NEWS
Commissioners may fill veteran’s service position
Montague County Commissioners will consider filling the vacancy in the veteran’s service officer position when they meet at 9 a.m. on July 25.
The VSO has been vacant since July 7 the last day for longtime county employee Colm Murphy who submitted a letter of resignation on Jun 24. Murphy had served as VSO for the past 10 years.
While no specific reason was cited in the letter, Murphy stated, “Over the last few weeks events have unfolded where I feel the veteran’s office can no longer prosper with me at the helm.” Murphy recommended his assistant, Angela Uselton, fill the vacancy.
An executive session is slated to discuss the personnel topic.
The court will consider accepting the proposed 2022-23 budget. Certified property values arrived late this past week and they could move forward with projecting taxes and calculating a possible rate.
Several property issues related to subdivisions are on Monday’s agenda. They include: Releasing the construction bond on Bonita Oaks Subdivision, approving a replat in Silver Lakes Ranch phase three; final plat for lots 1-30 Carter Heights 63.82 acres; final plat for lots one-five Kingdom Heights 30 acres; final plat lots one-two Kingdom Heights II, 10.03 acres and approve clearing a fence row on Alamo Road in precinct two.
Commissioners will discuss making Aflac available to county employees as supplemental insurance; accept the county attorney’s chapter 59 asset and forfeiture report; accept unanticipated revenue of $3,652 from the Texas Association of Counties Health and Employees Benefits Pool surplus distributions and memorandum of understanding between the county judge justice of the peace one and two and the Helen Farabee Centers Substance Abuse Services.
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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