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East Cedar Creek Freshwater Supply District meets at 12:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at the ECCFSD
office on Hammer Road just off Welch Lane in Gun Barrel City.
Eustace City Council meets at 7
p.m. in the Eustace City Hall the first Thursday of each month. For more information,
please call 425-4702. The public is invited to attend.
Eustace Independent School District meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Eustace High
School Library. For more information, please call 425-7131. The public is invited to
attend.
Gun Barrel City Council meets in
Brawner Hall at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. For more information,
please call 887-1087. The public is invited to attend.
Gun Barrel City Economic Development Corporation meets at 1831 W. Main, GBC, at 6 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month.
For more information, please call 887-1899.
Henderson County Commissioner’s Court meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 9 a.m. in the
Henderson County Courthouse in Athens. The public is invited to attend.
Henderson County Emergency Services District #4 meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at 525 S. Tool Dr. in
Tool.
Henderson County Historical Commission meets the first Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m. in the HC Historical
Museum.
Kaufman County Commissioner’s Court meets the first, second, third and fourth Monday of each month at 9:45
a.m. in the Kaufman County Courthouse in Kaufman. The public is invited to attend.
Kemp City Council meets at Kemp
City Hall at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month. For more information, please call
498-3191. The public is invited to attend.
Kemp Independent School District
meets the third Tuesday of each month in the Board Room in the Administration Building.
For more information, please call 498-1314. The public is invited to attend.
Log Cabin City Council meets the
third Thursday of the month in city hall. For more information, please call 489-2195. The
public is invited to attend.
Mabank City Council meets at 7
p.m. in Mabank City Hall the first Tuesday of each month. For more information, please
call 887-3241. The public is invited to attend.
Mabank Independent School District meets at 7:30 p.m. the fourth Monday of each month. For more information,
please call 887-9310. The public is invited to attend.
Payne Springs City Council meets
at city hall at 7:30 p.m. every third Tuesday of each month. For more information, please
call 451-9229. The public is invited to attend.
Payne Springs Water Supply Corp.
meets the third Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. at the Payne Springs Community Center,
located at 9690 Hwy. 198.
Seven Points City Council meets
at 7 p.m. in Seven Points city hall the second Tuesday of each month. For more
information, please call 432-3176. The public is invited to attend.
Tool City Council meets at 6
p.m. in the OranWhite Civic Center the third Thursday of each month. For more information,
please call 432-3522. The public is invited to attend.
West Cedar Creek Municipal Utility District is held at 5 p.m. the fourth Monday of each month. For more information,
please call 432-3704. The public is invited. |
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Stray bullet nails
youth at party
Wills Point junior high student hit by gunfire a quarter-mile away
By Julie Vaughan and Randal Brewer
Monitor Staff Writers
WILLS POINT–A Wills Point Junior High student was hospitalized after being shot by a
stray bullet during a Labor Day party.
The bullet came from shots fired at a residence a quarter-mile away, authorities report.
Ranger Wilcoxson was playing billiards when a stray bullet caught him in the torso,
according to police.
The incident occurred just after 6 p.m. off Farm-to-Market 751 north of Wills Point.
Family members declined to comment on the incident or Ranger’s condition, other than
to say he has a “long recovery ahead of him.”
Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Sam Mayer said he received a call that
a juvenile had been shot “somewhere in the upper torso of the body.”
Mayer said the teen, along with other juveniles, had gathered at their coach’s house
for a Labor Day gathering.
“This barn the children were in was hit more than once by stray bullets,” County
Sheriff R.P. “Pat” Burnett Jr. said. “They were playing pool at a pool
table in a game room, and he (the victim) was about to make a pool shot when he was
hit.”
“The residence where the shot was fired from was on County Road 3803, where they were
having a Labor Day gathering as well,” Mayer said.
Although there are some trees, Mayer said he estimated there was a quarter of a mile
distance between the two properties.
“There were four adults and one juvenile out shooting. They had three different
weapons out, and all five were shooting,” Mayer continued.
Mayer said it was hard to tell whether the five were shooting in the direction of the
house, based on the information he was given at the scene.
“I think they believed they were shooting in a safe manner, but unfortunately they
were not,” he added.
Mayer said the two rifles were seized at the scene for evidence.
“This was not an intentional act,” Burnett added. “I don’t know if
these were ricochets or what, but ultimately you are responsible.”
Burnett noted he grew up hunting in most of the area around Wills Point as a kid, which is
not something that can be done anymore, he said.
“If you are going to shoot a gun, you have to know where that bullet is going to
go,” Burnett said. “These could have been ricochets. There are all kinds of
things that could have happened here, but you have got to know where that bullet is going
to go.”
Burnett offered these tips for gun owners:
• know your weapon,
• know the distance the bullet is going to travel,
• know the distance the bullet is going to travel if it ricochets and
• know what is in your area in that distance.
Wills Point Chief of Police Scott Johnson added everyone should pay close attention to
firearm safety.
“We’re getting into hunting season, and people are getting their guns out and
sighting in their scopes,” Johnson said. “It’s not illegal to discharge a
firearm out in the county, but people could still be held liable, either criminally or
civilly.
“The best thing to do is to go to a gun range, or at least make sure there is an
embankment behind your target,” Johnson added. “You have to be aware of
ricochets, and you have to know what is around you or beyond the trees.”
Burnett said this is not the first time someone has been shot by stray bullets.
“We are too populated to just go shoot where you want to shoot,” he added.
“You have to shoot with knowledge.”
The sheriff and Texas Rangers are still investigating the shooting.
“Anytime you have a juvenile shot like this, you need as many eyes and ears as you
possibly can, and different perspectives,” Burnett said.
“We do not believe this was an intentional act,” Burnett reiterated. “We
are just very, very lucky this isn’t a tragic event, as bad as it is. We are
fortunate no one is dead.”
Wills Point school superintendent Joe Oliver said that the thoughts and prayers of the
school administration are with Ranger and his family.
“Our heart definitely goes out to the family, and we’re praying for a full
recovery,” Oliver said.Kaufman County
lifts burn ban
Cities Readiness Initiative gets one year extension
By Barbara Gartman
Monitor Staff Writer
KAUFMAN–Kaufman County Commissioners lifted the burn ban Monday on the recommendation
of the fire marshal.
After recent rains, fire marshal Larry Ewing said the county registers at the lowest risk
for having grass fires.
Commissioners also renewed with the North Central Texas Council of Governments for the
Cities Readiness Initiative (CRN).
The initiative maintains readiness to inoculate citizens in dire emergencies, such as a
massive terrorist attack, public works director Kathy Morris, explained.
The program has been in place for five years at no cost to the county, she said. However,
this year a 10 percent match from the county is required.
“That’s no problem, as it can be an ‘in-kind’ match, which includes
milage or other physical items,” she explained.
Next year, the cost could go up even more, and while she recommended taking part in the
project this year, she said the county should drop the agreement next year.
In other business, commissioners:
• approved conducting road repairs for the city of Rosser, per an interlocal
agreement.
• adopted the 2010 appraisal roll as the 2010 tax roll.
The total amount of the tax roll is $8,714,210,468.
• established the courthouse annex courtroom, where the commissioners regularly meet
as the central counting station for all elections through June, 2011.
• appointed the following election personnel:
– Theresa Floyd as counting station presiding judge.
– P.J. Gibson as counting station manager.
– Phillip O’Steen as tabulation supervisor of the counting station, and
– Carol Aga as assistant tabulation supervisor. All appointments apply to all
elections through 2011.
• approved the resale of tax property located in Precinct 1.
• approved the deputation of Paula Renae Mayfield for the Sheriff’s Department.
• approved a request from AT&T to install communications drop wire along County
Road 310 and CR 312, Precinct 3.
• approved a request from, CenturyLink to install buried communications copper cable
along CR 4072, Precinct 4.
• approved budget transfers, as presented by auditor Hal D. Jones.
• paid bills totaling $942,746.03.
Thieves knock over ATM
Monitor Staff Reports
SEVEN POINTS–Thieves caused a lot of damage, but didn’t get at the contents of
an automatic teller machine at Cap City Convenience store recently.
Store owner Irfan Cheema said an alarm went off around 2:15 a.m. Sept. 1, alerting
authorities to the break-in.
The store’s ATM was the target and Cheema estimates up to $4,000 in damage was done
to the machine, which is still out for repairs.
The perpetrators were scared off by the alarm, and didn’t succeed in taking anything
else from the store, he said.
Seven Points Police investigators were called to the scene and are conducting an
investigation.
The store’s security cameras may have been inadvertently disabled the day of the
break-in, Cheema said. “The police are looking into it.”
Come Adopt Us At
The Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake |
 The domino effect is a chain reaction that occurs when a small
change causes a similar change nearby, which then will cause another similar change, and
so on. My name is Domino, and I got my name not only because I’m black and white like
a domino tile, but also because my outgoing, cheerful personality causes my doggie
roommates to smile. This also causes our human friends to smile, which even causes the
kitties in the cat room to smile.
I am an 8-month-old male Pointer/Terrier mix. I love children, other dogs, and even get
along great with kitties. I’ve had all my shots and am ready to be adopted. If
you’d like to experience the domino effect, I am sure to put a forever smile on your
face when you take me to my forever home.
I currently live with a foster family, so if you would like to meet me, call my friends at
the Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake at (903) 432-3422 to make an appointment. You can
also email them at dogshsccl@yahoo.com.
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We have many animals at
the
Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake in Seven Points
in dire need of a good home.
Please call or stop by the Humane Society today
and rescue one of these forgotten animals.
The Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake is located on
10220 County Road 2403 in Seven Points.
For more information, please call (903) 432-3422 after 11 a.m.
We are closed on Wednesday and Sunday. |
For further information visit our
website at petfinder.com |
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