Montague County Veterans Monument: a Name Added for $50, and the Memorial Wall Being Rebuilt

Adding a name. The county's notice: "If you are interested in adding a name to the Montague County Veteran's Monument, please fill out the attached Monument form and return it to the Veteran's Office." The form asks the veteran's name, rank, branch and era (non-combat, Middle East, Vietnam, Korea, World War II, World War I, Civil War or other), at "$50.00 Dollars per name", payable by check or cash. "Bring this form and DD214 to the Montague County Veterans Office on the second floor of the courthouse," or mail both to Montague County VSO, PO Box 103, Montague, TX 76251. The wall. On September 22, 2025 the Commissioners Court accepted $1,581 from the Piston Heads Auto Club of Bowie "to go towards the repair of the Veteran's Memorial Wall." At a public hearing on October 27, 2025 the Court discussed American-made and Indian granite and their prices, said it would go out for bids, and heard Commissioner Langford on new lighting. On May 26, 2026 County Judge Kevin Benton voiced "displeasure in the monument not be repaired by this Memorial Day" and said he would see it done before the next. On August 31, 2026 the Court voted to seek sealed bids for "the replacement of the existing memorial wall and the reconstruction of a new, durable replacement memorial wall, of similar conceptual design and size," with granite, engraving and etching, the county itself demolishing and removing the old panels and foundation and moving them to the museum in Nocona. The four bids from three firms opened on October 26, 2026 ran from $279,630 (Memorial Monuments, Jet Black granite) to $342,200 (Monument Warehouse), with Dakota Granite at $283,889.48 for India Black and $331,275 for Superior Black; the Court gave its engineers, Biggs & Mathews, 30 days to recommend one. While the wall is rebuilt, ask the office whether new names are being taken and when they will be engraved.