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By Hilda Pena
Oops! I apologize to
Trina Taylor for calling
Alex Taylor her nephew.
He, of course, is her son.
See the article on page
A-9.
Kay Whitton stopped
by to tell me that Flor-
ence Reeh is at Carthage
Health Care Center on
Fm 10. Kay said that she
was happy to see her and
invited her to come back.
Nancy said that she has
cancer but her biggest
problem was the second
surgery that involved re-
sectioning of her colon
and this incision has been
not healing properly. Her
biggest problem was the
second surgery that in-
volved resectioning of
her colon and this inci-
sion has been not healing
properly. But thanks to
Hospice nurses she seems
to be healing now. Drop by
to see Ms. Florence if you
are in the area and keep her
and Nancy in your prayers.
Got a nice note from
Margo Hooper thanking
T&T News for being an
AG Booster sponsor for
their Christmas Livestock
Show. Thanks for ac-
knowledging us. We love
to put the AG photos in the
paper. The kids do so well
at these events.
Also got an email from
Neil Murphy. He said that
he is enjoying getting the
T&T News in San Augus-
tine. He writes the Mur-
phy’s Musings Column on
Page 7.
Looks like the Garrison
Lion’s Club Homecoming
is going to be a big event
this year. See page 10 for
the schedule.
It is getting busy for
us here at the paper with
Homecomings, Hallow-
een, and Fall Festivals.
Then as soon as we get
through October, Christ-
mas is just around the
comer.
I’m having a myli-
ogram next Thursday on
my left leg to see why it
is going numb on me. I
hope they find the prob-
lem so it can be fixed. I’m
tired of not being able to
do anything that requires
walking.
Welcome to new sub-
scribers Roger Shoemak-
er of Palestine, TX (gifted
by Imogene Ramsey) and
Vernorah McSwain of
Center. Hope you enjoy
our little paper.
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refreshments, prizes, and
lots of fun.
Elementary Principal,
Walter Peddy said that
the Open House was very
successful. He suggested
that parents check out the
Parent Portal now online.
He encouraged everyone
to please keep collecting
Box Tops for Kids as it is
helping the school tremen-
dously in raising money for
a new playground.
The Businessmen are
planning to have a parade
with a “Little Miss Merry
Christmas Pageant” fol-
lowing. The school has
offered to serve dinner
during the Pageant and all
proceeds will go toward
the new playground. De-
tails are still being worked
out but a date of Thursday,
December 13 has been
set. Letters will be going
out soon for girls wishing
Garrison City comM from pg i
calls. He said that two
firemen attended a train-
ing class in Appleby on
automobile extractions.
He said that he has been
preaching vest usage to
the firemen as their insur-
ance only covers them if
they are wearing vest - the
motto is “feet on the street,
vest on the chest.” He also
said that they are still try-
ing to work out the bugs
with the county on the
combined dispatch system.
Police Chief Barton said
that the Police Department
is also still working on
working out the bugs in
the dispatch system. He
reported that he had lost a
good potential reserve to
the Timpson Police Depart-
ment. He said that there
had been one bad accident
on the highway and the
City dodged a bullet in
not having to evacuate the
City. Chief Barton said
that the Lions Club Home-
coming has been rerouted
off the highway to Avenue
B in order to keep the kids
off the highway and safe.
He said that the Police De-
partment handled 7 animal
calls, 35 complaints, and
4 juvenile citations during
the month and that with
cooler weather disturbance
calls seemed to have in-
creased.
Melvis Bell said that the
generator grant will go out
for bids next month and
that construction should
be started in January. He
said that the employees
had been working to get
the town cleaned up for
the Lions Homecoming.
He said that the State is
widening FM138 and the
city might have to move
some utilities.
Secretary Terrie Hole-
man said that the Texas
Municipal League audit is
starting and the office will
be busy pulling records for
them. Also, Joe Terry has
tendered his resignation
effective December 14,
2012. She said that the
Christmas on the Square
has been changed to Sun-
day, December 9, and the
booths are sold out. All
employees are scheduling
leave to get down to the 80
hour carryover.
Mayor Robert Cook
said that the City needs to
know the cost of construe-
City of Tenaha com d from pg i
were replacing a transmis-
sion in one.
Mr. Wheeler reported
that the City had a pre-
liminary report back on
the water sample from
Clifford Evans property.
It is a drinking water leak.
They have repaired it and
are waiting for the property
to dry to see if it is fixed for
good. They are also putting
in a culvert at that loca-
tion. He is waiting for the
State to send the complete
and final results from this
sample.
The Council also ap-
proved the minutes of the
last meeting and the finan-
cial statement.
In Council comments,
Mark Hixson told the
Council that October 27
will be a Community
Cleanup Day sponsored by
the Businessmen’s Club.
He asked the Council to
to enter the Pageant. It
should be a night of fun for
everyone. Churches and
businesses are encouraged
to have a float and help
celebrate the Christmas
Season.
Thomas Sewell, Youth
Director at FBC, invited
kids up to 6th grade to
Trunk or Treat on Wednes-
day, October 31, from 6-8
pm with hotdogs, candy,
and lots of fun.
tion for a new building
before they go out for bids
to sell the current City
Hall property. Council-
man Travis Simon asked
if they could discuss the
location for the new build-
ing. Mayor Cook advised
that they could not discuss
location yet. Councilman
Michael Caloway suggest-
ed that they need to get a
draftsman to draw up plans
for the building, electrical,
plumbing, etc. After dis-
cussing further, the Mayor
recommended that due to
time constraints, they go
out for bids based on the
specifications that he and
Melvis Bell had drawn up.
The location will be deter-
mined later. The Council
approved advertising for
bids on the construction of
a new city hall complex.
The Council then went
into closed executive ses-
sion to review applications
for the position of City
Superintendent. After
returning to open session,
there was no action taken
on the police department
matters and they agreed to
call four applicants in for
interviews on Thursday,
October 25, 2012.
compile a list of places in
town that need the most
cleanup. Homecoming
will be the week after the
cleanup and he hopes the
community will come to-
gether so it will be clean
for the event.
After an executive ses-
sion, the Council voted to
increase employee sala-
ries and to allow the City
Marshal to interview for a
reserve postion.
Wrecks and Fires!
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Freightliner wrecks on
Hwy 84 East
A one vehicle accident occurred on October 15, 2012 at approximately 1:45pm on
Hwy 84 just before FM 699 - a white 2012 Freightliner, with a Tango trailer,containing
cardboard to be recycled, driven by Jeffrey Wofford 33, of Humble, Texas. The
freightliner was traveling eastbound on Hwy 84. Failing to drive in a single lane, the
vehicle left the roadway, grazed a pine tree, and flipped over on its right side. Wof-
ford was cited for failure to drive in a single lane. ACE EMS transported Wofford
with minor injuries to Nacogdoches Medical Center. The accident was investigated
by DPS Trooper Dustin Ramos.
A1996 Dodge Caravan belonging to Lizbe Cuevas from Timpson caught on fire
Tuesday, October 16, around 8:30am. The van was at the her home at 2779 CR
4759 Timpson. Miss Cuevas said she cranked the van and it started smoking but
she couldn ’tget the hood open and then it started burning badly. Passerby, Chad
Solomon, stopped to give her a hand and called the fire department. Timpson
Volunteer Fire Department extinguished the fire.
Ms. Graycie Crawford sits in a Diboll Day Parade Float
Gracie is the granddaughter of Pat and Larry Cral
of Timpson and niece of Cl ristopher. She went il
parade with her Dad and his elementary class!
Timpson Area Chamber of Commerce
The Timpson Area Chamber of Commerce held a Grand Opening for Remote
World Computer Repair & IT Services on Tuesday, October 16. The SpinuzzVs
offer computer repair, virus/malware removal, business networks, & remote
monitoring. Mrs. Spinuzzi also has some neat lamps, pictures, etc for sale in
the store at 142 Park Plaza, next to T&T News. Telephone 936-254-9090.
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