Area News

Historical marker at 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 September 28. There will be a few short speeches before the tour begins in the cemetery. There…

The Nocona I.S.D. administrative offices found itself flooded when staff came to work last Tuesday morning following a half-inch rain. Supt. Dr. David Waters reported to the Nocona School Board Wednesday night, as it met in the foyer of the administration building, that the facility had suffered “five figure” damages when a contractor failed to…

Tires will be squealing; motors will be roaring, and crowds will be issuing collective Oooos and Ahhhsss Saturday as Indian Valley Raceway combines with Limpy + 6sixty Street for an Off the Trailer Blacktop shootout. Gates open at 1 p.m. for drivers and staff. General public admission begins at 4 p.m. at the raceway located…

Calling ALL parents who have a child in the Nocona Band Program! You all are invited to attend the band parent’s meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 10. The band parent’s organization provide many things for our students throughout the year Read more in this week’s edition of The Nocona News.

The City of Nocona, Nocona Economic Development and The Chamber of Commerce would like to introduce Jim Pope, Marketing Director. Jim will be responsible for executing marketing strategies and tactics to drive tourism, growth and awareness to Nocona.  These efforts are to give Nocona a stronger presence across the world! “I’m excited to bring my…

Agents for the U.S. Drug Administration, apparently assisted by officers from the U.S. Marshal’s Office, arrested nine people Friday, eight of whom have been previously handled by Montague County law enforcement, as part of a major drug investigation. At least three of the individuals arrested are from Nocona. Read more about this in this week’s…

By Tracy R. Mesler MONTGAUE – For the second meeting in a row, an elected county official missed the commissioner’s court meeting Monday only to learn the court had changed the salary structure in their office. Two weeks ago, it was Sheriff Marshal Thomas who missed the meeting, he was on vacation with his family,…

There’s a special significance to the painting being used to promote this year’s Nocona High School Tri-ennial Homecoming, said Ex-Students President Gloria Foster (Class of 1968) “It was created by Chief Peta Nocona’s great-great-great grandson, Nocona Burgess, an acclaimed Comanche artist who owns the Eagle Serpent gallery in Santa Fe, NM. Nocona graduated from MacArthur…

By Tracy R. Mesler MONTAGUE – After being arrested on at least nine separate occasions over a 12 months period for a variety of charges, primarily drug related, William Sam Deardeuff, 38, of Nocona entered a guilty plea to one count of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance Penalty Group 1 greater than 4…

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…