NEWS
LOCAL BOATING: Carter ramps closed
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
A pair of boat ramps at Lake Amon G. Carter remain closed according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Game Warden Chase McAninch.
“There’s still water in the houses around the lake,” McAninch said.
McAninch said there’s also debris in the water boaters wouldn’t be able to see with the naked eye, and that’s another cause for concern.
There are two boat ramps in Bowie: Selma Park and Big Sandy Creek located off Farm-to-Market Road 1125. Selma Park is located off Texas Highway 59, following FM 2583.
Both ramps typically accommodate all boat types.
It was reported boat ramps have been closed since Friday, May 8, when massive rains overflowed Lake Amon G. Carter.
As of Monday, according to the website waterdatafortexas.org, Lake Amon G. Carter was 5.62 feet above the conservation pool at 925.62msl.
Water has subsided roughly 1.5 feet since a week ago, but not nearly enough to allow boat traffic at the lake.
Meanwhile, Nocona City Secretary Revell Hardison reported all three boat ramps at Lake Nocona are currently open.
There are three boat ramps serving the lake: Weldon Robb, Boone and Benton. Weldon Robb is located in the southwestern part of Lake Nocona. Benton is near the dam itself. Boone can be found in the northeastern corner of the body of water.
Barrels leading to the ramps have been removed, Hardison reported.
“Water has receded,” Hardison said. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.
The dock at Big Sandy Creek in rural Bowie was nearly submerged in this May 14 photo. Both Bowie docks are closed, according to city officials and Game Warden Chase McAninch. (News photo by Barbara Green)
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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