TXDot paves the way for Northeast Texas Trail - Bowie County Citizen Tribune

DeKalb native Tracy Rumsey was the first to complete the entire 130-mile trek of the Northeast Texas Trail, completing the feat in November of 2013. Rumsey hiked from Farmersville to the Trail Head Park in New Boston. With the new funds, the trail can be

News

August 24, 2022

TXDot paves the way for Northeast Texas Trail

By Kenny Mitchell

Exciting news for Northeast Texas hikers and bikers came out of Austin this week with the announcement by the Texas Department of Transportation that they have received $25 million in federal funds to expand two trail corridors in northeast Texas and El Paso. Both trails are components of the state’s envisioned Bicycle Tourism Trails network.

TxDOT noted that a huge chunk of that funding would be going directly to Northeast Texas to complete the 130-mile that runs from Farmersv...

Main, News

Conant assumes command at DLA Distribution Red River, Lee retires

April 23, 2025

Army Lt. Col. Caleb Conant assumed command of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Red River, Texas, from Army Lt. Col. Joseph Lee during a change of...

Main, News

DeKalb Superintendent spreads message to the community

Susan Lindsey Staff Reporter

April 23, 2025

Donna McDaniel brought the DeKalb Independent School District superintendent’s office out of the administrative building and into the community with C...

Main

Rep. VanDeaver issues statement on passage of vouchers bill

April 23, 2025

A statement from District 1 State Representative Gary VanDeaver: On Wednesday, State Representative Gary VanDeaver (R-New Boston) was involved in the ...

News

NTMWD abandons proposal to buy Lake O’ the Pines water rights

By Nicole Kimball Special to the Tribune

April 23, 2025

On Friday, April 11, the North Texas Water District (NTMWD) board decided to abandon their proposal to buy the water rights to Lake O’ the Pines. Inst...

News

Farmers Bank Foundation Event Raises Money For Scholarships to A&M-Texarkana

April 23, 2025

The Farmers Bank Foundation recently held its 5th annual Distinguished Speaker Series event to raise money for scholarships to A&M-Texarkana. This yea...

Opinion

The Importance of Farmers Markets Economically and for Communities

By Lee Elliott New Boston SIDC/CDC Executive Director

April 23, 2025

The New Boston Farmers Market will begin on May 6th. It is every Tuesday from 3 PM until 7 PM. We All love farmers markets. The following will share t...