NEWS
Court may have to fill JP1 temporarily
Due to COVID-19 issues, Montague County Commissioners will need to consider hiring a person to temporarily handle the duties of justice of the peace one.
County Judge Kevin Benton said Judge David Allen is in the hospital being treated for the virus, and Justice of the Peace Two Jack Pigg has just returned to work after about with the virus. Both offices have been closed with Benton doing double duty.
An executive session is scheduled for the 9 a.m. meeting on Jan. 25 to take action on this personnel issue.
In its regular agenda the court will discuss moving the Nocona H.J. Justin Building county-wide vote center to the Nocona Community Center. Benton said city officials approached Elections Administrator Ginger Wall with that request noting with all the special elections there have been conflicts with events already scheduled in the Justin building. Relocating to the community center, which was a former voting location in the past, would avoid some of those conflicts.
Sealed bids for unleaded gas and off-road diesel fuel will be opened, along with bids for rock hauling by the hour or ton.
A replat for lots 19 and 20 in Top-O-Lakes Estates will be examined, along with a request in precinct four to vacate the last 400 feet of Weaver Road per the state transportation code.
Renewal of the CareFlite group membership for county employees will be considered.
A crew from Scarborough Engineering was working on control termination wiring in the control room of the Bowie Substation last week. They were integrating additional equipment including the new transformer. Once everything is connected it will go through a testing phase. The transformer project has been stalled during the past year awaiting the arrival of various parts. (News photo by Barbara Green
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
After more than a year of turmoil and upheaval it appears the Amon Carter Lake Water Supply Corporation is back on its feet with a slate of new board members and plans to review by-laws and operations.
Last August all the board members resigned in the wake of a lawsuit by a resident who could not obtain water for a small housing development despite being in the district. The property owner also accused the board of not following open meetings or open records laws, or its own by-laws.
After the board resigned a receivership was requested from the court and was named in December 2025. The receiver or temporary manager was Nocona attorney Zach Renfro, who was directed by the court to seek out possible directors to rehabilitate the association and assure it meets the obligation of continuing to provide water to more than 300 members.
The corporation board conducted its first general membership meeting on March 27 where a state of the corporation was given and new directors
named. They are Kevin McShan, president; Josh Swint, vice president; Carla Swofford, secretary; Wesley Kelly, treasurer; Zach Gunter, Rob Hankins and Chase Thomas, all directors.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
The Bowie City Council meeting scheduled for April 28 was canceled due to the lack of a quorum.
Councilors Boyd Hulstine, Stephanie Post and Brent Shaw were present along with Mayor Gaylynn Burris, Four council members are required. Laramie Truax, Laura Sproles and TJay McEwen were absent. The agenda items were expected to be placed on the next agenda of business for the council.
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