NEWS
Burris takes Bowie mayor, Nunneley takes Nocona mayor
Bowie Mayor Gaylynn Burris overwhelmingly won her final term leading the council, while Nocona City Councilor Christopher Nunneley took the mayor’s seat with 51.82% of the vote edging out Ray Gelo who had 48.18%.
It was the first time in 18 years for a contested mayor’s race in Nocona. There was a low voter turnout Tuesday with 22.49% of the county’s registered voters. There were 3,479 ballots cast out of the county’s 15,468 registered voters.
In 2024 it was a presidential race year with a 71% turnout as 11,131 voters cast ballots. In 2022’s mid-terms the turnout was 53.67% with 7,869 voting.
County voters followed the state approving a series of tax exemptions and bans as well as new investments in state infrastructure and research as all 17 constitutional amendments passed.
City of Bowie Mayor
Gaylynn Burris
Glenda Durham
City of Nocona Mayor
Ray Gelo
Christopher Nunneley
Nocona City Council (2 places)
Robert Fuller (I)
Matthew D. Fenoglio
Rob Norman
Saint Jo ISD (two places)
Shawn Armstrong
Mike Martin (I)
Rodney Swirczynski(I)
Jessica Wagner
Bowie ISD, place 3
Justin Kuecher – 415
Jeff Jackson – 962
Nocona ISD and Bowie City Council races uncontested.(I) incumbent
All results unofficial until canvassed by
the governing body
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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