuss whether to reopen after Spring Break ends this week or extend the break. “We are participating in daily updates with the Texas Commissioner of Education to get the latest information and guidance,” commented NISD Supt. Dr. David Waters. “We will…
Read MoreCovid-19 chaning life in Nocona
By Tracy R. Mesler In less than a week the Novel Coronavirus has already had a dramatic impact on Nocona, Montague County, the state of Texas, and the world. Already two Covid-19 tests have originated from Nocona as Nocona General Hospital used 2 of the 12 tests, they were initially allocated by the State Health…
Read MoreNGH has 2 ventilators
By Tracy R. Mesler A critical component to the nation’s, and this community’s ability to survive the Coronavirus of 2020 is the number of ventilators available to help keep patients alive as their lungs fill with fluids as their immune system attempts to fight off the virus, Nocona General Hospital has two ventilators. Its…
Read MoreObituary — Ronald Bear
Ronald Bear Ronald Ray Bear, 80, died at his home on Mar. 10, 2020, in Montague County. He was born on Nov. 17, 1939, in Harris County to Homer and Gladys Jones Bear. Ronald was a hard worker all of his life working for Weber Aircraft, a sheet metal fabricator and a farmer. He was a…
Read MoreObituary — Darron Williams
Darron Williams BOWIE — Daron Clay Williams, 50, of Bowie, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 7, 2020, in Nocona. Funeral services were to be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, in the Chapel of the White Family Funeral Home, with Rev. Ron Abbott officiating. Burial was to follow…
Read MoreObituary – Christopher Carver
Christopher Carver KYLE — Christopher Lynn Carver passed away on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at the age of 51 in Kyle. He was born Dec. 18, 1968 in Victoria, Texas. Christopher is the son of Judith and Gary Carver (adoptive father) of Georgetown and Dr. Lynn and Lisa Thompson (affectionately known as TOM) of Austin…
Read MoreObituary – Earnest Mize
Earnest Mize SAINT JO — Graveside service for Earnest Grable Mize, age 88, of Bowie were held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, 2020, at Dye Mound Cemetery. Visitation was held from 12:00-2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, at Scott Funeral Home in Saint Jo. Earnest was born on Feb. 22, 1932, in Apache,…
Read MoreObituary – Shelley McNew
Shelley McNew Shelley Claire Sunderland McNew, 69, of Nocona passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020. A celebration of her life was held Monday, March 9 at 11a.m. with a visitation time on Sunday, March 8 at 2-3 p.m. all at the First United Methodist Church in Nocona. Officiating were minister Donny Haywood, pastor, Todd Harris, district…
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