Citizens Question Annex of 1100 Acres Near Bridgeport
At a Bridgeport public hearing, residents questioned a council plan to annex over 1100 acres, including Moody tract lands for Bridgeport Commons shopping area and for Bridgeport Industrial Municipal Park. A city attorney would address legalities next day as concerns about legality were raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennifer Haney
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Commons
Moody Tract
Gerald Groves
The
Economic Development Corporation
Highway 101
The Candidates Answers feature in this issue
The Index presents the candidates for countywide office with posed questions and their answers. Readers can study each participant's views as part of election information provided for an informed electorate.
Four Bridgeport sisters battle diverse cancers unite in fight
A Bridgeport family of four cancer survivors bonds as they endure different forms of cancer. Tina Love, 42, and sister Cindy Lawson, 39, raise funds for others by walking 60 miles in the Breast Cancer 3 Day event October 27 to 29 in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Lawson seeks 2200 dollars with a 3500 dollar goal. Their mother Clydene Martin, 63, beat breast cancer and fights ovarian cancer with chemotherapy begun in 2000. Edie McDonald, 45, also fought breast cancer, finished treatment and has been cancer free five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennifer Haney
Wise County
Bridgeport
Bridgeport High School
Tina Love
Love
Cindy Lawson
Dallas
Fort Worth
Lawson
Clydene Martin
Ter
Edie McDonald
Cindy
Metroplex
Boonsville Balsora fire chief faces medical aid delay
Dennis Penney, former Boonsville Balsora Volunteer Fire Chief, sustained a broken arm during a 4500 acre Boonsville fire on December 3. He says Texas Workers' Compensation has delayed necessary treatment and blames bureaucratic hurdles for a painful, prolonged recovery. He notes the first surgery failed to fix the arm’s deformity and subsequent care has been slow to approve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennifer Haney
Boonsville
Balsora
Dennis Penney
Texas Workers’ Compensation
TWC
Penney
Tara Kirkland Pettiet named GM at Garrett Creek Ranch
Audrie Palmer profiles Tara Kirkland Pettiet succeeding Burl Kirkland as general manager of Garrett Creek Ranch. Pettiet, a hospitality veteran trained by her father, grew up in hotels and joined Garrett Creek Ranch in 1990 after moving from Wichita Falls. She emphasizes caring leadership and community service. The ranch hosts corporate conferences for groups such as Blue Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett Creek Ranch
Tara Kirkland Pettiet
Audrie Palmer
Burl Kirkland
Burl
Paradise Conference Center
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Clayton
Oklahoma
Tara
Pettier
Wichita Falls
The
American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute
Blue Cross
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brent Singleton
Bridgeport Education Foundation
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van James
Groves
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