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Volume 12, Number 30
Cooke County, Texas
December 23, 2015
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King
Around
Town
by Grice King
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all the employees of Cooke County.
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City Council Extends
Contract for Sullivan
By Nikki King
The Weekly News
GAINESVILLE – The Gainesville City Council met for a
regular meeting on the evening
of Tuesday, December 15 where
they unanimously voted to extend the employment contract of
Barry Sullivan as City Manager.
Council Members, as well as Sullivan, retreated into Executive
Session at 6:51 p.m. to review
the annual performance evaluation of the City Manager. City
Council reconvened into regular
session at 7:22 p.m. where the
decision was made to extend Sullivan’s employment contract for
an additional twelve calendar
months.
City Manager Barry Sullivan
addressed the Council to clarify
information about the recent water fee schedule revisions. Some
confusion arose following the
adoption of the water and sewer
rate revisions at the City Council
meeting on December 1, 2015.
Sullivan stated that residents will
not be seeing an impact from the
changes on their monthly bill.
The only fee that increased was
the tap fee, but the saddle fee
was eliminated entirely, therefore evening out the monthly
costs. Rates for water usage were
adopted with the annual budget
in September 2015 and have not
changed.
Following a public hearing,
Council Members adopted a
zoning ordinance that changes
the following requirements in
MF-2 High Density Multi-Family Residential District: the new
ordinance reduces the apartment
size requirements by 25 to 50
feet per unit, depending on the
number of bedrooms; changes
the amount of required containers for refuse; all buildings may
be incorporated as part of the
required fence structure; carports
and awnings are not required to
match the principal structure in
architectural style and materials;
only 20 percent of the units are
required to have covered parking instead of one covered space
per unit; the maximum density
has been increased from 25 units
per acre to 27 units per acre; and
the minimum setback has moved
from 45 feet to 20 feet. These
new changes allow for a more
downtown, urban look rather
than garden style apartments. No
one wished to speak during the
public hearing held prior to the
vote, and Council unanimously
voted to adopt the ordinance.
City Council voted to adopt
an ordinance amending certain
building, electrical and fire codes
for multifamily dwellings. The
changes in the ordinance include
reducing the fire separation distance from 24 feet to 20 feet,
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GISD Recognizes GJHS’s
Dobbins and Lozano
By Nikki King
The Weekly News
GAINESVILLE – The Gainesville Independent School District met for a regular Board of
Trustees meeting on the evening
of Monday, December 14 where
they announced Amber Dobbins
as the Teacher of the Month and
Dora Lozano as the Employee
of the Month for December
2015. Dobbins is a third year
Science teacher, a GJHS UIL
Coordinator and a mentor for
new teachers. GJHS Principal
Mary Patterson said of Dobbins,
“While her leadership with staff
has been phenomenal as a young
teacher, her ability to build positive relationships with students
exceeds all else.” Lozano is the
Attendance Clerk and Receptionist at GJHS and also assists
all at the campus by translating
in Spanish, both verbally and in
writing. When speaking of Lozano, Principal Patterson said,
“She holds kids accountable.
She exemplifies Christ in all
that she does.” To show appreciation, Superintendent Dr. Jeff
Brasher presented Dobbins with
a $25 Rumpy’s gift certificate, a
30-day membership to Bosco’s
Gym, cookies from Karen Wade
Catering and a plaque. Lozano
was presented with a certificate for a free oil change from
Castrol Lube Express, a 30-day
membership to Bosco’s Gym,
cookies from Karen Wade catering and a plaque.
Nathan McQuillan from
Eikon Consulting Group, LLC.
addressed the Board regarding
the multiple construction projects in the district. The GISD
Board of Trustees unanimously
approved the adoption of resolutions approving the order of
ranking of general contractor
proposers for both the Administration Building construction
project and the Thomas Edison
Elementary School construction project. Also, approved by
unanimous vote was AA Applicators, Inc. as the General
Contractor for both the Administration Building construction
project and the Thomas Edison
Elementary School construction
project. The total base bid from
AA Applicators, Inc. for the Administration Building construction project was for $348,500.00
with proposed completion in 90
days. The total base bid from
AA Applicators, Inc. for the
Thomas Edison Elementary
School construction project was
$1,656,250.00 with proposed
completion in 130 days.
Also approved was an architect
contract with Eikon Consulting
Group, LLC. regarding the new
band hall project for Robert E.
Lee Intermediate School.
A public hearing was opened
at 5:04 p.m. regarding the GISD
FIRST Rating (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas.) No
on wished to address the Board
during the hearing and it was
therefore closed at 5:05 p.m.
In other information items,
Alyce Greer, Director of the
Business Office, presented the
Board with the GISD Mid-Year
Budget Update stating that the
budget appears to be well on
track at this point in the year.
The Board of Trustees May
2016 Election was briefly
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Christmas around the King
household was always very fun
when I was younger. My grandfather was as much of a kid as
we were. For those of you who
remember Bill King, you could
attest to this. He always found
the simple pleasures in life, made
all the little things so much fun.
This time of year the smile never
left his face. That sort of childhood joy was infectious and
before you knew it everyone in
the house was as amped up and
excited as he was. One of his
famous expressions (other than
“Great Scott!”) was about seeing
kids “Eyes go Boing!” when they
saw their presents. When my
cousin Derek and I were younger I remember one specific time
he was a little more excited than
normal. The family congregated
in the big yellow house on Morris Street, everyone in one room
or another chatting away and
catching up with events. This
particular night my grandfather
kept mentioning Santa. “Wonder how he could land his sleigh
on our roof,” or “I bet we can
catch him this year,” then “It’s
getting close he should be here
any minute.” Little things like
that to keep our imagination
running wild. Well finally, my
cousin and I were watching TV
or playing with toys, I can’t really remember that part much,
when we heard it. Noises on the
ROOF!!! Then here comes our
grandfather bolting into the
room, eyes shining bright, to
see if we heard it. Well of course
we did! Excited, we all ran out
in the yard to try and catch a
glimpse of that elusive and jolly
St. Nick.
As we got older we figured out
his little trick. My grandfather
would run outside, grab two
or three basketballs and throw
them up in the air really fast
then come charging back inside
looking just as surprised as we
were. He just loved to make
people smile, and what a great
season for them.
Merry Christmas from all of
us at The Weekly News of Cooke
County. May this holiday season
be full of laughter, family and
friends.
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GISD Recognizes GJHS’s
Dobbins and Lozano
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discussed. The election
will be called in January with Place 6, David Moore and Place 7,
Corey Hardin, being up
for election. The first
day to file is January 20,
2016.
Eddie Hadlock was
nominated by the Gainesville Independent School
District to serve on the
Cooke County Appraisal
District Board of Directors. The directors will
serve a two-year term beginning January 1, 2016.
Also in information
items, the Board was
presented with the activity report on delinquent
tax collections from July
2015 to September 30,
2015 as prepared by Linebarger, Goggan, Blair and
Sampson, LLP.
Superintendent
Dr.
Brasher updated the
Board on the enrollment
and attendance rate and
Board President Will
Presson discussed the
continuing
education
requirements for school
board members.
Board Members unanimously approved the
District
Improvement
Plan as well as the consent agenda items, which
consisted of the minutes
of the Special Meeting on
Nov. 5, 2015, the minutes of the Workshop on
Nov. 9, 2015, the minutes of the Regular Meeting on Nov. 16, 2015,
the minutes of the Workshop on Nov. 20, 2015,
the monthly bill list and
financial statement.
The GISD Board of
Directors convened into
Executive Session at 5:48
p.m. to discuss the hiring
of professional personnel.
With no further action, the meeting was
adjourned. All members were present. The
next regular meeting of
the Board of Trustees is
scheduled for Thursday,
January 21, 2016 at 5:00
p.m.
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Lozano Named Employee of the Month - Gainesville Junior High School’s
Attendance Clerk and Receptionist Dora Lozano was named Employee of
the Month for December 2015. Pictured above is Lozano, left. along side
GJHS Principal Mary Patterson.
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Area Obituaries
Maudie L. Greer
Services
Funeral Services for Maudie L. Greer, 93, of Whitesboro, Texas, will be held
Wednesday, December 23,
2015, at 10:00 a.m. at Meador Funeral Home Chapel
in Whitesboro, Texas, with
Billy Miller officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation
will be Tuesday, December
22nd from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
at Meador Funeral Home
Chapel. She died Saturday,
December 19, 2015, at Wilson N. Jones Hospital with
her family by her side.
History
She was born to Joseph
Burl and Beulah Virginia
(Cook) White on March 8,
1922, in Commerce, Texas.
She married J. T. Greer on
June 22, 1940, in Gainesville, Texas. She was a member of Spring Grove Church
of Christ and before that
was a member of Western
Heights Church of Christ,
Sherman, Texas. She loved
her church having taught
Sunday School and Vacation Bible School for many
years. She loved to camp,
fish and travel. She and her
late husband, J. T., traveled
everywhere together.
Survivors
She is survived by 2
daughters; Julia Cody and
husband, Jimmy of Sadler
and Linda Gann and husband, Frank of Sadler; foster
children, Tandy Williams,
Randy Kirk and Belinda
Crews; 3 grandchildren,
Stacy Johnson, Gayle Cody
Chance and Gina Riddle;
12 great-grandchildren and
1 great-great grandchild; sister-in-law, Vivian White of
Granbury; numerous nieces
and nephews, as well as a
host of friends.
Pallbearers will be David King, Kenneth Riddle,
Brent Riddle, Eddie Fuller
and Christopher Chance,
and Austen Cody.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, Joseph Burl
(Buster) and Beulah Virginia White; her husband, J.
T. Greer; grandsons, Robert
Cody and Billy Frank Gann,
one great-grandchild; brother, Earl White and sister,
Jewel Bates.
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Services
Memorial services for William Wayne Matthews, 78,
of Lake Kiowa, are pending
with Geo. J. Carroll & Son
Funeral Home.
History
Mr. Matthews was born
October 29, 1937 in Kansas
City, MO to B. Wayne and
Ruth F. (Sommerville) Matthews. He passed away December 16, 2015 in Plano.
Survivors
Survivors include: daughter Monique Matthews
Mannering and husband
Dan of Carrollton; son Clay
R. Matthews and wife Desireé of Cedar Hill; grandsons Matthew and Daniel;
sister Katherine Markel of
El Paso; and sister Caroline
Harpel and husband Jim of
Westminster, CO.
Mr. Matthews was preceded in death by his parents.
Donations
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be
made to a veteran’s organization of your choosing.
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Scottie Worthington
Services
Funeral Services for Scottie Worthington, 90, of
Whitesboro, will be held
Friday, December 18, 2015,
at 2:00 p.m. at Meador
Funeral Home Chapel,
Whitesboro, Texas, with
Rev. Rick Carney officiating. Interment will follow
at Mt. Tabor Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00 to
2:00 p.m. prior to service at
the funeral home. He died
peacefully at the Gainesville
Health and Rehabilitation
Services in Gainesville with
his family by his side.
History
He was born to Albert
Morgan and Rena (Lindsey) Worthington on February 28, 1925, in Grayson
County. He married Delores (Cecil) Worthington in
1948, in Childress, Texas.
He worked as a contractor
for Shell Oil Company and
was a farmer/rancher. He
was a hard working, honest
man who loved to fish and
hunt.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife
of 67 years, Delores Worthington of Whitesboro;
daughter, Glenna Dressler of
Missouri; sons, Gary Worthington and wife, Sherry
of Collinsville and Kenny
Worthington of Sadler; 9
grandchildren, 12 greatgrandchildren and several
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Albert and
Rena Worthington.
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LaBecah “Becky” Tucker
passed away at her residence
in Gainesville on Monday,
December 14, 2015 at the
age of eighty-nine.
A Memorial/Visitation for
Mrs. Tucker will be held at
Meador Funeral Home in
Gainesville on Friday evening December 18 from
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
History
Becky was born on March
18, 1926 in Barlow, Kentucky to William Penn and
Martha Elizabeth (Heflin)
Watson. On April 3, 1954
she married the love of her
life, Charles Henry Tucker
and moved to Texas with
their two children, Robert
Leon Stewart and Rita Earl
Stewart. She was a loving
wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and
great-great-grandmother.
She absolutely adored and
loved her grandchildren.
She was a Nanny to everyone that passed through her
doors.
Survivors
She is survived by her
daughter, Rita Stewart of
Myra; grandsons, Bill Medlock and wife, Cristal of
Montague, Chris Hess and
wife, Tonya of Muenster
and Nick Stewart of Denton; granddaughters, Shelli
Stover and husband, Charlie of Gainesville, LaBecah
Gordan and husband, Mark
of Ardmore and Michelle
Salinas and husband David
of Round Rock; brother-inlaw, Jerry Tucker of Gainesville and sister-in-law, Lucille Edmonds and husband
Chester of Amhurst; eight
grandchildren, sixteen greatgrandchildren, five greatgreat-grandchildren
and
several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; husband,
Charles Tucker; son, Robert Stewart; granddaughters,
Courtney Stewart and Sherri
Stewart; sister-in-law, Patti
Tucker;
brothers-in-law,
Jesse and James Tucker; inlaws, Bud and Audry Tucker
and nine brothers and sisters.
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Opinions
Mark Shields
Democrats’ 3rd-Term Blues
By Mark Shields
History tends to make
Democrats nervous about
the 2016 White House election. They know that since
1951 and the ratification
of the 22nd Amendment
to the U.S. Constitution -which limits a president to
just two four-year terms -there have been seven elections in which the party that
has held the presidency for
eight consecutive years has
sought another term. They
also know that six of those
seven times, the candidate
seeking to make it 12 years
in a row for his party has
lost. (The lone exception was
in 1988, when George H.W.
Bush might be said to have
won President Ronald Reagan’s third term.) The 2016
Democratic standard-bearer
will be fighting both history
and the Republicans.
But a closer look at the
record makes a strong case
that there is no historical
iron rule against third terms.
For example, after eight Republican years beginning in
1968 -- during which both
the president and vice president, Richard M. Nixon and
Spiro Agnew, were forced to
resign their offices to avoid
certain removal by Congress and criminal prosecution -- Gerald R. Ford, the
only U.S. president never
to have been elected to national office, best-known for
his then-broadly-unpopular
pardon of Nixon, came
within a whisker of winning
a third straight Republican
term. In fact, a switch of just
5,559 votes in Ohio and
7,233 in Mississippi and
Ford would have defeated
Democrat Jimmy Carter.
Earlier, Nixon -- seeking
to follow popular President
Dwight Eisenhower’s eight
years -- had come within
118,000 votes of winning
the 1960 popular vote
against John F. Kennedy,
and in 2000, if Democrat
Al Gore could have changed
the minds of only 3,606
New Hampshire voters, he
would have won the Granite
State’s four electoral votes
and the presidency outright,
bringing a third Democratic
term after Bill Clinton’s
eight years, without any
Florida recount or Supreme
Court case.
Of course, the quality of
the candidates and the campaigns they run do matter in
the outcome of every national election. But two other
factors -- whether voters are
satisfied or dissatisfied with
the way things are going in
the country at the time of
the election and voters’ approval or disapproval of the
incumbent president -- can
boost or doom the nominee
of the incumbent party.
Consider the all-but-impossible uphill struggle of
Republican nominee John
McCain in 2008. Just two
weeks before Election Day,
in the Gallup Poll, a mere
7 percent of Americans said
they were satisfied with the
direction of the country,
whereas a whopping 91 percent were dissatisfied. At the
same time, the Republican
McCain was running to succeed, President George W.
Bush, had a favorable job
rating of just 24 percent.
Given such a toxic environment, the McCain campaign did not feature any
posters or billboards urging
“4 More Years.” By contrast,
when George H.W. Bush
did win a “third term,” he
was helped enormously by
Reagan’s 54 percent favorable rating and the electorate’s 60 percent satisfaction
with the direction of the
country.
Democrats cannot be encouraged by the most recent
Wall Street Journal-NBC
News national survey, in
which Democratic pollster
Peter D. Hart finds that
some “73 percent of Americans want the next president
to take a different approach
from” President Barack
Obama’s, adding, “That’s
identical to late 2007, when
73 percent favored taking
a different approach from”
George W. Bush’s. If President Obama’s job rating is
below 40 percent next Halloween, the Democratic
nominee, in order to win,
will need to establish her/his
independence from Obama
without looking disloyal to
him -- a difficult balancing
act.
More than any third-term
precedents, keep your eye
next autumn on how voters
feel about whether the U.S.
is headed in the right direction and how they rate the
job the president is doing.
Those things matter more.
Copyright 2015 Mark
Shields
Distributed By Creators.
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Patrick J. Buchanan
America First -- or World War III
By Patrick J. Buchanan
“If you’re in favor of World
War III, you have your candidate.”
So said Rand Paul, looking
directly at Gov. Chris Christie, who had just responded
to a question from CNN’s
Wolf Blitzer as to whether
he would shoot down a Russian plane that violated his
no-fly zone in Syria.
“Not only would I be
prepared to do it, I would
do it,” blurted Christie: “I
would talk to Vladimir Putin ... I’d say to him, ‘Listen,
Mr. President, there’s a nofly zone in Syria; you fly in,
it applies to you.’
“Yes, we would shoot
down the planes of Russian
pilots if in fact they were
stupid enough to think that
this president was the same
feckless weakling ... we have
in the Oval Office ... right
now.”
Ex-Gov. George Pataki
and ex-Sen. Rick Santorum
would also impose a no-fly
zone and shoot down Russian planes that violated it.
Said Gov. John Kasich, “It’s
time we punched the Russians in the nose.”
Carly Fiorina would impose a no-fly zone and not
even talk to Putin until
we’ve conducted “military
exercises in the Baltic States”
on Russia’s border. Jeb Bush,
too, would impose a no-fly
zone.
These warhawks appar-
ently assume that President
Putin is a coward who, if you
shoot down his warplanes,
will back away from a fight.
Are we sure? After the
Turks shot down that Sukhoi
SU-24, Moscow sent fighter
planes to Syria to escort its
bombers and has reportedly
deployed its lethal S-300 antiaircraft system there.
A U.S. Marine Corps aviator describes the S-300: “A
complete game changer for
all fourth-gen aircraft [like
the F-15, F-16 and F/A-18].
That thing is a beast and you
don’t want to get near it.”
There are press reports that
an angry Putin has ordered
the even more advanced
S-400 system moved into
Syria.
Is Putin bluffing? Are we
prepared to ride the up-escalator, at the top of which
is nuclear war, if Putin, who
has been boasting of his
modernized nuclear forces,
is also willing to ride it rath-
er than back down?
Uber-hawk Lindsey Graham wants to send tens
of thousands of American
troops to fight ISIS, and
refuses to work with Iran,
Russia, or Syria’s Bashar Assad to crush our common
enemy ISIS.
Graham prefers “allies,”
like the Saudis and Gulf Arabs.
But both have bailed out
of the air war on ISIS, and
sent troops and bombers instead to attack the Houthi
rebels in Yemen. Result: The
Houthis have been in retreat
and al-Qaida and ISIS are
moving into the vacated territory.
Another Mideast base
camp for terrorists is being
created -- by us.
“I miss George W. Bush!”
wailed Graham in the undercard debate.
How many other Americans are, like Graham, pining for the return of a Bush
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To the Editor:
Christmas 2015 is almost here! Normal Letters
To the Editor must take a
back seat to giving thanks,
reflections, & being with
family!
CHRISTMAS
IS & WILL ALWAYS BE
FOR THE KIDS!!!
In my case, it now is
for my grandsons! I have
3!
This grandchildren
THING is way underrat-
ed!
It is MY JOB to spoil
ALL 3 of my grandsons!
Sometimes that causes a
few hard feelings with their
parents, BUT, it doesn’t require much additional time
to straighten that deal out!
Personally, I am thankful
to THE GOOD & GRACIOUS LORD that I am
still alive! In November
2008, I came down with a
really severe case of Crohns
Disease, as well as some
other health problems. It
has been a very tough road!
I’ve lost over 90% of my
colon (Small Intestine),
but I am still alive!
I experienced an Ileostomy Bag for 177 days, &
got rid of that thing! I’ve
been to Presbyterian Hospital Denton 8 times in 25
months!
For starters, please allow me to state an opinion:
“Prayer is the most powerful tool that the current
human species possesses.”
Without prayer, I wouldn’t
be here! OK, enough about
me!
Most Christians celebrate Christmas as the
birth of THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. Jesus was
born to Mary & Joseph in
a manger in Bethlehem.
Guided by a very bright
star in the east, wise men
came to this manger to offer gifts of gold, frankincense, & myrrh.
ALL 3 of my grandsons
own children’s BIBLES.
I am not sure how often
they read it at home, BUT,
when they’re here @ my
house, we ALL read it together at Christmas time!
Therefore, give thanks
& praise to THE LORD
for Jesus this Christmas,
as well as other blessings
you’ve received throughout
this year! Be thankful for
your mother & father, if
they are alive or not. I lost
MY father in 1999 & MY
mother in June of this year,
2015.
Enjoy putting up decorations with the kids &
grandkids! Make sure everyone hugs one another
at your celebration. Let
this Christmas time be a
celebration of life. Give
thanks for what you have,
& always remember, no
matter how bad & hopeless
you think your situation is,
it can ALWAYS be worse!
I hope EVERYONE has
a very merry Christmas &
a happy & prosperous New
Year! Thank you & GOD
bless!
Dean Smith
Gainesville
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$18,803,371,428,091.62
Debt
watch
The estimated population of the United States is 322,009,421
so each citizen’s share of this debt is $58,393.85. The National
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foreign policy that gave us
Barack Obama?
Yet, now, a rival school
is taking center stage in
the Republican presidential campaign, rejecting the
knee-jerk hostility to working with Putin. Not only
does Rand Paul belong to
this school, so, apparently,
do Donald Trump and his
strongest challenger, Sen.
Ted Cruz.
Cruz had previously disparaged the legacy of the
“neocons” who prodded
Bush into war in Iraq and
championed a democracy
crusade in the Middle East.
In Las Vegas, he spoke of a
new national-interest-based
foreign policy, a policy that
puts “America First.”
“If we topple Assad ...
ISIS will take over Syria,
and it will worsen national
security interests. And the
approach -- instead of being
... a democracy promoter,
we ought to hunt down our
enemies and kill ISIS rather
than creating opportunities for ISIS to control new
countries.”
Cruz rejects the Manichaean worldview of the
neocons and their reflexive
hostility to Russia, and appears willing to work with a
Russian autocrat to crush a
monstrous evil like ISIS, as
U.S. presidents did in working with anti-Communist
dictators to win the Cold
War.
Midway through the debate, Trump cut loose with
a sweeping indictment of
mindless American interventionism in the Middle
East:
“We’ve spent $4 trillion
trying to topple various
people that, frankly, if they
were there and if we could
have spent that $4 trillion
in the United States to fix
our roads, our bridges, and
all of the other problems -our airports and all the other problems we have -- we
would have been a lot better
off. ...
“We have done a tremendous disservice not only to
the Middle East -- we’ve
done a tremendous disservice to humanity. The
people that have been killed,
the people that have been
wiped away -- and for what?
It’s not like we had victory.
It’s a mess. The Middle East
is totally destabilized, a total
and complete mess. I wish
we had the 4 trillion dollars
or 5 trillion dollars. I wish it
were spent right here in the
United States on schools,
hospitals, roads, airports,
and everything else that are
all falling apart!”
If we do not want Syria
in 2016 to become what Sarajevo became in 1914, the
powder keg that explodes
into a world war, the War
Party Republicans, who
have learned nothing from
the past, should be relegated
to the past.
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235th District Court
Cases Filed, Decided
COOKE COUNTY – The
following cases were filed
and decided in the 235th
District Court.
Cases Filed
In the Estate of Maye
Roach, deceased vs. Sybil
Burris and Richard Lyons
– all other civil cases.
In Re: Marie Walterscheid vs. Sylvan Walterscheid – all other civil cases.
Cooke County et al vs.
Alan Anselmo Medina –
tax cases.
Cooke County et al vs.
David Colwell, David L.
Colwell and Sharon McKinney – tax cases.
Cooke County et al vs.
Karl Barnhill – tax cases.
Cooke County et al vs.
The Estate of Kelly Hughes
– tax cases.
Cooke County et al vs.
Robert Samuel Tuggle –
tax cases.
Cooke County et al vs.
Omni-Frazier Joint Venture – tax cases.
Texas CES, Inc. D/B/A
Spindletop
Production
Tools vs. Sunset Well Service, Inc. D/B/A Dakota
Enterprises – contract.
Justin Daniel Friddell vs.
Crystle Friddell – divorce.
Ralph Craddock vs.
Home Depot USA, Inc.
D/B/A Home Depot and
Home Depot, Inc. – all
other civil cases.
Cases Decided
Cooke County et al vs.
Paul Sidener et al – nonsuited or dismissed by
plaintiff.
Sara Jean Giguere vs.
Kevin Richard Giguere –
divorce.
Keith W. Berry vs. Jerrilyn Hannah – divorce.
Ramon Bustos vs. Oralia
Munoz – divorce.
Stephen Lee Christ vs.
Jennifer Machell Christ –
divorce.
Shobha Agarwal vs.
Virendra Agarwal – divorce.
American Express Bank,
FSB vs. Nascoga Federal
Credit Union – non-suited
of dismissed by plaintiff.
Linda Marie Cage vs.
Eugene D. Cage – divorce.
Sentences Issued for
Felony Indictments
COOKE COUNTY – The
following sentences were issued for felony indictments
and filed in the 235th District Court.
James Edward Geray
III, 24, pleaded guilty to
the state jail felony offense
of organized retail theft
less than $1,500 Mar. 31,
2012 and was sentenced
to 6 months in a state jail
facility, a $500 fine, court
costs and restitution.
Bailey Lynn Allen, 28,
pleaded guilty to the state
jail felony offense of forgery of a financial instrument Aug. 21, 2013 and
was sentenced to 6 months
in a state jail facility and
court costs.
Bailey Lynn Allen, 28,
pleaded guilty to the first
degree felony offense of
engaging in organized
criminal activity – delivery
of meth Aug. 3, 2013 and
was sentenced to 5 years in
a state jail facility, a $1,500
fine and court costs.
Bailey Lynn Allen, 28,
pleaded guilty to the state
jail felony offense of possession of a controlled
substance less than 1 gram
Oct. 18, 2015 and was
sentenced to 6 months in a
state jail facility and court
costs.
Melanie Michelle Meredith, 35, pleaded guilty to
the state jail felony offense
of theft of property with
2 prior theft convictions
Nov. 24, 2013 and was
sentenced to 6 months in a
state jail facility and court
costs.
Eryk Coleman Holder,
22, pleaded guilty to the
first degree felony offense
of aggravated assault with
a deadly weapon against a
witness Feb. 10, 2015 but
was convicted of a lesser
charge and was sentenced
to 5 years in a state jail facility and court costs.
Eryk Coleman Holder,
22, pleaded guilty to the
state jail felony offense of
theft of aluminum/copper/
bronze Mar. 11, 2015 and
was sentenced to 1 year
and 3 months in a state jail
facility and court costs.
Eryk Coleman Holder,
22, pleaded guilty to the
state jail felony offense of
theft of aluminum/copper/
bronze Mar. 11, 2015 and
was sentenced to 1 year
and 3 months in a state jail
facility and court costs.
Eryk Coleman Holder,
22, pleaded guilty to the
second degree felony offense of abandoning or endangering a child Mar. 21,
2015 and was sentenced to
1 year and 3 months in a
state jail facility and court
costs.
Eryk Coleman Holder,
22, pleaded guilty to the
third degree felony offense
of assault against a family
member with prior convictions Mar. 21, 2015 and
was sentenced to 5 years in
a state jail facility and court
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Gainesville Police
Receive Reports
GAINESVILLE – The
following reports were received by the Gainesville
Police Department.
Public intoxication was
reported in the 1100 block
of E. Highway 82.
Possession of marijuana
less than 2 ounces, possession of drug paraphernalia, prohibited weaponknuckles, and unlawful
carrying of a weapon were
reported in the 1100 block
of N. Grand Avenue.
Possession of a dangerous drug was reported in
the 800 block of Truelove
Street.
Henry J. McKinney reported theft of property
less than $750 in the 900
block of N. Taylor Street.
William E. Hunter reported theft of property
less than $750 in the 300
block of S. Dixon Street.
Jon D. Britain reported
theft of property less than
$750 in the 1800 block of
E. Broadway Street.
Rong Liu reported a hit
and run accident in the
1000 block of Bella Vista
Drive.
Possession of a controlled substance less than
28 grams in the 500 block
of N. Grand Avenue.
Driving with an invalid
license was reported in the
200 block of N. Grand
Avenue.
Possession of drug paraphernalia and tamper/
fabricate physical evidence with intent to impair were reported in the
1300 block of W. California Street.
Driving with an invalid
license was reported in the
1700 block of Lawrence
Street.
Driving with an invalid
license was reported in the
400 block of Fair Avenue.
Alexandria J. Knight reported a hit and run accident in the 1800 block of
Lawrence Street.
Possession of a controlled substance less than
1 gram and possession of
drug paraphernalia were
reported in the 1000 block
of N. Weaver Street.
Possession of marijuana
less than 2 ounces was reported in the 1300 block
of Lawrence Street.
Driving with an invalid
license was reported in the
100 block of Hird Street.
Possession of drug paraphernalia was reported in
the 4300 block of N. Interstate 35.
Driving with an invalid
license was reported in the
600 block of N. Culberson Street.
Public intoxication was
reported in the 100 block
of E. Broadway Street.
Criminal trespass was
reported in the 900 block
of Dover Circle.
Arrest Logs
Holly Janette Roberson,
51, public intoxication.
Cody James Buchholtz,
22, possession of marijuana, prohibited weapon
knuckles, unlawful carrying of a weapon.
Ashley Lynn McAfee,
25, misdemeanor warrant.
Renee Marie Freeman,
30, possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanor warrant.
Ronald James Kemp,
52, driving while license
invalid.
Robert Paul Houk, 54,
misdemeanor warrant.
Sarah Jeaneane Mitchusson, 45, possession of a
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session of drug paraphernalia.
Jody Pierce Knuckles,
46, driving while license
invalid.
Courtney Marie Duncan, 25, possession of
marijuana.
Judy Rochelle Peace, 49,
driving while license invalid.
Kevin Emanual Huerta,
22, possession of drug paraphernalia.
Juan Daniel Perez, 17,
possession of drug paraphernalia.
Richard Dean Story, 44,
driving while license invalid.
Jose Martin Lopez, 20,
misdemeanor warrant.
Roger Oneal Simmons,
25, misdemeanor warrant.
Cody Alan Copling, 32,
criminal trespass.
Joshua Luke Pilcher, 30,
misdemeanor warrant.
Donny Wayne Ashlock,
39, misdemeanor warrant.
Angela Patton Ashcroft,
56, public intoxication.
Jamelle Lee Franklin,
29, driving while license
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A memorial service for
Steven William Emshoff,
58, of Collinsville, is
scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on
Saturday, January 2, 2016
at Calvary Baptist Church.
Dorothy Marie Green
Services
Funeral Services for
Dorothy Marie Green,
91, of Whitesboro, will be
held Friday, December 18,
2015, at 10:00 a.m. at First
Baptist Church with Rev.
Mike Flannagan officiating. Interment will follow
at Oakwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
Thursday, December 17th
from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at
the funeral home. She died
Monday, December 14,
2015, at Wilson N. Jones
Hospital, Sherman, Texas.
Meador Funeral Home of
Whitesboro, Texas is in
charge of arrangements.
History
She was born to Melvin Lee and Mable Clair
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(Bullock) Burnett on June
22, 1924, in Dallas, Texas. She married Augustus
Bently Green, Jr. on June
12, 1943. They were married for 70 years before
Gus’ death in 2014. Dorothy was a member of First
Baptist Church for over 45
years. She loved to travel
with the church groups, especially with her husband,
Gus, who served with the
Baptist Men of Texas, traveling throughout the world
building churches and doing multiple projects for
churches and missions.
She loved to help her husband garden, supplying
friends and needy throughout the community with
fresh vegetables. She was
a long time member of the
Daughters of the Republic
of Texas.
Pallbearers will be Bob
Archer, Bart Watson, Randall Kimberlin, Preston
Lawrence, David Knight
and Randy Cacklund.
Honorary pallbearers will
be Bart Lawrence and Travis Maynard.
Survivors
She is survived by her
daughters, Cindy Lawrence
and husband, Bart of Pottsboro and Carol Archer and
husband, Bob of Whitesboro; 5 grandchildren and
4 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, Melvin and Mable Burnett,
husband, Gus” Green and
sister, Mary Ellen Newsome.
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Services
Funeral Mass for Sandra
Catherine Corcoran, 69,
of Lindsay, will be held at
10:00 AM Saturday, December 19, 2015 at St. Peter’s
Catholic Church in Lindsay,
Texas with Fr. Phil Petta officiating. Burial will follow
at a later date. A rosary, followed by a visitation, will be
held at 6:00 PM Friday, December 18, 2015 at George
J. Carroll & Sons Funeral
Home in Gainesville, Texas.
History
Sandra, beloved mother,
mother in law, grandmother, sister, aunt, niece, and
friend, peacefully passed
away December 13, 2015
at her home. She was born
on December 16, 1945, in
Muenster, to Al (Shorty)
and Marie Catherine Hartman Walter.
Sandra was a proud mother to 3 sons, and grandmother to 8 grandchildren. Upon
graduating from Sacred
Heart High School, Sandra
married Tommy Corcoran
on June 26, 1964 and then
began raising their family.
They lived in Fort Smith,
Arkansas, Edmond, Oklahoma, and Gainesville, Texas before returning to Lindsay and building their family
home. In addition to being
a housewife, Sandra was employed by Bomber Bait for
15 years. In 1985, Sandra
began a 30 year career with
Walmart in which the majority of those years she was
a department manager. She
enjoyed gardening, cooking, fishing, photography,
football, playing games, and
most of all, spending time
with her grandchildren.
Survivors
She is survived by her
children, Mike Corcoran of
Muenster, Steve Corcoran
and wife Jenny of Lindsay,
and Patrick Corcoran and
wife Cori of Munday. Her
beloved grandchildren include: Caitlin, Sarah, Tanner,
Justin, Campbell, Cherokee,
Carter, and Keaton. Her
brothers and sisters include:
John Virgil Walter and wife
Sammie of Dallas, Dolores
Swirczynski of North Richland Hills, Jeanette Karr
and husband Bill of Temple,
Gene Walter and wife Marilyn of Muenster, and Claude
Walter and wife Nancy of
Muenster. Sandra’s sisters
in law include: Charlotte
Zwinggi of Fredericksburg,
Rita Corcoran of Gainesville, Linda Brown and husband Tom of Campbell, and
Helen Metzler and husband
Raymond (Bud) of Lindsay.
In addition to many more
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, her husband
of 29 years Tommy Corcoran. Brothers and sisters in
law include: BJ Swirczynski,
Harold Corcoran, Marie
Walter, Arland and Doris
(Corcoran) De Rossett, and
Domin (Doc) and Vivian
(Corcoran) Kasparek. Nieces
and nephews include: Doris
Kasparek, Meredith Brown,
and Chris Metzler.
Donations
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made
to the American Cancer Society.
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28 Annual NCTC Holiday
Classic Set for Dec. 28-30
GAINESVILLE - Now in
it’s 28th year, the NCTC
Holiday Classic high school
basketball tournament continues to grow.
The 2015 version will
bring a total of 18 teams
(10 girls and 8 boys) to
Lions Fieldhouse on the
North Central Texas College
Gainesville campus Dec. 2830.
The tournament, which
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games played over three
days.
Girls teams participating
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Lindsay, Ponder, Decatur,
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Sam Rayburn. Boys teams
participating include Sacred
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Rayburn, Henrietta and
Fort Worth Trinity Valley.
Decatur, Dodd City and
Henrietta will be making
their Holiday Classic debuts, while Sacred Heart’s
teams will participate in the
tournament for the 28th
straight year.
On Monday, Dec. 28, the
Lindsay Little Knight Dribblers will perform at halftime of the 7:00 p.m. game.
On Tuesday, Dec. 29, the
official mascots of the Dallas Mavericks, Mavs Man
and Champ, will entertain
the crowd at halftime of the
7:00 p.m. game. Mavs Man
will put on a dunking exhibition, while Champ will
greet fans in the stands.
On Wednesday, Dec. 30,
athletes from Jump, Tumble
and Cheer will perform at
halftime of the 7:00 p.m.
game.
There are several other aspects of the NCTC Holiday
Classic that set it apart from
other tournaments. On the
first night, the Bill King
Sportsmanship Award will
be presented by the King
family to an individual or organization who has excelled
in the promotion of sportsmanship and has exceeded
the standards of participation in the support of area
youth sports programs or
sports associated programs.
On the second night, the
Academic All-Tournament
team will be honored. These
awards, sponsored by the
Cooke County Bar Association, are giving to studentathletes participating in the
tournament who are seniors
and have maintained a 90
or above average for the first
three years of high school.
Then on the final night,
the First State Bank AllTournament team and Most
in the second generation of
participants in many families. Throughout the past
28 years, First State Bank
has sponsored this tournament in some way. We re-
students for all-day admission. Tickets will be sold at
the door. The NCTC softball team will operate a concession stand.
Sale Every Wednesday at 10 a.m.
Red River Cafe Opens at 8 a.m.
Special Horse Sale
Thursday, Dec. 17 at 6 p.m.
Get Ready! - First State Bank Director of Marketing Karen Estes pictured with student-athletes that will compete in this year’s NCTC Holiday Classic including, left to
right, Gainesville’s Hali Smith, Era’s Noah Thompson, Muenster’s Logan Cook, Sacred Heart’s Kason Reeves and Valley View’s Lauren Bierschenk. (Courtesy Photo)
Valuable Players will be announced. Also, the winning
teams will be given the prestigious Commissioner’s Cup
trophy, presented by members of the Cooke County
Commissioner’s Court. The
winning coaches will receive
a special award from Dustin’s
Office Machines.
“This tournament is a
holiday tradition for many,”
tournament director Darin
Allred said. “We are now
ally appreciate their support
of youth athletics. Also, the
tournament wouldn’t be as
special without all the other
sponsors, from the sponsors
of the special awards to the
local restaurants and bakeries that donate food items
for the hospitality room.
They all make this tournament great.”
Tickets for the 2015
NCTC Holiday Classic will
be $5 for adults and $3 for
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Cooke County Sheriff
Logs Incident Reports
COOKE COUNTY – The
following incidents were
reported to the Cooke
County Sheriff’s Office.
Found property was reported in the 2100 block
of E. Highway 82.
Possession of marijuana
less than 2 ounces was reported on N. Interstate
35.
Landmark Bank reported forgery of a financial
instrument of the elderly
in the 1000 block of Pecan
Street.
Landmark Bank reported
possession of a controlled
substance less than 4 grams
in the 1000 block of Pecan
Street.
Landmark Bank reported
fraudulent use/possession
of identifying information
in the 1000 block of Pecan
Street.
Donald James Hellman
reported theft of property
less than $30,000 in the
Eddie Dulock
Paint & Body Shop
801 E. Main, Gainesville
940-665-2414
Merry
Christmas
3800 block of CR 302.
Unlawful carrying of a
weapon was reported on S.
Interstate 35.
Possession of marijuana
less than 2 ounces was reported on S. Interstate 35.
Possession of a controlled substance less than
28 grams was reported on
S. Interstate 35.
Delivery of marijuana
less than 5 pounds was reported in the 300 block of
N. Interstate 35.
Driving while intoxicated was reported at W.
Highway 82 and Throckmorton Street.
Fleeing a police officer
was reported at W. Highway 82 and Throckmorton
Street.
Richard Scott Allen reported criminal mischief
less than $2,500 in the 100
block of CR 240.
William C. Walterscheid reported burglary of
a building in the 11200
block of FM 373.
William C. Walterscheid
reported criminal mischief
less than $2,500 in the
11200 block of FM 373.
Illegal dumping was reported in the 1100 block
of Morrow Road.
A recovered stolen vehicle was reported in the 600
block of FM 3164.
Rodriguez Couto Lima
reported theft of property
less than $30,000 in the
1300 block of CR 162.
Arrest Logs
Ricky Dale Howard, 54,
aggravated sexual assault.
Gregory John Dennington, 42, public intoxication.
Robert Ivan McCullough,
42, criminal mischief.
Jeremiah Scott Brasuell,
26, driving while intoxicated, fleeing police officer, disregard red light, no
driver’s license, possession
of drug paraphernalia.
Jimmy Dwayne Goodwin, 43, assault.
Rodriguez Couto Lima,
43, theft of property.
Adrian Molina Gutierrez, 25, no drivers license.
Brandi Michelle Bohn,
23, fail to maintain financial responsibility, failure
to register vehicle under
UCR.
Sarah Michelle Pulte, 34,
motion to revoke probation-hindering apprehension.
Corey Ralph Carpenter,
30, assault, failure to appear.
Jake Allen Skinner, 21,
unsafe speed, no seatbelt,
violate promise to appear.
Trevor Price Cheaney,
19, minor in possession of
alcoholic beverage.
Keri Dione Wright, 18,
no drivers license, speeding.
Robert Levi Wayne Jackson, 27, possession of a
controlled substance.
Samuel Henry Edwards
Jr., 50, driving while license invalid.
Jose Domonique Cornejo, 23, forgery of a financial
instrument of the elderly,
fraudulent use/possession
of identifying information,
possession of a controlled
substance.
Brittany Jean Gray, 25,
forgery of a financial instrument of the elderly.
Library to Offer
eResources Help
COOKE COUNTY – Did
you get a new iPad, tablet,
or eReader for Christmas?
Perhaps a new smartphone?
The Cooke County Library has eServices that
you might be interested in
learning about and using.
eBooks: The library offers eBooks through Freading, OneClick Digital and
TumbleBooks.
Freading gives the library patrons access to
over 40,000 eBooks. You
can download fiction and
non-fiction books for both
children and adults.
OneClick Digital has
over 100 eBooks by popular authors and is increasing as new titles are purchased. Most titles are for
adults but there are a few
children’s titles.
TumbleBooks is the library’s eBooks service
just for children. It has
animated, talking picture
books which teach kids the
joy of reading in a format
they’ll love. TumbleBooks
are created by taking existing picture books, adding
animation, sound, music
and narration to produce
an electronic picture book
which you can read, or
have read to you. There are
over 540 titles for children
to interact with and enjoy.
Downloadable Audiobooks: Through OneClick
Digital library patrons
have access to over 3,000
audiobooks, right on their
phone, tablet or computer.
Just download the app, do
a search and start listening.
You are allowed 6 audiobooks at one time.
Music: Freegal® Music
Service allows the Cooke
County Library to offer
access to over to over 7
million songs and 28,000
music labels from 101 different countries. Patrons
are allowed 5 songs that
can be downloaded for free
per week and 3 hours of
live streaming per day.
Magazines: By using
Zinio for Libraries, patrons have access to and
can download 50 popular
magazine titles, like Better Homes and Gardens,
Newsweek, Popular Mechanics, Vanity Fair, etc.
There is no limit on how
many titles you can download and you can keep them
for as long as you want.
You can find all of these
great products by visiting
the Cooke County Library
website (http://cookecountylibrary.org/), click the
“Books & More” tab, and
then click on the eBooks,
eMagazines, Downloadable Audiobooks and Music headers to learn more
details on each of these services.
Any of the library staff
is qualified and willing to
help show you how to use
these products. Library patrons are welcome to come
for help on Monday, December 28; Tuesday, December 29 and Wednesday,
December 30 or any other
time.
Patrons are not required
to call ahead and schedule a
time for help. All help will
be offered on a first come,
first serve basis. If you have
any questions about these
wonderful eServices, please
call the library at 940-6685530.
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to our community for its support and wishes
you a very happy and healthy Christmas!
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Legal Notices
NOTICE TO BIDDERSS
The City of Muenster is looking for parties interest in bidding on the removal or salvaging of old buildings from the
old Muenster Building Center at 421 N. Main in Muenster. The buildings can be torn down or moved in sections. Sealed bids must be delivered to City Hall, 400 N.
Main in Muenster by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, December
28, 2015. Contact Stan Endres at 940-759-2236 for more
information.
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12/23
NO. PR17274
IN THE ESTATE OF GLEN WAYNE PHARR
DECEASED
IN COUNTY COURT AT LAW OF COOKE
COUNTY
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that Original Letters Testimony for the Estate of Glen Wayne Pharr, Deceased, were
issued on November 30, 2015, in Cause No. PR17274,
pending in the County Court a Law of Cooke County,
Texas, to: Sharon D. Pharr.
All persons having claims against this Estate which
is currently being administered are required to present
them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.
c/o: Sharon D. Pharr
Jim A. Robertson
Attorney at Law
104 West Main Street
Gainesville, Tx 76240
DATED the 14th day of December, 2015
Jim A. Robertson
Attorney for Sharon D. Pharr
State Bar No.: 17063500
Telephone: (940) 665-5697
Fax: (940) 665-5698
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15 Republicans File for Local Offices - Republican County Chair Chris McNamara announces that fifteen candidates filed applications for a place on the Republican Primary Election ballot by the December 14 deadline. The candidates are:
For District Judge: Janelle M. Haverkamp (incumbent). For District Attorney: Derrell Comer, Keith “K.O.” Orsburn and John Warren. For County Commissioner, Precinct 1: Gary Hollowell (incumbent). For County Commissioner, Precinct 3: John
Klement, Harold Maughan and Jimmy Meyer. For County Attorney: Lynn Switzer
and Ed Zielinski (incumbent). For Sheriff: Terry Gilbert (incumbent) and Mark Westbrook. For County Tax Assessor-Collector: Brandy Ann Carr. For Constable, Precinct 1: Chris Watson (incumbent). For Constable, Precinct 4: Russ Harper (incumbent). District Attorney Janice Warder, Commissioner, Precinct 3 Alan Smith and Tax
Assessor-Collector Billie Jean Knight are not seeking reelection. (Courtesy Photo)
City Council Extends
Contract for Sullivan
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removing the requirement
for all multifamily facilities
to use conduit, and cleaning up the City of Gainesville’s code to match state
law regarding the use of
propane tanks. The City
of Gainesville amended
the Fire Code limiting the
use of propane tanks to
areas without gas service
and requiring the tanks to
be placed underground.
Two sessions ago, the State
Legislature passed a bill
that removed the power
from cities to regulate the
location of propane tanks
beyond the International
Fire Code. Currently, the
City has not been enforcing this section of our
code since the state bill
went into effect.
Members of City Council also unanimously ap-
Police Investigate
Accidental
Self-Shooting
GAINESVILLE – The
Gainesville Police Department responded to
calls of shots being fired
in the 900 block of East
Scott Street around 10:30
p.m. on Monday, December 14, 2015. One of the
calls received indicated
someone had been shot.
On officer’s arrival, a 15
year old male was located
with a non-life threatening injury. Medical personnel were summoned
to the scene and the 15
year old male was transported for treatment.
The initial investigation indicates this was an
accidental self-inflicted
shooting.
A handgun
discovered at the location
was listed as stolen. The
weapon was taken from a
vehicle burglary reported
to the Police Department
earlier in the day on December 14.
The investigation is
on-going and anyone
with information is asked
to contact the Gainesville
Police Department by
calling (940) 668-7777,
or through Facebook at
Fa c e b o o k . c o m / G T Po lice. Those wishing to
remain anonymous can
contact the Crimes Tip
Hotline at (940) 6120000.
It is important to note
that a complaint, arrest,
or indictment should not
be considered as evidence
of guilt and that all persons charged with a crime
are presumed innocent
until proven guilty in a
court of law.
proved the minutes of the
regular meeting of December 1, 2015.
All members were present. With no further action necessary, the meeting was adjourned at 7:23
p.m.
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