Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 11, 2010 Page: 1 of 6
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Issue 130 Volume 6
Delta County's Hometown Newspaper
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Cooper student dies in accident
Commissioners to add
A Cooper High School Student died in a
one vehicle accident early Sunday Morning.
Travis Michael Rushing, 17, of Cooper was
driving south on FM 1880 when he lost
control of his vehicle in a curve and hit a tree.
Rushing was born in Sulphur Springs March
30, 1992, and was the son of Michael Todd
Rushing and Barbara Lynn Wright. A senior
at Cooper High School, Rushing was active
in the One Act Play.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday,
February 9th, at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist
Church and Terry Bryan officiated. Interment
followed in the Oaklawn Cemetery under the
direction of the Delta Funeral Home.
The family will be honoring his memory by
starting the Travis Michael Rushing Project
Graduation Scholarship. In lieu of flowers,
the family members are asking that a donation
be made to the scholarship fund. There will be
a scholarship drawing for the eligible seniors
and the winner will be announced the morning
of Project Graduation.
Margaret Eudy honored
at City Council meeting
Mayor Scotty Stegall presented Margaret Eudy, City of Cooper Secretary with a gift on behalf
of all the City Council counselors to show their gratitude of her hard work and dedication to
the City of Cooper.
Margaret Eudy, City
of Cooper Secretary, was
honored during the regular
meeting of the City of Cooper
City Council on Monday,
February 8. Mayor Scotty
Stegall presented Eudy with
a gift from all the council
members for her hard work
and dedication to the City.
In addition, the City
of Cooper approved the
Emergency Warning System
presented by Harold Watkins.
City of Grapevine will give
ten warning sirens to the
City of Cooper. The warning
sirens will be placed in each
precinct to alert the public
of bad weather, fire alarms,
and tornadoes. “Each siren
is controlled by remote
radio waves linked to one
control box,” said Watkins.
The expense will be $10
per site a month. “They are
weatherproof and battery
backup is available to them,”
said Watkins. The poles would
be forty-five to sixty-five foot
galvanized steel poles with
concrete piers that would cost
$3,200 to install for each siren.
In the future, information wifi
be distributed to the public to
inform them of each warning
signal.
One of the topics discussed
was the plumbing code and
license for plumbers in the
City of Cooper. Eric Brunson
presented the facts of the
State of Texas regulations
and codes for plumbers. In
the City of Cooper, a plumber
does not have to be licensed or
have insurance because there
is no code ordinance in affect,
and according to Brunson,
this holds a potential harm
to the community, due to the
fact that home insurance wifi
not cover the damages if a
plumber with no insurance
and license worked on the
premises that may have
caused a fire, or water leaks
that may flood a home. A
licensed insured plumber
should be the only one to work
for new home construction
site or remodeling of a home,
according to the State of Texas
codes. The council members
wifi discuss this further before
deciding to pass an ordinance
on this issue.
April 26*h and May 4^
are the dates approved by the
board members for the twelve-
hour early voting hours for
the upcoming election.
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Jacie Gibson, an
FFA member from
Cooper, exhibited
the Reserve Calf
Champion Heifer in
the Charolais Junior
Heifer Show at the
2010 legendary Fort
Worth Stock Show
& Rodeo on January
25,2010. Junior
show entries totaled
over 10,000 at this
year’s show which
ended February 7
jailers and new siren system
By Roger Palmer
Editor/Publisher
Delta County Commissioners received
good news Monday, February 8, during the
regularly scheduled Commissioner Court
session. County Attorney Jay Garrett informed
commissioners that an IRS Tax Penalty for
unpaid payroll taxes that was being brought
against the county had been resolved, and that
the penalty would not be charged against the
county.
In other business, after a lengthy debate,
Commissioners agreed to add two new Jailer/
Dispatchers to the Sheriff’s Department.
According to Delta County Sheriff Gerald
Teague, the two positions were needed
according to standards and that to staff the
jail properly, ten employees were needed.
Sheriff Teague presented Commissioners
with a listing of hours needed to staff the
jail. Commissioner Max Moody said “That’s
the way I had it figured,” Moody continued,
“Anyone can figure that out, the question is
where the money is going to come from. ” Delta
County Judge Ted Carrington said, “That’s a
fair question; we either cut deputies or go to
the contingency fund.” The debate centered on
where money would be found for the positions.
Several times Judge Carrington asked if
anyone wanted to make a motion. After several
attempts for a motion, Commissioner Moody
made a motion two hire the two positions and
it was seconded by Commissioner Wayne
Poole. Commissioners voted to approve the
hiring with Commissioners Moody, Poole,
and Templeton voting for the resolution and
Commissioner Mark Brantley abstaining.
The Commissioners then moved to the
subject of bridges in the county. Through
an agreement with the Texas Department of
Transportation (TXDOT) several bridges
could be repaired by TXDOT in exchange
for road repairs. Although there was some
confusion on the three projects and who
would do the work. It was decided that two
bridges would need to be submitted by the
Commissioners in their precinct. It was also
decided that Commissioner Templeton would
meet with TXDOT officials and submit a
revised agreement between his precinct and
TXDOT to repair a bridge in his precinct.
An emergency siren system that would
cost the county $16,000 was brought before
Commissioners by County Fire Marshal
Harold Watkins. The $250,000 system would
bring 10 sirens to Delta County for use as an
emergency warning system. Commissioner
Templeton said he didn’t have $3,000 in
his budget for the project. After discussing
the matter it was agreed that Commissioner
Templeton could come back and install his
system later in the year. The system was
approved by the remaining Commissioners.
It was also decided to return Morris Partain
as the representative from Delta County to the
Sulphur River Regional Mobility Authority
board. According to Judge Carrington, the
appointment would honor Partain for his work
on the board.
Ambassadors play
to the crowd
It was all about entertaining the crowd and the kids during Friday nights Harlem
Ambassadors game. Student play catch with Ambassador players.
Lady Majic from the Ambassadors argues
with ref Scotty Stegall. The game was all in
good fun even the arguing.
The ambassadors gave everyone a run
for their money including Judge Robert
Newsom who played for the Chamber Pots.
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Weather
Overcast with rain showers at times.
Cold. High 37F. Winds SE at 5 to 10
mph. Chance of rain 60%.
1 Cooper Lake Dam Report
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February 9, 2010
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Normal Elevation 440.00
Current Elevation 443.09
Release 2890 CFS
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Palmer, Roger. Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 11, 2010, newspaper, February 11, 2010; Cooper, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth805160/m1/1/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Delta County Public Library.