March Sales Tax Rebates Grow Across Texas Cities
Grand Latino received 10828.26 from the 1 percent city sales tax in March, up from 9624.58 last year, as Edgewood posted 52789.02 a 19 percent drop. Wills Point rose 39 percent to 15189.10. State Comptroller Bullock said checks totaled 69.2 million to 915 cities, with Houston the largest at 13.5 million.
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Grand Latino
Mak
Edgewood
Wills Point
Bob Bullock
Texas
Ane
Aiso
Dallas
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Austin
el Paso
Comptroller’s
Write In Candidate Enters Grand Saline School Race
Sid Shoemake announces as write in candidate for one year term on Grand Saline Independent School District board. Incumbents Bob Lee and Wiley Garland III seek two three year seats. Connie Tomlin aims for remaining one year vacancy. Voting at high school lobby 7 am to 7 pm Saturday April 1. County school board also on ballot. Election judge C T Pearson aided by clerks Davis Presswood Adamson and Murry.
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Grand Saline Independent School Board of Trustees
Sid Shoemake
Bob Lee
Connie Tomlin
W.J. Thomas
County School Board
Tyler Junior College
C.T. Pearson
Richard Davis
Adelle Presswood
Gordon Adamson
Ernest Murry
City Race Four Candidates Seek Three Council Seats
Four candidates vie for three Grand Saline city council seats. Betty Adamson, a dental assistant and 19 year resident, joins incumbents Herbert Clower Hershel Walker and Howard Whatley. Walker seeks a fourth term. Clower and Walker previously served terms. Polls run 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Vernon Moore presiding election judge.
Chamber Banquet Set for Tuesday April 4 in Grand Saline
Incoming Chamber of Commerce President David Ozment takes the reins at the 20th annual banquet. Scott Bartley and Charles Halsten will assume VP roles. Keynote Mack Wallace of the Texas Railroad Commission to be introduced by Rep Bill Hollowell. Outstanding Citizen and First Lady awards to be given. New directors elected to three-year terms include Dr Ron Sherbert and Ford Maciel. Steak dinner by school cafeteria staff. Tickets $6, limited Friday. Entertainment by local performers. Gailen Stewart to MC.
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Chamber of Commerce
David Ozment
David Davis
Chamber
Posi
Scott Bartley
Charles Halsten
Mack Wallace
Texas Railroad Commission
Wallace
Bill Hollowell
Grand Saline
Omega Phi Sorority
Shirley Ander
Paula Moreland
Taylor Rhodes
Joyce Sloan
Woody Woodall
Ron Sherbert
Billy Hullum
Dorothy Miller
Jack Knauss
Ford Maciel
Grand Saline Sun
Gary Moore
Bob Lee
Wynell Montgomery
Doug Grant
Gailen ‘Stewart
Sentences Levied In Court Cases on March 2
County court actions include Gerald Douglas Dyer fined and given a three day sentence for DWI. Parry ia Lawrence McGill got 10 days in jail and a fine for DWI. Lucille Tilis Ferrell and others found guilty of DWI, with fines and probated terms. Johnny Lee Shifler fined for driving with license suspended. District Court on March 22: David Sampson Long guilty of rape with five year probated, David Kifer three year probated for burglary of a building, Gary Lee Allen two three year sentences to serve. Larry Burkett Jr. convicted of unlawfully carrying a weapon and given a three year probated sentence.
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Gerald Douglas Dyer
Parry
Ia Lawrence McGill
Lucille Tilis Ferrell
Orval Clarence Tawater
Jeraldine Brown Fail
Mathis
Johnny Lee Shifler
David Kifer
Gary Lee Allen
Texas Department of Corrections
Larry Burkett Jr
Telephone Tracer Results In Arrest
Obscene telephone calls led to the arrest of Grand Saline man Tommy Joe Sirkel on Friday March 17. Police and DPS trooper, acting on a tracer, traced the call to Sirkel’s residence and he faced harassment charges with a $500 bond. He posted bond at Van Zandt County jail.
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Grand Saline
Tommy Joe Sirkel
Wayne Miller
Department of Public Safety
Dan Thomas
Anderson Nursing Home
Justice of Peace
Frank Churchwell
Churchwell
Nursing Home
Thomas
Justice Churchwell
Sirkel
van Zandt County
Saline Scene Highlights Local Events This Week
Salad dinner served by Band Boosters Sunday noon at the elementary cafeteria offers ham salads hot bread and drinks. Chamber of Commerce banquet tickets must be bought by Friday. Open house at Playhouse Day Care Center Highway 80 B and Hwy 17 N Saturday 2 PM. Salt Festival prep continues with salt house work.
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Playhouse Day Care Center
Highway 80 B
Hwy 17 N
Firemen's Pension Plan Proposal Presented to Council
The City Council and five VFD members heard details Tuesday on Senate Bill 411 for improved pensions and insurance for volunteer firefighters. The plan would cost about 9 683 per year, with minimum retirement of 36 per month and disability benefits up to 250 per month plus 5 000 death benefits. Mayor Wiley Garland questioned affordability and the proposal was tabled for further VFD discussion.
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Volunteer Fire Department
VFD
Senate
Hal Hood
State Firemen’s Pension Commission
George Worthington
Vernon Moore
Floyd Stewart
Perry Pugh
Tye
Wiley Garland
Deputies Assigned To G Saline Area
Sheriff Travis Shafer announces two new deputies for the Grand Saline region. Jim Parr becomes full time deputy March 15 after serving as dispatcher and relief deputy. Mike Johnson from Van joins Van Zandt County territory with prior Mineola and Seven Points experience. Larry McVey to work with Howard Reid in Wills Point Edgewood. Grady Barnard replaces Parr as dispatcher.
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Travis Shafer
Jim Parr
Grand Saline
Parr
Rhonda
van Zandt County
Mike Johnson
Van
Johnson
Mineola
Seven Points
Larry McVey
Howard Reid
Wills Point - Edgewood
Grady Barnard
Barnhart Named Chief of Police in Grand Saline
Barnhart, a certified advanced police officer with over 21 years in the Dallas police department, was named Grand Saline police chief by Mayor Wiley Garland Jr on Saturday April 1. He rose to sergeant in 1965 and spent his last decade supervising. He completed about 100 college hours in police science and business administration and is a Dallas Police Association member and a Scottish Rite Mason. He is married to Joy Masterson. they have a son in the Army in Germany and a daughter in Mesquite.
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Grand Saline
Wiley Garland Jr
Barnhart
Dallas Police Department
Dallas
W.H. Adamson High School
Dalla Barnhart
The
Dallas Police Association
Joy Masterson
Germany
Mesquite
Youth Injured In Gun Accident Near Jamestown
Jonara J Levenen, 11, was walking in a wooded area near his home in Smith County when he tripped and the 22 rifle discharged, bullet striking his calf. He was rushed by automobile to Corby-Germany Hospital and then Tyler Medical Center after emergency treatment. Grand Saline officer Marvin Bailey cited the incident as an accidental discharge as the boy travels with his parents near Jamestown community.
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Jonara J
Levenen
Corby - Germany
Tyler Medical Center
Grand Saline
Marvin Bailey
Bailey
Jamestown Community
Smith County
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Woodside Cemetery
Walter Jarvis
Bill Quinn
Cen
Woodside
Wiley Garland, III
Shoemake
Morton Saint Ployee Walker
Walker Equipment Com
Clower
Vernon B. Moore Ie
Betty Adamson
Hershel Walker
Howard Whatley
David Sampson Long
Gay Davis
Economy Carpets
Morton Salt Entrance
Highway 110
Davis
Corby- Germany
G’saline Area
Jack Barnhart
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