Ice storm knocks out power across East Texas counties
Old Man Winter brought sleet and freezing rain, leaving about 21,000 homes without power in Wood County Electric Co-op territory and as many as 235,000 SWEPCO customers outages across East Texas. Grand Saline and Edgewood were among affected areas as lines iced over and outages spread through nine counties. SWEPCO's system disruptions hit 17 of 27 substations, with WCEC relying on SWEPCO for power.
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Chris Bell
van Zandt
Grand Saline
Edgewood
TXU
Texas Utilities
Wood County Electric Co-op
WCEC
Co-Op
Aep-Swepco
Swepco
East
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Smith van Zandt
Wood Counties
G. Alan Rowe
Saline Scene December Events In Grand Saline
The Saline Scenes column lists a public board meeting at 8 p.m. in city hall council chambers with open agenda. contact Denny Wheeler or Darrell Neal to place items. It also notes a Christmas Eve candlelight service at First United Methodist Church at 8 p.m. and a Sunday singing at First Baptist Church featuring Ryan and Elissa Caldwell of Canada.
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Grand Saline Youth Foundation
City Hall
Denny Wheeler
Darrell Neal
First United Methodist Church
Charles Jordan
Jesus
N. Main St
Ryan
Elissa Caldwell
Lethbridge
Alberta
Canada
First Baptist Church of
Grand Saline
Carroll
Lynda Russell
J.C
Dude Russell
N. Main Street
Grand Saline Police see third resignation in a year
City officials confront turmoil as Officer Becky Baskin resigns in open session citing council hostility and low morale. Earlier departures include Steve Smith and Billy McCoy amid misconduct allegations, with two others leaving recently. Also noted are part-time officer Rodney Helmer quitting part-time duties while Clarence Layne moves to the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Department. SWEPCO and WCEC report power restoration progress after outages with most customers reconnected.
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Grand Saline
Becky Baskin
Dan Zajac
Baskin
Steve Smith
Billy McCoy
Rodney Helmer
Clarence Layne
van Zandt County Sheriff's Department
Grand Saline ISD expels student after hearing
Trustees voted to expel a juvenile student following an executive session hearing. Superintendent Gerald Gilbert cited persistent misbehavior after assignment to an alternative education program but did not disclose specifics due to the student’s age. The student will remain out until year end. parents were notified but did not attend.
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Trustees of
Grand Saline Isd
Gerald Gilbert
Gilbert
John Teague
Grand Saline Council Agrees to New Grant Plan
In a long session the Grand Saline City Council approved funding changes and asked for city funds. Gary Traylor of Traylor and Associates explained disaster relief grants from TDHCA 350000 USDA NRCS 850000 and a 100000 county funnel to Van Zandt cover flood damages. The grants match at varying rates to restore drainage north and south of US 80 near Main Street Baptist Church.
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G. Alan Rowe
Grand Saline
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
TDHCA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Natural Resource Conservation Service
NRCS
van Zandt County
Traylor
U.S. Highway 80
Main Street Baptist Church
New county judge outlines goals and advisory committee
County Judge Jeff Fisher announced plans to boost efficiency and create a citizens advisory committee to steer county government. He will seek business leaders and knowledgeable county officials to chair and join the panel, with selections and member announcements planned for January. Budget concerns remain a focus amid a tight year and a projected $380,000 surplus.
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Jeff Fisher
Fisher
Citizens’ Advisory
Commissioners' Court
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Zajac
Grand
James David Hunter
Wills Point
Sabine River
Rains County
Jim Harris
Jackie Buccafurno
Hunter
Blaylock
Teague
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