NEWS
Bowie Trustees try out gym program; BHS principal leaving for superintendent job
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Bowie School Trustees had some fun Monday night as they played on the elementary school’s new Lü interactive playground system.
Meeting locations were shifted to allow the board an opportunity to see how the new system works in the gym. After the business of the night, the board and administrators tried out the system. Principal Kathy Green coordinated a spelling game that required you hit the letter on the wall screen with a ball, and a few others of the program.
A large hardwood screen was built by volunteers in the gym with materials donated by Ace Hardware.
The digital program is directed to the screen that takes the impact of balls and reflects the action in the program. The system has a large assortment of interactive play programs, plus other learning programs. Everyone had a good time trying to outdo each other’s scores.
Superintendent Blake Enlow told the group High School Principal Sergio Menchaca will be leaving the district to take the superintendent’s position at Terrell County Independent School District at Anderson. He was named the lone finalist for the position at the April 21 meeting and the required 21-day waiting period ended on Wednesday with the board meeting that night. His appointment was approved by the Anderson board.
A called meeting has been called by the Bowie ISD Board for 7:30 a.m. May 24 to consider a high school principal.
The board also was introduced to the members of the top 10 percent of the senior class.
Read the full story of this week’s meeting in the weekend Bowie News.
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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