Area News

In a quick, one-item meeting Monday the Nocona School Board recaptured the day of instruction Nocona I.S.D. lost on Tuesday, Sept. 24 before of a reported threat to “shoot up the school.” “We had an in-service day set for Oct. 15,” Supt. Dr. David Waters explained, “so the faculty was already going to be in.”…

With the strains of “The Night the Lights Went out in Georgia” most likely trapesing through the minds of many, residents in Nocona, Saint Jo, Montague and Ringgold and surrounding areas spent Sunday and Monday getting ready for Texas-New Mexico Power Company to cut the power at 11:30 Monday night in order to make some…

MONTAGUE – With more than $6.5-million in federal money still lying on the table the Montague County Commissioners Court got the assurances they needed Thursday as they discussed applying for their second 6-month extension from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to fund repairs to roads damaged in the floods of 2015. The county received a…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…