Brookshire offers 8000 reward for bombing leads
Brookshire Grocery Company posts an eight thousand dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for bombing the Brookshire’s food store in Wills Point on May 12. The store was destroyed by a fire started when a pickup truck carrying two 55 gallon drums of chemicals and an explosive device rammed the front at 5 40 am. No one was inside the store. Sheriff B W Ward said he believed the Wills Point Brookshire Food Store bombing was intentional.
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Brookshire’s
Wills Point
B.W. Ward
Wills Point Brookshire
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Tyler
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
U.S. Treasury Department
Bullock
Comptroller
Driver Education Schedules Pick Up At Saline High
Saline high school announces driver education students should pick up schedules at 8 a.m. Monday June 28 in the cafeteria. Gerald Gilbert, principal, says the process takes five to ten minutes and notes the timing as routine. Brookshire's offers a reward for information on the store destruction and nearby officials advise confidentiality.
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Gerald Gilbert
Highway Department Lay Offs Hit Van Zandt Payroll
State wide cut to 13 workers in Van Zandt County as the Highway Department reduces staff in Mineola and Canton districts. Sid Cox and Raymond Woodruff cite gasoline tax revenue shortfalls and limited funds as the reason for the layoffs.
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Highway Department
van Zandt
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Sid Cox
Raymond Woodruff
Cox
Mineola
Woodruff
Canton
Wood
van Zandt County
Grand Saline
Van
Fruitvale
City sales tax rebates total for Texas period announced
Grand Saline received 5438.81 dollars as part of a state one cent sales tax rebate distributed to 846 Texas cities. The total rebates through June 4 stood at 145.4 million, with numerous towns listed including Wills Point Edgewood Mineola Quitman Tyler.
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Grand Saline
Bullock
Wills Point
Edgewood
Mineola
Quitman
Tyler
Texas
Van Zandt County to Build Courthouse Parking Lot
The Van Zandt County Commission ers voted to build a parking lot for county officials employees and taxpayers near the courthouse after Canton limited courthouse square parking to one hour. The county will seek a lease revocation with a possible two year Saturday Sunday use by the city with county revenue sharing.
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Webster
Grand Saline
Cason
van Zandt County Vegetable Growers Association
van Zandt County
Department of Welfare
Hwy. 19
City of
Canton
Courthouse Square
van Zandt
Ray
Summer Scenes on Main Street Petunias and Dogs
Scott Lee and Reagan Richey play with three dogs, Sam the St Bernard and two other dogs on a Tuesday afternoon. Petunias in pots along Main Street add a warm, friendly feel to Grand Saline as visitors and residents enjoy the seasonal scene.
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Scott Lee
Reagan Richey
St. Bernard
Sam
Switch
Main Street
Grand Saline
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