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All board members were present for the July meeting of the Board of ESD #4, with the exception of Joel Echols. After opening ceremonies, the Board approved the minutes of the previous meetings and accepted the Treasurer’s report as presented by Vera Barnett. A $22,000 check was written to Legacy EMS for their services in June, leaving a balance of $500 in the account. More ... The Family Life Center at First Baptist Church Buffalo had a lot of toe tappin’ going on last Saturday night. The Matney Brothers, a singing group from Scottsdale, Arizona, were on hand to entertain their audience at FBC. Elvis made a quick appearance to begin the evening. More ... The Leon County Commissioners met in regular session on July 13th with a full gallery in attendance. More ... To celebrate its 100th Anniversary, the University Interscholastic League chose 100 students from across the state to participate in its Elite 100 program, designed to bring the top students in Texas together to discuss the UIL programs and plan out changes that could be beneficial to the program over the next 100 years. More ... A few weeks ago Karen Jones was like you and me in many ways. She went to her job at Bald Prairie Café, kissed her husband when she came in from work, cooked for her family and played with her grandkids. But that all had to be put on hold for the time being because she had an aneurism in the right side of her brain and after surgery she had one on the left side. More ... Sgt. Ferrand, Cpl. Mata and Chief Pavelka to Lee Street for a disturbance - information call cleared Sgt. Ferrand to Commerce Street for intoxicated male - call cleared unfounded Officer Mouton to Maple Street for loud music - offi- cer located the music and advised the homeowner to turn it down - call cleared Sgt. Ferrand to Webb Street for minor accident in driveway - information exchanged - call cleared Sgt. Ferrand and Lt. More ... On a hot, sticky, summer evening the Centerville City Council breezed through their regular meeting with little or no conflict. The Council held its meeting on Thursday, July 9 in the Municipal Building Meeting Room. With no one present for public comments the Council approved last month’s minutes and immediately went to a slide presentation by attorney Charley Johnson. Johnson had suggestions for building ordinances which the Council had requested. He expects to have a draft ready by the next meeting. More ... Neel Chevrolet in Oakwood was vandalized this week. I was driving home from an entirely-too-long day at the Skate Plex in Tyler when I got stuck at the light in Oakwood. While (not too patiently) I was waiting my turn to turn, I caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of my eye. The second truck in the lot facing Hwy 79 had a suspicious-looking substance all over the windshield and the hood. Bells went off in my head. I grabbed my cell and called the dealership, then casually asked them if they had been vandalized. They replied, "Not that we know of. Why?". More ... It's harvest time at Oakwood's Project Save-A-Life Community Garden. This garden was planted by children in the community for the sole purpose of distribution to the senior citizens and shutins of the Oakwood area. More ... Thanks largely to the efforts of the interim Chief of Police, the Oakwood Police Department is moving on up. The interim Chief has no desire to see his name in the paper. He doesn't see how that could be important. He has a job to do. Nothing more and nothing less. More ... The Centerville ISD Board of Trustees held its regular meeting at the Centerville High School Library on July 8, 2009. Board members in attendance were Danny Lacey, Charles Nash, Joe Langley, Mike Asby, Craig Smith, Tuffy Loftin and Kathy Gresham. More ... School may not start for more than a month, but journalism students have been hard at work this summer. Besides working to complete the high school yearbook and elementary and junior high memory books, they also attended camp in Austin last month to begin working on their publications for next year. More ... |
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