Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 257, Ed. 1 Friday, August 10, 2012 Page: 1 of 16
sixteen pages : ill.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
FIRST
DAY
Howard
Payne kicks
off football
season with
first practice
Page 3
BROWN WOOD
Serving you since October 15, 1900
“Over 100 years of journalistic integrity”
BROWNWOODTX.COM Wl
^ Diverse Items from Brand New to
Homemade & Collectibles
Indoor & Outdoor Vendor Space Available
309 3rd St. • Brownwood • 325-642-5835
' Hrs: Thrs. & Fri: 9-6 • Sat: 10-6 • Sun: 12-7
SUNNY
Today
High: 100 Low: 70
Tomorrow
High: 100 Low: 74
Brownwood, Texas
Friday, August 10,2012
75 cents | $1.50 Sunday
Local
news now.
Scan this code to go directly to read
the Brownwood Bulletin online at
brownwoodtx.com
tibute for Mitchell
From the funeral proces-
sion taking Reagan County
Sheriff’s deputy Josh Mitchell
home to the special law
enforcement tribute held after
the funeral service, watch
how one community honored
their fallen deputy.
See videos at www.
brownwoodtx.com
Cbituaries
Russell Oneal Jones
Carl Winston Curtis
Ronald Lee Murph
Lorene Romero
Page 2
Derrick Stuckly
Are you ready for some foot-
ball? Zephyr and May held
midnight football last night
in order to usher in the start
of workouts in full pads. Get
a glimpse of their workouts
and more at
facebook.com/
BrownwoodBulletinSports
Connect
Find us on
Facebook!
facebook.com/
bro wnwo o dbulletin
eL 4,484
Follow us
on Twitter!
twitter.com/
bwdbulletin
Who do you call? A cowboy
BY CANDACE COOKSEY FULTON
BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
candace.fulton @ brownwoodbu lletin. com
Neighbor’s bull gets loose in a
herd of cattle.
Who do you call?
Brown County Sheriffs deputy
Terry Sliter called a “cowboy” -
who tranquilized, then transport-
ed the bull back to its owner’s
pasture.
According to the report Sliter
filed Thursday, the sheriff’s of-
fice was contacted by Michael
Cockrell, who owns property
near Zephyr on July 6. Cockrell
said a Mills County man’s bull
was on his property with his
longhorn cattle. He had been able
to pen the bull, but it had gotten
out of the pen, and the owner
was mad.
Sliter said he and Cockrell
made several attempts to corral
the bull, then “I called a cowboy
out to the location so he could
handle the situation.”
At 11 a.m. Aug. 3, “Trampus
Elkins came out and tranquilized
the bull and then transported it
back to the owner’s land in Mills
County,” the report states. “El-
kins was paid $250 by the owner
of the bull for his services.”
The Brown County Jail Report
from 8 a.m. Wednesday until 8
a.m. Thursday includes the fol-
lowing arrests:
• April Bible, 35, Sweetwater,
theft by check (more than $20,
less than $500), released on
$1,000 bond;
• Jimmy Mark Matlock, 50,
Brownwood, violation of proba-
tion, possession with intent to de-
liver, released on $20,000 bond;
• Guadalupe Soriano, 42,
Brownwood, public intoxication,
possession of drug parapherna-
lia, held;
• Simon Suarez Sr., 54, Brady,
failure to maintain financial
responsibility, expired motor
vehicle registration, and failure
to appear Brownwood Municipal
Court, cleared by payment of
fines.
r exas Classic plates arrive
GENE DEASON / BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
Brown County Tax Assessor-Collector Cheryl Nelson holds a
new Texas Classic license plate that’s the new general-issue
design for the state.
BY GENE DEASON
BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
gene.deason@brownwoodbulletin.com
The Texas Classic license
plates have arrived in Brown
County, and are ready for
distribution as soon as the
dwindling supply of the old
style plates for passenger
vehicles is exhausted.
“We’ve run out of the previ-
ous multi-colored license
plates and are now distribut-
ing the popular black and
white plates,” Cheryl Nelson,
Brown County tax assessor-
collector, said. “Most Brown
County residents seem to like
the ‘Texas Classic’ because of
its clean, simple design.”
The Texas Department of
Motor Vehicles asked tax
assessor-collectors to exhaust
their inventory of the old
plate design before distrib-
uting the new one to save
taxpayer money and avoid
waste, Nelson said.
The Texas Classic includes
two new, high-visibility secu-
rity threads that join existing
security features embedded
in the plate sheeting. Texas is
the first state in the coun-
try to provide dual security
threads, making it easier
for law enforcement to spot
legitimate plates.
They also feature bigger
plate numbers, Nelson said.
The plate letters and num-
bers are a full inch wide and
just over 2 14 inches tall.
A new pattern is also part
of the new design. Plates
are issued with three letters
following by four numbers.
By keeping the letters and
numbers separate in the
alpha-numeric pattern, the
seven-character license plate
number is easier to remem-
ber. It’s convenient for plate
owners, and also provides
better recall for law enforce-
ment and citizen witnesses,
Nelson said.
“The general-issue license
plate is part of your registra-
tion,” Nelson said. “Anyone
who buys a new vehicle or
needs replacement plates
receives a set of general-issue
plates.”
License plates are replaced
every seven years due to a
loss in reflectivity.
The Texas Classic also
ushers in a new era for truck
owners.
“We will no longer be issu-
ing separate license plates for
trucks,” Nelson said.
In September 2011, truck
and passenger vehicle owners
began paying the same fixed
rate for registration, which
eliminated the need for two
different types of general-
issue plates.
“What’s good about this
change is that the state name
will be as large on the pickup
truck plates as cars,” Nelson
said.
To add the word “truck”
on license plates, the TxDMV
needed to reduce the size
of the state name, which
SEE TEXAS CLASSIC, 2
Reversed,
acquitted
Joe Cooksey
wins appeal
BY GENE DEASON
BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
gene.deason@brownwoodbulletin.com
EASTLAND — The January 2011 con-
viction of Joe R. Cooksey of Brownwood
has been reversed, and Cooksey has been
acquitted of disclosing information from a
closed meeting of the Brown County Com-
missioners Court.
The ruling, written by Chief Justice
Jim Wright, was filed Thursday morn-
ing, and is posted on the court’s website,
www.llthcoa.courts.state.tx.us.
A Brown County Court at Law jury
convicted Cooksey on Jan. 12, 2011, of
knowingly disclosing to a member of the
public a certified agenda or tape recording
of a meeting that was lawfully closed to
the public under the Texas Open Meetings
Act. The trial court assessed punishment
at 180 days in the Brown County Jail and
a fine of $500. Imposition of the sentence
was suspended, and Cooksey was placed
on community supervision for one year.
“This is a rare event,” Cooksey said
this morning of the appeals court ruling.
“Reversal and acquittal is the greatest
relief the appeals court can give. But I was
confident all along that this would be the
outcome, and that I had not done anything
wrong.”
The finding states that while Cooksey
presented four separate issues for review
in his appeal, the court did not address all
SEE ACQUITTED, 2
Neighborhoods sign up for Night Out
SPECIAL TO THE BULLETIN
Neighbors throughout
Brown County are being
invited to join forces for
the 2012 National Night
Out (NNO) crime and drug
prevention event on Tues-
day, Oct. 2.
Coordinators of the local
NNO event are currently
looking for block captains
to organize small gather-
ings in neighborhoods
in Brown County. These
gatherings will be a rally-
ing point where neighbors
can meet each other, visit
with law enforcement of-
ficials, and send a message
to potential criminals.
This is the third year for
the local National Night
Out effort and participa-
tion has grown every year.
“In 2010, our first year,
we had a phenomenal
39 parties, and we won a
Rookie of the Year award,”
said Brownwood Police
Chief Mike Corley. “Last
year, we had approxi-
mately 60 parties and won
another award from the
National Association of
Town Watch.”
Although the past events
have been deemed suc-
cessful, Corley said that
the goal for 2012 is set
even higher and they hope
to bring in several new
block parties.
“Our National Night Out
team, and it is indeed a
great team, has set a goal
of 85 parties for 2012,”
Corley said. “They have
set the bar high and I am
asking the Brown County
community to do as you’ve
done the last two years
and come out and support
National Night Out.”
From 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
on Oct. 2, residents in
neighborhoods throughout
Brown County are asked to
lock their doors, turn on
outside lights and spend
the evening outside with
neighbors and police.
Many neighborhoods
throughout the area will be
hosting a variety of special
SEE NIGHT OUT, 8
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
Holding the National Night Out banner are, from left to right, Sgt. John Fincher, Brown
County Sheriff’s Office; Brownwood Assistant Chief of Police James Fuller; and Early
Chief of Police David Mercer.
says Good Morning
to subscriber
Kaneesi Peek
Have a great day!
6
8 pages
Vol. 112
No. 257
©2012
Massage
Therapist
Apply in person
1107 Riverside Dr. (in old at&t Building 325-646-1800
Mon-Sat: 9:30-7:30 • Sunday: 12:00-6:00
‘Just For You, Just For V.I.P.
Solar Nails
Permanent Makeup
Deluxe Organic Mani/Pedi
Wax/Facial
Spa Packages
Eyelash Extensions
TOOTIE KELLY REAL ESTATE
EIM Office (325) 784-5270 or 646-2444
$298,500 • 3400 FM 1467
RESIDENTIAL/
COMMERCIAL
The perfect business &
location - on FM hwy that
runs between 2 state
highways. Has a recently
remodeled 4b 2b doublewide
with a large back porch.
It sits on 30 acres, has a
40x40 shop & 40x40 feed
barn. A double 4 dairy barn
equiped & ready for cows.
The land has a creek, tank,
2 water wells & coop water.
LV11789040
tootiekellyrealestate.com
t • • I • I
ITH OUR
/•COOL/
SCRUBS!
;• • • •
Tops » Pants • Shoes
Medical Accessories
The Scrub Shoppe
“Downtown” Brownwood
203 Center Ave • 646-1459
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Deason, Gene. Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 257, Ed. 1 Friday, August 10, 2012, newspaper, August 10, 2012; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth740258/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Brownwood Public Library.