Mount Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1996 Page: 2 of 16
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be "farm up1 players.
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conducting
clothing drive
share these evenings with us.
Goldie West
Council. The progiam will be
gin at 6 p m. on Thursday. Nov
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Sheriff White said, "but no one
to speak
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Robert W Weight
Pat Wright
Lillie Cates Reves
Sheila Donica
Aimee Spears
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Goldie West
Reba Milhorn
Gaii Leonard
Brenda Burgette
Tri-County Chem-Dry welcomed
The Tri-County Chem-Dry company hvi.v welcomed as a
nu mber of 'he Franklin County Chamber of Commerce
with a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, Oct. 4. /996. fhe
company, owner! by David and I Heen Kellogg, serves the
Franklin. Hopkins and Wood county area with carpet,
drapery, and upholstery cleaning service. They plan to add
a water extraction service in the near future. 7 he couple
operates from H a. m u> 5 p. m. Monday through T riduy with
their fleet of three vehicles. The Kelloggs were joined b\
their children, A tana and Joseph and employee Rick Stets
art for the ceremony. (Optic Photo by Marsha Romines)
tion or anything like that."
The City/County agreement
calls for the administrative su-
t "It is time for some of them
joint to retrain, because they have to
During the administration of
former Sheriff Pete
Hollingsworth, the City Police
force was absorbed by the
Sheriffs Department. In lune,
1984, the outcry from citizens
and merchants for closer pa
trols of buildings, and the drop-
ping of certifications by the
County for the City officers
forced the City Council to rees
tablish a separate Police De
partment.
Trouble in the relationship
between City Manager Eddie
Turner and Chief of Police Jim
D. Perritt prompted the agree
ment by the City and County.
Officer Perritt was suspended
by Mr. Turner over manage-
ment disputes. The agreement
was developed as a means of
resolving the dispute, and pro
vided better patrols for the area
inside the Mount Vernon city
limits.
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Sign up this week
for Little Dribblers
Sign up for the 1997 Little Whiteley. 588-2419, or Billy
Dribbler basketball season is Williams 537-4830
set for Friday and Saturday. - I illie Reves
Nov. 1 and 2. 1996. al the I irsl
United Methodist Church in
Mount Vernon.
Registration w ill be conduct-
Nov. 5. between 7 a m. and 7
p.m A map showing the nine
polling locationsfortheGener
Friday, Nov. 15. 1996 ( all Mrs. al Election is on Page 4 of this
Nicastro at 860-7063 for more issue of the Optic-Herald
information. - Lillie Reves - Lillie Reves
both departments."
"All of our officers are cur-
rent," Sheriff White said in re-
ply to Mrs. Biggerstaffs between the City and County
tributed Mr Newsome will at the airport in lhe fall of 1994, ing separate.
both boys and girls from third drive. fice, or plan to go to their
"( lean usable mens cloth- respective polling location the
i are des- day of the election, Tuesday,
perately needed." stated Mrs.
Nicastro
Deadline for contributions is
Fall Festival of
Praise set for
November 7-10
The Macon Baptist Church
will have a Fall Festival of
Praise each evening at 6 IP p.m
during the days of Nov. 7, 8, 9
and Sunday, Nov. 10 at 11 a.m
Evening meetings will have
the following pastors speaking
Dr. ClintDavis,Thursday; Rev
Larry Rice, Friday; and Rev
Pepper Puryear, Saturday.
Dr. Montie Martin of Su’
phur Springs will bring the
message at 11 a.m. for the Sun-
day morning service.
"Let s Just Praise the Lord" is
the theme of the event. The
church is located on FM 21,
about 10 miles southeast of
Mount Vernon. A family fel-
lowship, with refreshments, will ed from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday,
follow each evening. The con- antj from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
gregation invites everyone to Saturday. Cost of registration
is $15 per child. Ihe fee in-
cludes lhe child's game jersey
and participation trophy at the
end of the season.
I he program is designed for Nicastro, coordinator for the ing available at the clerk’s of-
Election
Continued brom Page IA
leaving Commissioners to ap-
point a successor.
Commissioner Pct 3. Daryl
Can. County Tax Assessor I
Collector Marjorie Jaggers.
Franklin County/District Clerk
Taminie Dickson (unexpired
term), and State Representa-
tive Tom Ramsay, are all unop
posed in their bids for
reelection
The presidential race is draw
ing both local and national at-
tention. as both President Bill
Clinton and Republican chai
lenger Bob Dole each try to get
their supporters to the polls
Tuesday, Nov 5 Ross Perot,
Independent Party candidate,
continues to play the part of the
spoiler in Dole's bid for the
White House
Other races attracting atten
tion include the following U
S Representative. Max Sand
Im (Democrat), and Ed Merritt
(Republican); U. S. Senator.
Phil Gramm (Republican), and
Victor M. Morales. (Demo-
crat). and Judge Sixth Court of
l he Cypress Springs I ions Appeals, Donald Ross (Demo-
Club is conducting a clothing crat)and Larry Starr (Republi-
drive to benefit the Veterans can).
Administration Hospital in
Bonham, according to Katie take advantage of the early vot
through sixth grades. Second '■?*.
grade students may sign up to ing in good condition
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duced, 'n whole or ■ > written
pei mission ii >in F ' Oh EM PUB
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do have policy and procedures and it was put on by her school."
manual in place, and it is up- Mrs. Biggerstaff is a law en-
dated. You could update it ev- forcement instructor at North-
County Attorney fo Hopkins ery 30 days and it would still be east Texas Communitv College.
County and soon be the oul of date on something> but - • • -
Eighth Judicial Distru ’udge, tbe way we keep as a
the annual meeting o‘ the Fran
will be the key note >(»akerfoi policy manual for the city and have six hours every two years,
the annual meeting o he Fran county, is the preferred way," L-—2.2 2i_
klin County Extension Program Sheriff White said. "I asked the *s >n danger of losing certifica-
Council. The progiam will be question specifically in a semi-
gin at 6p m. on Thursday. Nov nai a ouple of weeks ago," he
7, 1996 in lhe Franklin ( ouniy added in situations like ours,
Airport Community Hall, lhe w|iere we work together, they pervision of City Police De-
program will be free and open [the state] want one manual tor partment patrolmen by the
to the public. both departments." Franklin County Sheriff and /
After a chicken stew dinner, "All of our officers are cur- Of a deputy. The 1992 agree-
4-H awards will be presented, rent>" Sheriff White said in re- inenl was the first agreement
individuals recognized, and a
program summary will be dis- charges. "We sponsored classes
conclude the program by dis-
cussing the responsibility of W-
individuals in a successful com
munity and sharing his basic *
ideals in preparation to serve as K
District Judge.
The Extension Program ■
Council- in cooperation with
county F .. n»ion agents, pre R
vide^ Icadc'ship in 'Lxtensic.' J
with county Extension agents. iK
provides leadership ii F' :ei.
sion Education" in the county-
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t Tyson I "‘d IK wheeler failed to negotiate a curve on south
Spur 423 Sunday morning, October 27, IV96. The truck sus-
tained heavy damage I he driver, Rrent Flhs of Dallas, suffered
minor injuru \ h hen the truck turned over on its right side, lhe
cargo of frozen» hickcns was not damaged The spur was closed
to traffic /or four hours during the clean up. The accident was
investigated by id. Gem Mien of the Franklin County Sheriff
Department. (Optic Photo)
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Damage
Chris Mars inspects lhe damage to a table at the brankltn
( ounty ( ommunity Hall at the airport after a party there
Saturday, Oct. 26. The revelers destroyed seven taxiway mark-
ers and three runway lights, several tables and two fire extin-
guishers Damage is estimated at approximately $I<HM) (Optic
Photo by Hob Wright)
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Mon. - Sat. • 5:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Sun. • 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cypress Glen
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1-30 at Hwy. 37 • 588-21 75 • Mount Vernon
New patients are welcome to schedule an appointment.
The clinic staff, featuring JOYCE A. ROBERTS, MD
and MANAVALAN SINGAPERUMAL MD
works together to bring first-class medical care to the
residents of Mt. Vernon and outlying areas. In the ETMC
spirit of cooperation and caring Drs. Roberts and Singa
will see each other's patients when the other is not
available.
he East Texas Medical Center
Health Clinic in Mt. Vernon
now has two physicians to meet your medical
needs. The clinic provides total family care, including
primary care for women and children s health, acute
and chronic care, geriatric care, emergency care,
minor surgery and services in general prevention.
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1996
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Wright, Pat. Mount Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1996, newspaper, October 31, 1996; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1330551/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Franklin County Library.