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Unofficial
May 13th Election Results
De Leon City Council
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MAYOR
DANNY OWEN 175
Gayle Stroud 120
Michael J. Richardson 14
J.J. Garza 13 |
PLACE 1
HOWARD GIFFORD 173
Roy Dale Freeman 130 |
PLACE 2
NORMA JO LOCKE 186
Joe Canterbury 123 |
PLACE 4
AVERY CARLISLE 189
Marion Quade 90 |
De Leon ISD Board of Trustees
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1-YEAR-TERM
KELLI SPARGER 129
Allen Stone 99
Chet Atkins 76
Raymond "Jr." Gerth 47
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3-YEAR-TERM
DAYLON WHITEHURST 276
(Unopposed) |
3-YEAR-TERM
LARRY DON WOMACK 276
(Unopposed) |
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Front Page Headlines
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By
Jerry Morgan, Editor
 DeLeon and Comanche County lost an
important civic and governmental leader last Thursday, May 11, when
Clyde Brinson passed away at Brownwood Regional Medical Center. He
was 72.
Brinson was the longest serving member of
the current County Commissioners Court, having been Commissioner
of Precinct 4 since August 1983. >>Full Story<< |
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By
Laura Kestner, Associate Editor
The DeLeon City Council met in regular
session Thursday, May 11, with all members present for the 6 p.m.
beginning, except for Mayor Jim Adams, who was ill. Mayor Pro Tem
Gayle Stroud officiated in his absence.
During the Citizen’s Presentation portion
of the meeting former Councilman Jack Pilcher said he recently had a
conversation with two people who were interested in donating money to
the new Festival Park project >>Full Story<< |
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On Monday, May 15, Early residents Todd
Smith and Dustin Watson were arrested for Theft of Livestock, a state
jail felony, based on arrest warrants from the Comanche County
Sheriff’s Office.
Investigator Duane Fuquay, Texas and
Southwestern Cattle Raisers’ Association Special Ranger Jack Andrews,
Brown County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant David Mercer and Texas Ranger
Nick Hanna served the warrants on Smith and Watson at a residence
north of the City of Early. >>Full Story<< |
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The DeLeon Bearcat and Lady Bearcat sports banquet was held this past
Monday night at the First Baptist Church Family Life Center.
Mark Lewis was the main speaker of the
night and ran the ceremonies without a hitch throughout the night. >>Full Story
& Pictures<<
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JUST
MILLING AROUND. Contractors working under the direction of the
Texas Department of Transportation were busy on Monday, May 15,
running a pavement milling machine (the track driven machine in
the background with a conveyor belt) up and down main (Texas)
street downtown. Two inches of old pavement were removed and
hauled away as preparations are made for the laying of new
pavement as one of the final steps in TxDOT’s downtown street and
sidewalks renovations. |
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