County flooded by heavy rains
After nearly three years of rain shortages Van Zandt County was drenched in torrential rains last week. Beginning late Wednesday night heavy rain swelled streams and damaged roads and bridges including U S Highway 80 and State Highway 19. Grand Saline residents were stranded and local businesses suffered. repairs may take about eight weeks to complete across precincts.
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van Zandt
Fruitvale
Grand Saline
Mineola
Highway 80
Canton
Jones
Precinct One
O.D. Hazel
Hazel
Mother Nature
Anybody's Place Pool Hall
County commissioners impose spending and hiring freezes
The Van Zandt County Commissioners held a special session to approve a county wide hiring freeze and a spending freeze aimed at cautious budgeting as flood damage prompts urgent repairs. Precinct One's Hazel cites road, bridge, and culvert damage and seeks emergency funds, noting eight weeks to complete repairs. The court also moved funds within sheriff and jail budgets and extended the COPS More grant with dissent from Commissioner Durgin and Wise. The group agreed to weekly reviews of spending with no set deadline.
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van Zandt County Commissioners' Court
Richard Lawrence
Judge Lawrence
Jim Wise
Jimmy D. Wilson
John E. Durgin
Wilson
Durgin
Cops More
Sheriff's Department
Wise
IBM
Justices of the Peace
Hazel
Precinct
Precinct One
VZ Co
Precinct One JP reports May 2000 case disposals and activity
Precinct One Justice of the Peace Cheryl J. Hebert reported May 2000 disposals totaling 287 traffic cases and 385 non-traffic misdemeanors. Dispositions included 178 traffic fines and 36 non-traffic misdemeanor fines, 7 traffic citations dismissed, 13 non-traffic misdemeanors dismissed, one traffic trial with not guilty, 50 driving safety dismissals, 8 deferrals, 5 insurance proofs dismissed, and 5 appeals (3 traffic, 2 non-traffic). Juvenile activity included one warning, one statement certified, three detention hearings, plus two inquests. There were 944 Class C misdemeanor warrants, two felony/Class A&B warrants, 78 statutory warnings, 3 emergency mental health cases, one ignition interlock, one wedding, and $34,139.47 deposited to the county.
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Precinct One
Justice of the Peace
Cheryl J. Hebert
Hebert
City Council holds special session on flood damage assessment
The Grand Saline City Council met in a special session on Tuesday night. Mayor Ray Rucker said a state emergency assessment team would arrive in town tomorrow to appraise the damage around the city caused by the recent flooding and that the team would be involved in the process.
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Grand Saline
Ray Rucker
Free Me to Live study for wounded past at church
Scenes Thursdays at Main Street Baptist Church host a 16 week program titled Free Me to Live. Sessions run Thursdays from 7 30 to 9 00 pm with a materials cost of 20 dollars. For information call 962 4536.
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Main Street Baptist Church
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