NEWS
Law officers search nearly 6 hours for missing man, 73
A 73-year-old Sunset man being treated for dementia was reported missing by his family Thursday evening, but he was found almost six hours later with only minor injuries.
Law enforcement officers, along with volunteer firefighters and state game wardens assisted with the search.
Montague County Chief Deputy Jack Lawson said Roxanne Justice reported her husband, Carroll Marion Justice missing at 5:10 p.m. on Dec. 5. Their residence is located on Sunset School Road and Justice was last seen sitting on the porch of the home.
Staff from the sheriff’s office, along with firefighters from Sunset Fire Department and Nocona Fire Departments arrived to assist along with a K-9 unit. Nocona Fire and one of the game wardens each assisted with their drones that helped in the search.
Lawson said K-9 units initially tracked the missing man providing a direction of travel, which the searchers did not have. One of the game wardens then deployed a thermal drone and about 10:30 p.m. the man was located about half a mile from home.
The man had fallen and was unable to get up. Lawson said Justice was cold and wet, but safe. He was transported by Bowie EMS to Wise Health System.
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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