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News September 29, 2009  RSS feed
O.I.S.D. names students of the month
      The Oakwood School Board met briefly last night. First on the agenda was naming the first 2009-2010 "Students of the Month". For the Elementary, that was sixth grader Victoria Hill. The High School representative was senior J.P. Hicks. Superintendent Richard Scoggin will present these students with a certificate honoring their outstanding work in school and dedication to the community.
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     New Flo Water Office Manager Tina Gilley hails from Fairfield. Previously she was office manager for Mexia Nursery and Tree Farm. Gilley has two children, Jessie and Andre and three grandchildren.
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TEEA conference rated as superb
      Superb! That is the word to describe the 2009 Texas Extension Education Association (TEEA) State Conference held September 15-17, 2009 in San Angelo, TX.
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Not our Bobby Tubbs
     From the Office of the Leon County District Attorney: Please be advised that defendant Bobby Ray Tubb who was indicted for Forgery on September 3, 2009 in Leon County IS NOT the same Bobby Tubb, owner of Tubb Collision Center located in Centerville, Texas.
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Housing subdivision planned for Centerville
      Centerville will likely see some development in the not so distant future, if all goes according to John Tuma’s plan. Tuma, who hails from Caldwell, Texas has begun the process of developing 15 acres on Highway 7 at CR 200. His plans are to build 15 spec homes in the $120,000 range, to make them affordable to the middle income consumer.
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RRC Production statistics and allowables for October 2009
      AUSTIN -- The Texas average rig count as of Sept. 18 was 378, representing about 39 percent of all active land rigs in the United States. In the last 12 months, total Texas reported production was 347 million barrels of oil and 7.6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Texas natural gas production represents approximately 29 percent of total U.S. natural gas demand.
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Slippin’ an a slidin’ – Cheap thrills on FM 1618
      Thursday morning, one of the days it rained last week, on a trip to Highway 75 via FM 1618, I hit something slicker than mud; actually it closely rivaled ice as far as being able to stop and steer.
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Oakwood clean-up a success
      Oakwood Chief of Police Lewis Miller did something out of character Sunday afternoon. I bumped into him at, where else, Wal-Mart. He called me over and said, "I've got something I want you to put in the paper." I am shocked! Chief Miller is not a big talker. He prefers to let his work do the talking for him.
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Texas Monthly oil and gas statistics
     AUGUST PERMITS TO DRILL
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