Grand Saline voters face wide field in city offices
Grand Saline Sun presents 16 candidates for city council and school board with full responses. Mayoral candidate Martin, 53, incumbent and former Marine, cites ongoing projects and efficient departments. Education includes an Assyria degree, a BBA, and an MS from East Texas universities. He and wife Sharon have two grown children.
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Grand Saline Sun
Martin
Assyria
Easter Community College
Souther Methodist University
East Texas State University
Sharon
Kim White
Larry Martin Jr
Grand Saline Election Polling Places and Goals
Polling will open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at multiple sites in Grand Saline for city council and state senate elections. Voters must visit at least three stops, with locations including the high school commons, city council chamber, ambulance bays at the fire department, and the Houston Street Nutrition Center. The piece also highlights local political goals and a candidate profile for Terry Tolar, a city council member and Tyler firefighter, discussing city development and highway tourism plans.
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Grand Saline
Residents seek two cent tax hike for law enforcement
Elm Grove and Roddy residents urged Van Zandt County to raise taxes at a special session to fund more deputies. Jane Teague presented a letter from area residents noting a Crime Watch group and proposing two cents earmarked for patrolling specific regions. The plan would raise about $196,000 annually at about $6.40 per property owner.
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Roddy
van Zandt County Commissioners Court
Jane Teague
Sheriff's Department
Teague
Truett Mayo
Crime Watch
Precinct 2
Junior Warren
Precinct 3
George E. Baine
Precinct
O.D. Hazel
City police car and ambulance damaged in separate incidents
Two Van Zandt County items report a Grand Saline Police Department Ford Crown Victoria damaged in a hail storm on April 19 and an ambulance dented in a Main Street backing incident on April 26. Insurance will cover the police car repairs. no cost estimate yet for the ambulance.
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Glen Johnson Ford
Quitman
Stanley Tull
Wills Point
Sam Beeler
Beeler
Charlie Pipes
Main Street
Saline pre-kindergarten registrations set for April 29
Saline residents with pre-kindergarten children should register Thursday April 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. in room 105 at Grand Saline Elementary. Bring birth certificates immunization records and Social Security numbers. Call 962-7526 for info.
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Grand Saline Elementary School
Corby-Germany Hospital
Grand Saline
Truman Heddins
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Emory
Little Jewel
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Chevron
Kevin Chester
Calame
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Graham
Chester
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van Zandt County Library
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Sand Flat Cemetery
Kim Bartley
Grand Saline Middle School
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