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The Henderson q News
JP Enloe touts
benefits of video
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What was supposed to be a routine annual
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VOL 90 NO. 41 © 2019
RELIGION: 5
ARRAIGNMENTS: 8
CLASSIFIEDS: 6-7 NEWS BRIEFS: 8
POLICE REPORT: 7
WEATHER: 7
See page 8
Auditors give Rusk County Emergency
Services district a clean bill of health
The tax rate of $0.0775 per $100 valuation
See CLEAN BILL, Page 3
Court makes quick
work of agenda
By Kent Mahoney
THE HENDERSON NEWS
County commissioners made quick work
of a fully-packed, 17-piece agenda Monday
morning at a called meeting held at the
courthouse.
Commissioners reaffirmed Texas vehicle
registration fees to reflect the following:
• Passenger vehicles and trucks weighing
6,000 pounds or less will cost $50.75
• Trailers and travel trailers weighing
6,000 pounds or less will cost $45.
• Motorcycles and mopeds will have a
registration cost of $30.
• Weight-based vehicles costs will vary.
All vehicles over 6,000 pounds, but less
than 10,000 will cost $54.
• Weight classes above 10,000 pounds
and less than 80,000 pounds will cost any-
where from $100 to $840.
These costs do not reflect diesel fees for
commercial vehicles.
Commissioners approved a resolution
authorizing a county grant program for the
2020 Meals on Wheels program.
The Texans Feeding Texans Home-Deliv-
ered Meal Grant Program, administered by
the Texas Department of Agriculture, was
established to help supplement and extend
the reach of non-profits providing home-
delivered meals to seniors or disabled Tex-
ans.
Commissioners approved three appoint-
See QUICK AGENDA, Page 3
By Kent Mahoney
THE HENDERSON NEWS
CASA Superhero 5K & 1 Mile Fun
Rim: 7-11 a.m. Saturday at the Longview Mall.
Funds will help provide CASA volunteers for
children in Rusk, Upshur and Gregg counties.
Tickets can be purchased at casaher05k.com.
Staff photo by Kent Mahoney
Kilgore College President Dr. Brenda Kays (left) was the keynote speaker Tues-
day at the fourth annual Women’s Symposium Leadership Luncheon. Kays spoke
about being a woman in a leadership position. The Power of the Purse Auction
(above) was also going on during the lunch with a variety of brand and types of
purses for attendees to bid on. All proceeds raised benefit the Boys & Girls Club
of Rusk County.
By Kent Mahoney
THE HENDERSON NEWS
The intent of the equalization tax district was
to share the wealth of the county, which was
See COUNTYWIDE, Page 3
they are on Census Day, April 1, 2020.
If you suspect that the individual at your
Staff photo by Kent Mahoney
The Henderson Lions opened its two-a-day practices this week at the training
facility at Henderson High School. There will be a Meet the Lions Night 8 p.m.
at Lions Stadium Saturday. The team’s first scrimmage will be Aug. 15 at the sta-
dium against Paris.
We’ve seen dozens of examples of alleged
offenders being arraigned via a video con-
ferencing system on the news for a couple
of decades.
Such services have not been employed
in Rusk County, but that might be about to
change.
Justice of the Peace, Pct. 5, Jana Enloe
presented the Rusk County Commissioners
Court about a system that would allow the
county’s other JPs to perform such actions.
The majority of the conversation revolved
around the ability of certain actions to be
streamlined for any number of reasons.
Currently, the magistrate hearing
requires for both the magistrate and defen-
dant to be present and exchange in conver-
sation. This can happen two ways, either
face to face or by closed circuit television
(CCTV).
See VIDEO SYSTEM, Page 3
Sacred Harp Convention:
9:30 a.m. -3 p.m., Aug. 10-11 at Henderson
Civic Center. Cost: love offering.
Kays went on to speak about what it means
to be a woman in leadership. Her leadership
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Trustees meeting Tuesday morning came to a brought online to document the meeting,
screeching halt as member John Carter raised
concerns about procedures.
taxing district that was presumed to be lost.
“If school districts can account for state money,
According to Burks’ report given to commis-
sioners, department funds were spent on various
Burks was generally pleased with the overall firefighting and rescue equipment during 2018.
report, but he was especially pleased with the
financial portion of the report.
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report that the 2018 audit is a clean audit with
no finding of discrepancies or recommendations
A notice has been sent out this week to notify
the public census takers will be going door to complete and accurate count, the Census Bureau
door collecting information. counts people at their usual residence, which is
According to the Rusk County Sheriff s Office, the place where they live and sleep most of the
the individuals are from the government, will time, with a few exceptions. People who do not
have photo ID badges, black canvas bags with have a usual residence should be counted where
Census Bureau logos and laptops with them.
Census takers will be collecting information
such as, verifying address, collecting responses home is not with Census Bureau you are remind-
to the census or other survey, dropping off cen- ed to call the Rusk County Sheriffs Office.
The Rusk County ESD #1 continued to oper-
ate in a ‘debt free’ manner with approximately
‘We are even more pleased to be able to four-month reserve of operating funds.
Census takers will be visiting homes
FROM HENDERSON NEWS STAFF REPORTS sus materials or conducting quality checks on
the census.
According to 2020census.g0v, to ensure a
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The Boys & Girls Club of Rusk County held its
fourth annual Women’s Symposium Leadership
Luncheon and Power of the Purse Auction Tues-
day at the Henderson Civic Center.
The event was a unique way to raise funds
for the club’s operating expenses, as well as, to
mingle and network with women in leadership
roles throughout the community.
The keynote speaker for the lunch was Kilgore
College President Dr. Brenda Kays and she talked
about being a woman in a leadership role.
“As I look out over this audience today, I see
women that I recognize, women that I admire and
I also see a group of already strong women who
are leading East Texas forward,” Kays said.
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from our auditor,” Burks said.
According to the firm of Morgan LaGrone,
CPA, who performed the audit, all findings were
David Burks, president of the Rusk County consistent with standard governmental auditing
Emergency Services District #1 gave the coun- practices.
ty commissioners some positive news Monday
morning with his annual report.
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Kilgore’s Kays speaks at fourth annual women’s symposium
BY TORY VAN BLARCUM Kays expressed the women in attendance what other woman to be a military leader she would
The Henderson News it means to her to be a woman in leadership. have served a purpose,” Kays said. “I have since
“Early in my professional career, I’ll be hon- adopted that same standard. I will have achieved
est, I use to bristle whenever I was asked what it my purpose on this Earth if I can just give back
was like to be a female leader rather than just a and give one woman a hand up. I believe it is our
leader,” Kays said. “I felt marginalized every time duty to support and to help one another.”
people wanted to focus on my gender.” Kays was the first woman president of Stanley
Kays felt that it wasn’t fair how very few men College and now Kilgore College.
had ever been asked what it felt like to be a male “We need to emulate that same idea but we
leader. need to take it one step further and constantly
“However, a comment about being a woman be building one another up,” Kays said. “It is our
in leadership from an individual, whom I both duty as women, I believe, to help one another.”
love and admire, helped me to get over myself,”
Kays said.
Kays spoke about Major General Dawn Ferrell philosophy can be summed up by the following
and how she was the first female general in the sentence, “Be bold enough to use your voice,
Texas Air National Guard. brave enough to listen to your heart and strong
“She said that if she could just inspire one See WOMEN’S SYMPOSIUM, Page 3
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Countywide school board meeting halted
By Kent Mahoney regarding the accountability of the school dis- then we should be getting the same accountabil-
THE HENDERSON NEWS tricts that straddle the county line were not in the ity,” Carter said.
minutes. This countywide taxing entity was created by
What was supposed to be a routine annual The 2018 minutes were eventually approved, petition in 1937 and voted into action the next
gathering of the Rusk County School Board of but not until the court’s recording system was year.
' . The petition states that monies collected by the
After the swearing in of Tommy Freeman as tax be used for “equalizing school facilities and
the Pct. 3 representative, the discussion contin- opportunities in this County.” Back in 1937, most,
Carter’s initial concern about the lack of details ued. if not all, of the school districts were wholly inside
in the minutes from last year’s meeting lead to the Carter, an experienced educator, presented a the confines of Rusk County,
board halting the meeting and set Wednesday, copy of the original paperwork concerning the
Aug. 21 as the date to continue the meeting.
Carter’s recollections of the 2018 meeting
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