Citizens back rerouting of Highway 277 Bypass near Stamford
About 160 residents attended a special public hearing at the VIP Community Center to support rerouting State Highway 277 west of Stamford. Officials say the $4 million project would remove heavy truck traffic from downtown and may take up to six months to obtain formal approvals with next steps pending from Austin.
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Joe Higgins
Jones County
Stamford
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Abilene
Austin
Walker
Federal Highway Administration
Charles Kitchell
McHarg and
Swenson
Hazzard
Texas Highway Department
VIP
Anthony's transfers Smith to Sapulpa Oklahoma
Glenn Smith, manager of the Stamford Anthony's department store, is reassigned to the Sapulpa Oklahoma store. He replaces Gene Franz who moves to a new 35000 square foot El Paso location. Smith has led Stamford since November 1979 and helped achieve 1980 sales of 1 million.
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Glenn Smith
Stamford
Sapulpa
Okla
Gene Franz
el Paso
Smith
Franz
Odessa
Littlefield
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Glenn
Littlefield High School
Stamford Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Tracey
Joshua Blake
Store manager Glenn Smith to leave C R Anthony’s in October
Local C R Anthony’s will bid farewell to store manager Glenn Smith in October as the chain begins search for his replacement. Greg Jakiewicz photograph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Smith
C.R. Anthony's
License office to close in Jones and Fisher counties
The drivers license offices in Jones and Fisher counties will close from September 28 to October 5 for training. Department of Public Safety officer Melvin Cagle will attend training, returning to reopen the Anson office on October 5 for that afternoon.
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Jones and
Fisher Counties
Department of Public Safety
Melvin Cagle
Anson
Stamford Receives $7902 Tax Rebate From State
Stamford received its September tax rebate check for 7902.12 from the state comptroller's office boosting the 1981 total to 108010.82, two and a half percent ahead of 1980. Nearby, Hamlin reports 16 percent gain with 77050.05 rebated, Haskell up 7.5 percent at 99216.63.
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Stamford
Bob Bullock
Hamlin
Haskell
Anson
Stamford Knox City
What They Said At the Hearing on the Bypass
Tuesday night public hearing in Stamford drew 160 residents as Highway and Public Transportation opened with visuals and then let locals speak for and against the proposed bypass. Mayor Astin urged a decision, noting downtown red light issues and citizen consent. Interim City Manager Blackburn cited a 9 to 1 local poll in favor, while Councilman Dean reported bypass experiences in five nearby towns.
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State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Roger G. Welsch
P.O. Box
Abilene
Stamford
Jim Astin
Martin Blackburn
Chamber of Commerce
Jimmy Dean
Cisco
Ranger
Colorado City
Eastland
Roscoe
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Riley Walker
West Central Texas Council of Government
West Stamford
Fred Stacy
Right of Way
Higgins
Billy Jackson
City
Haskell County
Julian Gilbert
Maskell County
Somes County
Texas
Jiwaree
Lonnie Cornelius
Greg Joklewicz
Anthony
Oklahoma
Greg Jakiewicz
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