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Joe Connor Hart, age 87of Hooks, Texas passed away Monday, June 22, 2026 in Hooks. Mr. Hart was born September 13, 1938 in New Boston, Texas to Joe Carroll and Emeline Hart. Known for his hard working nature, he was Owner and Operator of Hart Farms and Construction. He served on the Board of Directors of many Associations across Bowie County including the ASCS Board, Miller Bowie Farmers Association , Bowie County State Bank, Oaklawn Bank, FirstBank, Bancorp South and the

Lisa Ann Neaves Brimer, age 64 of New Boston, Texas passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at her residence. Ms. Brimer was born July 11, 1961 in Texarkana, Texas to her father William Frank Neaves, Jr and mother Freddie. She was retired as an Administrative Assistant at Red River Army Depot, member of Rock Creek Baptist Church and is preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Joel Meadows, Micah Neaves and her father Roy Meadows. Lisa is survived by her fiancée, Eddie

Brycen Wayne Bailey, age 19, of Redwater, TX, ran into the arms of The Father July 1, 2026. The Lord brought a bright eyed spunky baby into the world on December 3, 2006 to bless us for a time shorter than any of us feel is fair. Brycen was a 2025 graduate of Redwater High School where he was an outstanding musician, leader, everyone’s adopted big brother and the forever hype-man in the Mighty Dragon Band. Brycen was currently an honors student at Northwestern State Univers

By Pam Kumpe So that you know, I’ll never fly a helicopter. Not today. Not tomorrow. Not even if the pilot hands me the keys, pats me on the shoulder, and says, “You’ve got this.” Because I do not, in fact, “got this.” I learned this painful truth when I entered college and took a series of career assessment tests. The goal was to help students discover areas of work we might consider pursuing in the future. There were questions, aptitude tests, personality checks, and then,

By Connie Pinkham The fourth book of our Bible takes its name from the counting of the Hebrew men of war during the longest funeral march in history. The men who had gone ahead to assess the area they were to conquer came back with a report that was far from unanimous and the people refused to go forward in following God’s instructions. In unbelief at Kadesh-Barnea, they turned back. The first count of fighting men was 603,550, the second count 601,730. Only two of those

“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” — Luke 19:10 By Melissa Motes Success is great, but comebacks are what capture our hearts. Every comeback story requires a challenge to overcome and a moment when things look hopeless. The sports world is full of athletes and coaches who faced failure, adversity, or disappointm ent and found a way to turn their story around. Michael Jordan going on to become one of the greatest of all time after being cut from his high s

By Kenny Mitchell kenny@westbowiepost.com Summertime is here and along with the trips to the beach, the days spent at the pool, and maybe a few hours spent at the splash pad in New Boston, people in Texas know they have to deal with the heat. Temps will be rising and with that the heat index, so folks in NE Texas will soon feel the burn with triple digits becoming the daily norm. Though most have the luxury of air conditioning in homes and cars, many do not, and face the dang

The 2026 New Boston Miss Juneteenth royalty were crowned Saturday night. They are Baby Miss - Ki’Ayla Denae Atkins, Tiny Miss - Ayla Anthony, Little Miss - Laynee Marsh, Young Miss - Journee Jahay Williams, Junior Miss - Velma Jaelynn Eastman and Miss - Mackenzye Carpenter People’s choice was Jayleigh Cheyenne Riley

By Kenny Mitchell kenny@westbowiepost.com An icon of the rich history of DeKalb is in need of extensive repairs and remodeling and the DeKalb Oktoberfest Organization is asking the community to come to its rescue. The Telford/Lindsay Building, located in downtown DeKalb, has stood as a part of the fabric of DeKalb for more than 100 years now. Local historian and curator of the Williams House Museum, Carolyn McCrary, told the West Bowie Post that she believes the building was

By Kenny Mitchell West Bowie Post High school coaches have the opportunity to dramatically impact the lives of young people, and that is definitely the case for Coach Jack Bowles. After a career that spanned decades and saw his teams win a monumental 650 plus games, Coach Jack Bowles officially announced his retirement from coaching and teaching last week. Bowles leaves a legacy of winning in Northeast Texas which includes 10 successful years at Avery, and most recently, a ve

By: Rylee Freeman Residents of DeKalb no longer have to travel outside the area for custom signage, window tinting, invitations and other graphic design services with the opening of Tank Graphics' new location in town. Tank Graphics originated around a year ago, but owner Victoria Foil has long held a vision for what the business would become. After working for her mom’s sign company since the age of 14, Foil brings a wealth of knowledge, experience an

Life can sometimes deal us the most unimaginable circumstances. The kind of things that many in the world could never imagine anything good coming from it. One such day occurred on the night of June 11, 2010 when a peaceful, lazy river at Albert Pike in Arkansas went from its usual three feet deep to a destructive 23 feet in a very short time and claimed the lives of 20 people camped alongside its banks. Three of those lost were Lynn, Wilene and little Nick Shumake from DeKal

By Kenny Mitchell kenny@westbowiepost.com At his month’s regular meeting the DeKalb City Council approved a measure that will impact many residents within the city limits when they unanimously passed a new ordinance that freezes ad valorem taxes for residents 65 years of age and older. The ordinance reads: Whereas, the City Council of the City of DeKalb finds that residents who are sixty five (65) years of age and older own residential homesteads in the City of DeKalb, Texas,

By Kenny Mitchell kenny@westbowiepost.com New Boston Property Management and their Executive Director Cal Davis announced last week that they have purchased the former Inspire Nursing Home located at 210 Rice Street in New Boston and have begun the process of turning the blight on the City of New Boston into the new home for the latest effort to enrich the city and create new housing for an ever growing population. The abandoned facility and property were purchased by New B