Grand Saline council reviews sexual harassment suit against police chief
The Grand Saline City Council discussed a federal lawsuit naming Police Chief Stanley Tull, the full council, and City Manager Sam Beeler as defendants. Dawn Sidle alleges Tull sexually advanced toward her in 1993 while she served a community service sentence. The suit seeks mental distress damages and removal of Tull. The session lasted about 15 minutes with no action. The council also tabled a GTE contract item amid ongoing service upgrade talks and announced the resignation of Terrie Savallo after six years.
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Stanley Tull
Grand Saline
Dawn Sidle
Tull
Sidle
van Zandt County Sheriff's Office
District Attorney's Office
Texas Rangers
Roxie Cluck
GTE
Jerry Bolin
Sam Beeler
Salt Palace
Terrie Savallo
Savallo
New GSHS principal begins job in quiet halls
Grand Saline High School welcomes John Machel 34 as new principal. Former Mexia High assistant principal, he replaces retiree J W Witt and plans to assess current programs before proposing changes. Machel and wife Sheri have two boys and aim to settle in by August as he adapts to the community.
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Grand Saline High School
John Machel
Machel
Mexia High School
Grand Saline
J.W. Witt
Mexia
Sheri
Chapel Hill
Poor Boy Rodeo to open July 28 at Grand Saline
The Grand Saline Rodeo Association hosts the 34th Poor Boy Rodeo on Friday and Saturday July 28 29 at 8 p.m. Entries open each night at 6 p.m. until 10 minutes before events. Events include bull riding calf roping barrel racing and team roping with various entry fees and age divisions. Special events feature Mutton Bustin with a $5 entry and a belt buckle prize.
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Grand Saline Rodeo Association
Harvath and Hope honored on All-State baseball team
Grand Saline players Justin Harvath and John Hope were named to the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Class AA All-State team. Harvath posted a 12-0 record with a 1.11 ERA, while Hope batted .457 with five homers and 39 RBIs and only two errors all season.
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John Hope
Grand Saline High School
Justin Harvath
Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association
Craig Blackshear
Vincent Hardeman
Waskom
Harvath
Hope
Texas Sports Writers Association
Grand Saline seeks new band director after resignations
Grand Saline Superintendent Gerald Gilbert seeks a new band director as Bill Scott resigns to join Mineola High School. Assistant director George Rhodes also resigns. The board will release contracts if replacements are found. Ann McLane named sixth grade teacher and Glenda Weddle hired as counselor for elementary and middle schools.
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Grand Saline
Gerald Gilbert
Bill Scott
Mineola High School
Scott
Mineola
George Rhodes
Ann McLane
Glenda Weddle
Library supporters seek aid from Van Zandt County officials
Twenty Grand Saline library supporters urged County Judge Richard Lawrence and Precinct 1 Commissioner O D Hazel for equitable funding as budget cuts loom. Lawrence, facing a 25 percent county-wide reduction, questioned legality of direct library funding and suggested channeling funds through Canton while noting the current $5000 library grant.
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Jan Adamson
Grand Saline
van Zandt County Justice Center
Lawrence
Canton
van Zandt County
Grand
Saline Public Library
van Zandt
Richard Lawrence
O.D. Hazel
Grand Saline Library Fight Over Branch Status
Grand Saline residents oppose making their library a Canton branch and resist surrendering local control. The city and county commit funds totaling 89 743 dollars to county libraries while Grand Saline seeks autonomy amid library funding discussions.
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Grand Saline
Canton Library
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