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Saturday, January 30,2021
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Commissioners vote to enter contract
negotiations with new court interpreter
search for nterpreter services, “I’m personally not
comfortable continuing to go without a contract...
We need to have a contract in place that spells out
By DI DUNCAN
editor@tribnow.com
By DI DUNCAN
editor@tribnow.com
ier because of this.
Titus County Judge Brian Lee said of Meeks and the
Blacklands Railroad
Blacklands Railroad prides itself on providing best-
in-class, on-demand customer service. In over 20
years in business, the team has grown to include ex-
perts across the railroad industry. In addition to 24/7
rail switching operations, they provide rail transpor-
tation solutions and offer a wide range of services in-
cluding rail and truck transloading, rail car storage,
locomotive repair, rail car repair, and fleet tracking.
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announces new
projects in East Texas
$8.48 Million CRISI Grant Award
TRMC now offering innovative technology
in joint replacement with SmartRobotics
Innovative robotic technology allows surgeons at Titus Regional to
personalize procedures to each patient in East Texas
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Call 903-577-CARE to schedule your FLU SHOT today!
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Sulphur Springs, TX - January 28, 2021 - Black-
lands Railroad announced the confirmation of an
$8.48 Million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and
Safety Improvements (CRISI) Grant Award from the
Federal Railroad Administration and the garnering of
new investors in the Company. These actions will en-
able the Company to immediately begin the process
of upgrading existing operations n Rusk County as
well as designing and constructing new railcar stor-
age projects at strategic sites in north Texas.
“Even in the COVID-19 downturn, we have found
both grant funds and private capital to continue fos-
tering our growth as well as encouraging economic
development in our local communities.” said Wayne
Defebaugh, President/CEO at Blacklands Railroad.
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Titus Regional Medical
Center is the first hospital
in the area to offer Mako
SmartRobotics. This ad-
vancement in joint re-
placement surgery trans-
forms the way total knee
and total hip replace-
ments are performed.
“With the Mako Robot
for total knee and total hip
replacements, we are able
to individualize your care
and joint replacement
with greater accuracy
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Many customers have already benefited from de-
ploying the new capital. One such customer is John
Cloutier, Chairman of the Rusk County Rural Rail Dis-
trict, owner of the Henderson-Overton Branch where
Blacklands Railroad is the operator. He recently com-
mented that the new capital will enable Rusk Coun-
ty to benefit from induced economic development
along the rail line. Both the timber and asphalt in-
dustries currently use this connection for transport.
“The new improvements will assist the expansion
of some of our largest customers,” said Connor Defe-
baugh, General Manager, at Blacklands Railroad.
“They are currently designing their expansions to
best utilize the planned improvements.”
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At Monday’s meeting of the Titus County Commis- what the expectations are, what the pay is, when and
sioners Court, commissioners discussed the selection how that pay is given... What are the stipulations
of court interpreter services for the county. The coun- if court is scheduled but yet then cancelled or cut
ty began requesting proposals and accepting applica- short? What are the travel dollars involved if there is
tions months ago. travel to and from the county?”
The county advertised in four local newspapers and Fitch told the court that Meeks charges $95 per
sent emails to each licensed interpreter in the state hour with a two-hour minimum, as well as 57 cents
of Texas. Just five applications and proposals were re- per mile for travel. Meeks was significantly lower in
turned. cost than some of the other applicants, one of which
“We did get some good resumes back,” said com- charged $150 per hour with the same two-hour min-
missioner John Fitch. Of the five resumes sent to the imum.
county, Fitch said that he greatly preferred Norma “I really like this Norma Meeks company,” said
Meeks’s Preferred Interpreters based in Tyler. Fitch Fitch. “She’s highly preferred.”
explained that not only was Meeks the least expen- Lee stated that he doesn’t want to “jump right to”
sive proposal received, her firm comes highly rec- hiring someone for interpreter services. “We’ve got
ommended from federal, district, and county judges, an existing contract format that John Mark [Cobern]
Fitch said that this is a firm which employs at least put together. I think, whoever you decide to move for-
four other master interpreters and that he believes ward with, I think the next step is gonna be for John
scheduling an interpreter for court dates will be eas- Mark to negotiate that contract.”
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On Wednesday,
the Mount Pleas-
ant Police Depart-
ment said good-
bye to long-time
public servant
Support Services
Lieutenant Corey
Gable. Gable en-
ters retirement
with 20 years of
service to Mount
Pleasant, acting as
patrol and inves-
tigations officer,
corporal, sergeant,
and lieutenant !
during his tenure.
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Duncan, Di. Mount Pleasant Tribune (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 147, No. 9, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 30, 2021, newspaper, January 30, 2021; Mount Pleasant, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1451221/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library.