NEWS
Final Yard of the Month selected
The final Bowie News Yard of the Month has been selected for June and the staff sends out appreciation to all those who nominated yards.
The judges selected the yard of Lee Adams and Amy Walker at 500 Galia as the top yard. Their yard is neatly manicured while their flower beds and porch are filled with colorful flowers in pots. As the summer heat radiates the couple agrees it has taken extra care to get the plants a bit more shade and water to survive.
This month’s nominees included 509 E. Nelson, the corner of Gallia and Tarrant, 1011 Lowrie, 1103 Hidalgo, #2 Creekwood, 1511 Lance and 609 Mill. The News received two late nominees after the selection was made and since this is the final month, we want to include them, 601 Pecan and 1409 Jefferson.
Sponsored by The Bowie News and Beautify Our Bowie, the contest winner gets to show off the brightly colored Yard of the Month sign in their yard during the month. Winners were named for April, May and June.
A group of experienced gardeners volunteer their time to visit all the nominees and select a winner.
This contest will recognize a beautiful yard which is not necessarily the most fancy or elaborate, but one that shows care and upkeep in their neighborhood. The goal is to encourage all Bowie residents to keep their properties clean and looking nice for everyone to enjoy. As we turn to the dog days of summer where the sun burns yards, we look forward to the contest next spring.
Top photo: Lee Adams and Amy Walker show off the Yard of the Month sign at their home at 500 Gallia.
Atmos Energy has E. Montague St. closed between Mason St. & Lindsey St. for gas line repair.
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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.
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