Clean bill of health for Calhoun County audited funds
A four day audit of Federal Revenue Sharing Funds totaling over 700000 in Calhoun County received a clean bill of health at the County Commissioners Court. Auditors James Widdows of Washington DC noted one technical omission to be fixed promptly. The court approved several routine actions and delayed courthouse furniture purchases to April.
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Calhoun County Commissioners Court
Calhoun County
James Widdows
Washington, D.C
Office of Revenue Sharing
Department of the Treasury
Texas
Harris, McMullen
Jim Hogg
Widdows
Census Bureau
Office of Equal Opportunity
Port O'Connor
Willie Peikert
Joe Brett
Leo Rainer Eldon Gooden
Joe Rubio
County Mosquito Control Board
Alcoa Scholarship finalists honored dinner tonight
Finalists in the Alcoa Foundation Scholarship Awards compete for three $4,000 awards given to children of Point Comfort Plant employees. Five Port Lavaca area seniors Vicki Falk Genaro Gonzales Jr Matt Harriss Robert Jedlicks and Kathleen Rehak vie for the honors as the Pittsburgh foundation plans to announce winners March 27.
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Alcoa Foundation
Point Comfort Plant
Vicki Falk
Raymond Falk
Olivia
Genaro Gonzales Jr
Genaro Gonzales
Matt Harriss
W.B. Harris
Robert R. Jedlicks
F.R. Jedlicks
Port Lavaca
Kathleen
Seadrift Voters Eye April City Election
Absentee ballots for Seadrift's April 5 city election are available starting Monday at city hall. Voting ends at 5 p.m. April 1 by mail or in person. City hall hours are 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Three at large seats: incumbents Lloyd Chatham and Theron Holder seek reelection, Walter Futch seeks first term, Norman Morgan not running.
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Seadrift
Lloyd Chatham
Theron Holder
Walter Fu
Weather Outlook With Showers Then Clearing
Cloudy and mild with showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon and tonight. Clearing and mild Tuesday with southeasterly winds 8 to 16 mph shifting to southerly 8 to 18 mph and gusty tonight then northerly Tuesday morning. Highs in the mid 70s, tonight’s low around upper 50s, 60 percent rain chance. Marine forecast: winds E to SE 15 knots, shifting Nw 15-22 knots Tuesday. Seas 2-3 feet, higher in showers. Sunset 7:38 p.m., sunrise 7:35 a.m. High tide 6:09 p.m., low 1:59 a.m., high 10:23 a.m. Tomorrow. Pressure 29.95.
Planning Board set to discuss city roads and ordinances
The Port Lavaca Planning Board will hold a regular meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall Annex. Agenda items include deciding on public used undedicated roads within city limits and considering the building and Subdivision ordinances, according to chairman Lyman Saylor.
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Port Lavaca
Absentee Voting Opens for Calhoun ISD Board Race
Absentee voting for the Calhoun County Independent School District board of trustees election begins Monday and runs through 4 p.m. April 1 during school hours. Ballots are available at the district office. Incumbents Leonard E. Dreymala and Ray Childress are unopposed in their precincts. Harold E. Evans and Shirley A. Whatley file for Precinct 4 as John Fisher Smith retires.
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Calhoun County Independent School District Board of Trustees
Leonard E. Dreymala
Six Mile
Ray Childress
Seadrift
Harold E. Evans
Long Mott
Shirley A. Whatley
John Fisher Smith
Calhoun County TSTA Dinner Meeting Highlights and Elections
The Calhoun County local Texas State Teachers Association dinner meeting is set for Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Calhoun High School cafeteria. Attendees will vote on amendments to the local TSTA Constitution and honor C. D. George after 38 years in education. New officers will be installed, including incoming president Ronnie Young, with awards for long service pins and several scholarship and audit committee elections.
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Calhoun County
Texas Srep Teachers Association
Calhoun High School
Cafetery
Harrell McKinzie
C.D. George
Carl S. Chilton
Ronnie Young
T.A. Carmichael
Marvin W. Kirkman
Raymond Whittaker
CCISD
Ie Green
Inequities noted in Texas property tax assessments
A Legislative Property Tax Committee report finds homeowners and commercial property bear higher tax burdens due to undervalued real estate. It cites a study of 35 representative districts showing overall undervaluation near 40 percent, about 80 billion dollars, with industrial and rural properties assessed lower than market value.
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Austin
Legislative Property Tax Committee
Texas
Texas weekend violent death toll rises to 25
The Associated Press report details a weekend spike in Texas violent deaths with 17 total, including 10 traffic fatalities and four deaths by asphyxiation in Abilene. Four couples were found dead at a drive-in, two families among Hamlin residents, as exhaust and car heater malfunctions are noted. Other fatalities include drivers near Breckenridge, Irving, North Dallas, Seagoville, Houston, and Sherman, with various accidents and a shooting linked to a racially charged incident.
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Associated Press
West Texas
Abilene
Eddie Mae Starling
John
Larry J. Marshal
Mary Ann
Hamlin
Breckenridge
Denise Judd
Donald Dean
Absentee Voting Opens for April City Elections
Absentee voting begins in POINT COMFORT on Monday for the April 5 city elections. Ballots are at city hall from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, with in person return by 5 p.m. April 1 and by mail by 10 a.m. April 3. Three aldermen and the city marshal will be chosen. at large. Candidates for marshal are Wayne Thorsgard, Mikael Harrington, and incumbent Mason Askew. Aldermen candidates include incumbents Robert Sheppard and Donald Kallock, plus Betty Griffith and Robert Pearce.
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Point Comfort
Marshall
Wayne Thorsgard
Mikael Harrington
Mason Askew
Board of Aldermen
Robert Sheppard
Donald Kallock
Betty Griffith
Robert Pearce
Alcoa Murphy promotes James JT Murphy to personnel assistant
James JT Murphy promoted to personnel assistant at Alcoa Murphy from potrooms technician at Point Comfort Operations. Named by O L Royer, Murphy will handle personnel administration employment and employee relations. A Bryan Texas native, he holds a BS from Texas Southern University 1960 and an MEd from Prairie View A and M 1974. Married to Dorothy Louise, they have five children and live in Victoria.
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James JT. Murphy
Alcoa
Point Comfort
O.L. Royer
Murphy
Roger Said
Bryan
Texas
Texas Southern University
Prarie View A & M University
Alcoe
Victoria and
Crane
Victoria Independent
Victoria
Point Comfort Operations
Dorothy Louise
Mt. Salem
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Glen Adams
Dick Gullett
Alan Ramirez
Wildfire Brownie
Cindy Ramirez
Tsta
Dallas
Seagoville Drive-In
William Charles Frier
Joseph Gilder
Houston
Gilder
Cathy King Caldwell
Big Spring
Sherman
James T. Murphy
Rosalyn Mercer
Kathy Gomez
Melinda Stancik
Ruth Bolander
Edna
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