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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1998
Page
1
Adriana Delafuente, a Grand Saline Intermediate School student, leads the Accelerated Reader program with 753 points from 106 books this year. Her mother Luisa shares her love of historical fiction as Brenda Fuller praises the program for instant feedback and personalized levels, helping Adriana plan a future as an archaeologist.
TxDOT indicates rights of way for a new FM Hwy 2475 link from Lake Tawakoni State Park into Van Zandt and Hunt Counties will start soon. Twenty acres will be affected, with no relocations required, and construction tentatively set for early 1999. The court approved air conditioning maintenance contracts and took no action on Eddie Golden’s jail administrator reinstatement.
Grand Saline Economic Development Board approved Matt Pugh’s offer of 15 260 dollars to buy six full lots and part of two adjoining lots on West Highway 80 for an enlarged Pugh Hardware store. The deal hinges on tank clearance and council deed approval before sale.
Local filing closes with three more Grand Saline residents entering city council races, incumbents Clower and Churchwell filing for re election along with Brown. Latham and Brown seek three seats. In ISD race Ronnie Monk among several challengers for two board seats, with Teague and Darnell’s vacancies. Election set for May 2.
Grand Saline ISD board approved a contract with TCA Management Company to install a fiber optic link from the intermediate to the elementary school for an initial $4500 and a $50 monthly fee. The project enables inter school networking. The board also named members to a health insurance committee including Superintendent Gerald Gilbert and several administrators.
Van Zandt County Grand Jury on March 20 returned indictments against several locals. Accused include Carl Strange for assault on a public servant, Shawn Yates for attempted burglary, Joe Porter for deadly conduct, Gilbert Perry Jr. for burglary with intent, Jeremy Aldridge for burglary of a habitation with intent, Christopher Daley on three forgery counts, Michael Carrier for forgery, Henry Brewer for injury to a child elderly or disabled, Hugh Lamb for injury to a child elderly or disabled, Kirby Scott for injury to a child elderly or disabled, and David Warrington for injury to a child.
The Grand Saline Study Club hosts a three day sale at the Civic Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to benefit the Grand Saline Public Library. The Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 6635 holds a family night dinner at 6 p.m. for $3, with proceeds funding Patients Day Out for nursing home residents. A charity raffle by the ATPE chapter offers chances on a Sony PlayStation for $1, drawing April 3 to fund two $500 local scholarships.
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