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EMORY, TEXAS - TUESDAY. JUNE 3. 2003
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NEWS BRIEFS
Tawakoni AARP meeting June 5
The Greater Lake Tawakoni AARP Chapter 4522 will hold its
monthly meeting on June 5 at 6:30 p.m. a the First United Methodist
Church in Quinlan. A covered-dish dinner will be served before the
meeting. Come and bring a guest.
Hog and lamb tag-in June 6
Rains County will have the hog and lamb tag-in on Friday, June
6, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Rains County Fairgrounds in
Emory. All hogs and lambs must be brought in and tagged at this
time. Failure to do so will disqualify you from showing at the Rains
County Fair. You may tag in more than one hog or lamb, but only one
animal may be shown at the fair. You must be enrolled in 4-H or FFA
in order to tag in an animal. For additional information, contact
Texas Cooperative Extension at 903-473-2412.
Pilgrims Rest Memorial Day
The annual Memorial Day for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery will be
held on June 7 at the Pilgrims Rest #1 Baptist Church. The service
will begin at 10:(X) a.m. with singing followed by a memorial mes-
sage by Rev. Billy Smith. Immediately following the service a busi-
ness meeting will be held. A covered dish lunch will follow in the
gym. Please make your plans now to attend and share with us this
wonderful day of remembering and planning for the new year. It you
cannot attend and wish to make a contribution to the upkeep of the
cemetery you may send your donation to: Marchette Bone, 1412
Hickorywood, Sulphur Springs,Texas 75482.
TOPS hosts picnic at city park
TOPS TX #1244 will host a picnic on Saturday, June 7, at the
Emory City Park from 1():(X) a.m. to 2:(X> p.m. There will be hot
dogs, chips, and drinks. Everyone is invited! Come join the fun, and
find out if TOPS is for you. There will be a drawing for tree mem-
bership. TOPS, Take Off Pounds Sensibly, meets every Tuesday
from 6:(X) to 8:(X) p.m. at Emory Baptist Church. For more informa-
tion, please call Betty 903-473-4516 or Linda at 903-598-3205.
Taco salad dinner at Lone Oak
The Lone Oak Area Public Library is sponsoring a build-your-
own taco salad dinner on June 7 from 5:(X) p.m. until 7 (H) p.m. at the
Lone Oak Civic Center. . , _ , „
Roberta Simpson Brown, “Queen of the Cold-Blooded lales,
will present bone-chilling stories beginning at 7 (X) p.m. Ms. Brown
grew up on a farm near Russell Springs, Ky. She has three books and
two audiocassettes published by August House Publishers She is
retired from teaching and devotes her full time to writing and story-
telling.
Dunbar Cemetery meeting
All Dunbar Cemetery Committeemen are urged to attend a
meeting at 2:(X) p.m. Sunday, June 8. to make preparations tor this
year’s Decoration Day at Dunbar. Due to Father’s Day. this meeting
is being held early.
Prospect Memorial Day June 8
Prospect Cemetery Memorial Day and Association meeting will
be June 8. Bring your favorite food dish and share lunch at noon. A
business meeting to elect three trustees and conduct business will
follow lunch. Everyone is invited.
Rains County LAN (CN3) meets
The Rains County LAN will hold its monthly business meeting
on Monday, June 9, at 10:(X) a.m. in the Rains ISD Administration
building boardroom This is a regularly scheduled meeting held the
second Monday of each month for Rains County LAN members who
received a community network grant funded by the Telecommunica-
tions Infrastructure Fund (TIF) Board.
Invitational Golf Tourney June 13
Northeast Texas Crisis Center needs help and donations of
money State funds have been cut, and the center is in dire straights,
financially speaking. The Invitational Golf Tournament is currently
the center's only fundraiser. Hole sponsors ($3(Hi, $500 or Sl.tXXI)
are needed, also, prizes and goiters, bag stutters. All proceeds from
this tournament will benefit the center, which provides free services
to victims of .sexual assault and child abuse, and serves Hunt, Rains,
Rockwall, Kaufman and Hopkins counties.
The second annual Invitational Golf Tournament, sponsored by
LPL Financial Services and Lake Pointe Medical, will be held June
13 at Lake Fork Golf Club on FM 2946, Emory Tee lime is 10:00
a m Entry fee is $2(X> per team Tournament is four-man team
scramble. Four hole-in-one prizes will be awarded. Prizes lor first
and second place will also be given. For more information, call Ann
Lieberman at 903-473-8757.
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By JAXIE MORGAN
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Study planned for US 69/FM 515
By JAXIE MORGAN
Rains County l e.ulti staff
As the opening date of the
new Brookshire's store nears,
concerns about increased traffic
congestion in the area of US 69
and FM 515 (FM 2795) continue
to grow.
Because of those concerns,
the city of Emory earlier this
year asked the Texas Department
of Transportation (TxDOT) to
install a signal light at the inter-
section, which already has been
the site of numerous accidents.
Brookshire's also provided com-
bined (store and fuel station) car
traffic per hour information
taken from a comparable store
TxDOT responded that the
intersection does not meet
enough of the criteria to warrant
a signal at that location. TxDOT
did. however, allow the city of
Emory to lower the speed limit
from 70 m p h. lo 60 m.p.h.
Brookshire’s recently hired
two independent consultants,
Walter Cooper of WAC'&A I ngi-
neers, and engineer David Gil-
lespie of Hart Engineering Com-
pany in 1-ongview, lo conduct an
independent traffic study. The
two met with Clyde Smith,
Emory Director of Planning and
Economic Growth, on Friday,
May 30. at Fmorv City Hall.
Cooper explained that the
state has standard warrant crite-
ria that it uses to determine if a
traffic control signal is needed
He said, "Accidents in and of
themselves do not determine sig-
nal light placement.”
Smith pointed out that the fig-
ures being used by l\D()l were
taken from a traffic study con-
ducted by the stale on January
21, 2<M)3. He said it was proba-
bly one of worst days of the year
to monitor traffic going to and
from Lake Fork. Even so. the
study showed a total movement
of 7391 at that intersection, far
less than the count that warrant-
ed placing a four-way stop at
another location on Hwy. 69.
It was also pointed out that
Industrial Blvd does not line up
directly across from FM 515.
which Smith said was all the
more reason to put a signal light
there. Concrete trucks attempt-
ing to pull out of the industrial
park have to wait sometimes five
minutes before traffic clears
Once Brookshire's opens, it will
be nearly impossible tor the
trucks to get onto Hwy t>‘» v\ ith-
out a signal light.
Cooper and Gillespie plan to
conduct a traffic survey prior lo
Brookshire's June 25th opening.
Another traffic survey will be
conducted after Brookshire's
opens, if necessary. I lie informa-
tion gathered will then be sub-
mitted to TxDOT m the hopes
that it will warrant a tralfic con-
trol signal.
It is hoped that the light will
be approved and installed before
a fatal accident occurs at that
intersection.
Burglar caught in act at Chris’ Cafe
By JAXIE MORGAN
Kains County I radti 'lull
Two Rains County deputies
surprised a burglar at approxi-
mately 3:30 a m Monday. June
12. inside Chris' Cafe on Hwy
19 North.
A report had been received
from the owner ot the cate.
Vangie Underwood, that during
the past two weeks someone had
been rummaging around and
cooking food after hours. In
addition. Gene Kirby had report-
ed that a number of items had
turned up missing from his up-
holstery shop next door to the
cafe during the past month. This
prompted the sheriff's depart-
ment to set up a surveillance
camera and stake out the area.
Although the surveillance tape
ran out before the midnight
marauder showed up. the stake-
out proved effective. Deputy
Cireg Stout was keeping an eye
on the cafe but was temporarily
called away lo assist Slate
Trooper Brian Worley with a
drug bust.
Trooper Worley had called lor
assistance after a routine traffic
slop near ihe Richland communi-
ty turned up a small amount of
methamphetamine and three
ounces of marijuana along w ith
drug paraphernalia. Three white
males, ages 17, 18 and 18. were
taken into custody
When Deputy Stout returned
to the cafe, he saw the lights
were on and called for backup
Deputy Charles Dickerson ar-
rived at the scene, and the two
officers arrested a 22-year-old
black male inside the cate The
suspect had gained access to the
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Floyd Edward Rogers Jr., 40.
was arrested Wednesday. May
28, after the body of his wife was
found earlier that morning at the
family's home on Hwy 69 be-
tween Emory and Point
Trade Lee Harmon Rogers,
35, was pronounced dead at the
scene by Rains County Justice of
the Peace Don Smith. According
to Sheriff Richard Wilson, it ap-
peared she died of gunshot
wounds sometime in the early
morning hours, but final cause of
death is pending results of an
autopsy. A preliminary report
from the Southwest Forensics
laboratory in Dallas could be
available as early as this week,
Wilson said.
When Mrs Rogers failed to
show up for work at Steve
Watkins l aw Firm in Greenville
Wednesday morning, her em-
ployer called the Rains County
Sheiill’s Office and asked them
to do a welfare check Chief
Deputy David Traylor and
Deputy Greg Stout were dis-
patched to the Rogers home
where they discovered Mrs
Rogers' body.
Mrs Rogers' husband accom-
panied Ihe deputies to the sher-
iff's office where he was ques-
tioned and later arrested. Mr.
Rogers was charged with first-
degree murder, and bond was set
at $150,(XX) by Justice of the
Peace Smith. If convicted, he
faces five lo 99 years or life in
prison.
Sheriff Wilson acknowledged
that deputies had been called to
ihe Rogers home in the past for
reports ot domestic violence, but
no arrests were made.
Sheriff Wilson, Deputy Tray-
lor and Chief Reserve Officer Ed
Eniig are heading up Ihe investi-
gation They are being assisted
by Texas Ranger Phil Kemp and
Smith County Crime Scene In-
vestigator Noel Martin
Ihe Rogers have a 14-year-
old daughter and a six year-old
son who attend Rains schools. A
foreign exchange student from
Germany was also residing with
the Roger, family and attending
Rains High School She returned
to Germany following the shoot-
ing
Graveside services for Mrs.
Rogers were held at 2 (X) p m on
Sunday. June I, at the Dougherty
Cemetery
In an unrelated case. Sheriff
Wilson reported that his depart-
ment is Mill actively working on
the murder of Calvin Avon
Cantrell. The 67-year-old man
was found shot to death in his
home on FM 3310 on Oct. 21,
21X12. Wilson said they have a
suspect in the case but are await-
ing DNA test results from the
forensics lab
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IHS graduates receive $677,075.67 in scholarships
_ „,„h rial Scholarship. $5(X) TVCC First Chair Honor C harles He.thcnck- $1.«» or Society _ .
rhirty-seven Rains High nal Scholarship,
tool graduating seniors re- Heather Bellows - $-50 Sla-
ved a total of $677,075.67 in tional Honor Society Scholar-
ious scholarships from junior ship: $24,000 Umv«*,y ”f
leges, universities, military cheater for the Kodak Leadership
ools and organizations during Award.
nmencement exercises at J»*tio Brough - $101) Rams
$500 TVCC First Chair Honor
Band Scholarship; $2(X) TVCC
Jazz Band Scholarship; $250
Reed Freeze Memorial Schol-
arship; $250 Wingfield Schol-
astic Scholarship; $100 Rains
Wildcat Band Scholarship; $300
SSKiSXj? JohnPhillip Sous* Award
lea! Stadium Friday. May - r.raduate Certifi- Kevin Foster - $6.00f
Charles Heathcock - $1,0(X)
Career Colleges and ScIkkiIs of
Texas.
Mark Hormcks - $1,000
Career Colleges and Schools of
Texas.
Alisha Harvey - $250 Rams
"hose receiving scholarship
of Texas Honor Graduate Certifi-
cate declaring him the highest-
driao Basham - $250 City ranking graduated of the class o f
Emory Waste Management 2003. This award wi give us i
$250 Wingfield Scholastic Y«r of tuition free from
.Itrehip; J250 Reed t 1.000 CKm
Harder Memorial Scholarship;
$1,000 Rains Wildcat Athletic
Booster Club Scholarship
Jose Camacho — $57,500
United States Navy Enlistment
Scholarship
Katrina Culberson - $6,000
Trinity Valley Community Col-
lege (TVCC) Band Scholarship;
mortal Scholarship
a rah Beasley - $250 City of
ory Waste Management Co.;
0 Leo Club (Lion's Club)
lolarship; $1,000 Rains
deal Athletic Booster Club
oiarship.
castca Beggs — $500 Mars
1 Masonic Lodge #1440 of
ory Buster Fleming Mcmo-
Kevin Foster - $6,000 Texas
A&M University Commerce
Blue and Gold Scholarship for
Academic Excellence
Marcus Haney - $1,000 Ca-
reer Colleges and Schools of
Texas.
Andrew Harper - $8,000
Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M
University; $24,000 University
of Rochester; $250 National
Fionor Society Scholarship;
$835.76 Kiyo and Ixus Ando
Memorial Scholarship; $500
Student Council Scholarship;
$750 scholarship
or Society Scholarship States Air Force College Fund
Corey Jackson - $57,500 Scholarship.
Navy Enlistment Scholarship *&•*•- *64 S0(J
KayM Jones-$10,000, Texas Stales Navy Enlistment Schol-
A&M University-Commerce arship. ... ,, ^
Presidential Scholarship; $9,000 Marshall Noland -J11.000
Alisha Harvey ^$i% Rams Texas; S100 Rains Wildcat Band
u£> ^^nsc$^Sof ^
C ommerce Blue and Gold Aca Amanda Karpjnk - JIW
Jemic Scholarship: $4,000 Texas Bains Wildcat iU^ScMm^p.
A&M-Commerce Housing k«~dy-!$6 (XW Texas
. t rvh n A&M University-Commerce
Sheena Hnotea - $1.1X«) leo Blue and Gold Academic Schol-
Cluh Scholarship. $750 Miss arsh.p, $250 Na"on*'
Annie May Schnmsher Memo arty Scholarship. $300
nal Scholarship Hill Masonic laidge #1440
Ashlle Ivy - $500 lame Star Buster Fleming Memorial Sc hot-
High School Rodeo Association arship ________
7, hiilwnftiT $250 National Hon J0*1* Knight - $ 18.000 United
dren's Scholarship; $500 Leo
Hub Scholarship; $500 Lucua
McMerrell Memorial Scholar-
ship; $500 Tawakoni Civic Club
Bonnie Traugott Memorial
Scholarship; $1,000 Rains Wild-
cat Athletic Booster Club Schol-
arship.
Chantay Mayberry-$36,140
Jarvis Christian College .Aca-
demic Scholarship; $500 Leo
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