Nocona hosts youth football league
Jack Crain Stadium will a beehive of football Saturday as Nocona Youth Football hosts their league games. These are the only home games of the season for Nocona’s three youth league teams. Midget Division teams, first and second graders, will open the day with Chico facing Boyd at 9 a.m. followed by Nocona vs. Paradise.…
Read MoreTigers quickly take Indians
The Nocona Indians quickly found themselves in a deep hole Friday night, which is never where you want to be facing a perennial state contender such as the Gunter Tigers who in the past three years has won a state title, finished as state runner-up and then fell in the state semi-finals last year. And…
Read MoreHwy 82 motorists suffer from double vision
Area motorists began thinking they were suffering from double vision last week when the Texas Department of Transportation began replacing “yield,” “one way” and “do not enter” signs along U.S. Highway 82 between Nocona and Saint Jo. For a state agency whose workforce spends long hours, oftentimes in miserable and dangerous weather conditions, TxDOT comes…
Read MoreThieves hit TNMP yard
Sometime between 4 p.m. Saturday and early Monday morning someone broke into the Texas-New Mexico Power Company construction office at the corner of Bois D’Arc (FM 1956) and Fannin Streets and stole over $10,000 in tools. “It was somebody who knew what they were doing. It was the high dollar tools,” Nocona Police Chief Kent…
Read MoreBless the animals Sunday
Central Christian Church will host a Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 4 p.m. on the church’s front lawn. Bring your furry friends (on a leash or in a cage) and join others for this fun service. Feel free to invite neighbors and friends and their pets to the event. Wikipedia notes…
Read MoreProviding shelter locally
One might ask, ‘’What’s the advantage of having a local family violence crisis center? Isn’t there one in the next county?’’ Let’s make a list, shall we? No need to drive miles to the next county. Our office is located in Bowie. Personal attention and on-going support from advocates who make their home in Montague…
Read MoreArt of Song and Music coming
The Art of the Song will be a fun and exciting event-filled weekend full of music and art Oct. 11-12. It may be the biggest and best art and music event in North Texas and Southern Oklahoma. Start off your Friday, Oct. 11 at noon with an “Art Stroll” in downtown Nocona. Inspect the judged…
Read MoreNocona falls to state ranked 4A squad
McKenna Nobile digs up a Melissa attack. Playing a quality team, the Lady Indians’ aggressive service game proved to be their undoing Tuesday as the #21 (3A) Lady Indians fell to the #13 (4A) Melissa Lady Cardinals 20-25, 25-20, 26-28, 30-32. Each team had to press, both offensively and defensively, knowing the other was not…
Read MoreTombstone Tour comes to The Fort
SPANISH FORT — The Montague County Historical Commission will be hosting a Talking Tombstone Tour in the Old Spanish Fort Cemetery. The tour will start at the Valley View Baptist Church at 2 p.m. on Sept. 28. There will be a few short speeches before the tour. There you will meet some colorful characters that…
Read MoreClasses cancelled
By Tracy R. Mesler “In an abundance of caution” Nocona I.S.D. cancelled all classes Tuesday after learning of a threat by a former student to commit a shooting at Nocona High School giving law enforcement time to have a juvenile hearing and question the suspect. Police Chief Kent Holcomb said he was contacted by school…
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