Area News

By Tracy R. Mesler Work resumed Tuesday morning on the H.J. Justin Community Room as brick masons began attacking the north end of the original structure which has been open to the weather for months. “We’ve been waiting on them for months,” said City Manager Lynn Henley about the brick masons. “We’re going to try…

HENRIETTA — Nocona will host the second of two identical public hearings to unveil the US 82 Preliminary Environmental Assessment Document on June 25. The draft environmental assessment will be available for public review and TxDOT will be conducting the public hearings on the proposed project. These hearings are expected to be the last public meetings…

The Indian Swimmin’ Hole will be hosting its first “Flick N Float” on Saturday, June 22 beginning at 8:30 p.m. The movie will start at dark, announced Jeremy Kirk, pool manager. The concessions will be open and pizza available. Admission is $6 per person of $30 for the whole family. Every day the pool hits…

  By Tracy R. Mesler MONTAGUE – Nine members of 4-H chapters across Montague County addressed the county commissioner’s court Monday in the organization’s annual 4H report to the county. County Extension Agent Melanie Potter presented the group of youths to the court as each 4-H’er then described the activities and programs they participated in…

  By SAM KAUFMAN Staff Reporter Andrews County News ANDREWS — A head-on collision southwest of Andrews Wednesday afternoon killed one driver and seriously injured the other, according to the investigating Texas Department of Public Safety trooper. The two-vehicle crash occurred around five miles from the state line on the Jal Highway (State Highway 128)…

Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board to Receive $150 Million for Flood Control Dam Infrastructure Projects By Molly Christensen Texas State Soil & Water Conservation Board TEMPLE – Projects to repair and rehabilitate flood control structures across Texas will now be funded thanks to a $150 million appropriations bill legislators passed this session. The…

By Tracy r. Mesler MONTAGUE – The county commissioners court held the first reading on their proposed revisions to the county’s existing Subdivision Rules Monday. While there are changes in several provisions in the rules regarding utilities, roads and other regulations designed to ensure safe development, the court’s proposal to increase the minimum acreage from…

By Tracy R. Mesler The U.S. Hwy. 82 Public Hearing set for Tuesday, June 25, in Nocona will be the final public hearing on the proposed road widening project before right-of-way acquisition begins. Interested parties will be able to review the proposed right-of-way maps for the project and ask questions of officials from the Texas…

By Tracy R. Mesler Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 2329 on Friday, May 31, the final step in allowing the city of Nocona to take possession of Lake Nocona and all of the assets, and obligations, of the North Montague County Water Supply District. Filed by St. Rep. Drew Springer (R-Muenster), HB2329 states, “The…

By Tracy R. Mesler Chris Edward Morland, 44, of Nocona, was arrested for his part in an altercation at Nocona Hills on Saturday, May 19 which sent five people to the hospital and then released for medical reasons after being arraigned. The fight, which featured a shotgun, a .22-calibre weapon and a golf club, apparently…