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By
Jerry Morgan, Editor
The DeLeon City Council held a regular
meeting on Thursday, June 22, with only four of six members present.
Council members Howard Gifford and Avery Carlisle were absent due to
family matters and illness, respectively.
A discussion involving a resolution for
the City of DeLeon to request a $250,000 Texas Community Development
Block Grant for additional water storage capacity disclosed a
surprising development regarding deficiencies in the city’s water
system. >>Full Story<< |
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By
Jerry Morgan, Editor
COMANCHE -- All members of the Comanche
County Commissioners Court were present on Monday, June 26, to
consider a relatively light agenda.
The matter which received the most
lengthy consideration concerned a contract bid opening for emergency
lintel repairs for the Comanche County Courthouse. >>Full Story<< |
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The
DeLeon Independent School Board met in special session, Thursday,
June, 22, and accepted the resignation of newly-elected board member
Kellie Sparger.
“We received her resignation, and it was accepted,” said Dr. Randy
Mohundro, DISD Superintendent. Mohundro added that a possible board
replacement for Sparger will be discussed in another special meeting,
Wednesday, June 28.
“The board is currently looking at the possibilities for appointing
someone to that place for the remainder of the term,” Mohundro said,
“which is basically about 11 more months.”
Sparger said she resigned for personal reasons. |
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By
Casey Stone, Sports Editor
The summer league baseball and softball
seasons have just about come to a close as only a few regular season
games are left to be played.
At this time, there are four and possibly
five DeLeon teams that will go on to play in TTAB (Texas Teenage
Association of Baseball) and TTAS (Texas Teenage Association of
Softball) district tournaments over the next two weeks with the
possibility of moving on to state tournaments. >>Full Story<< |
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PEOPLE’S
CHOICE AWARD QUILT. This all hand-made quilt by Pauline Rush of
DeLeon, which features the double wedding ring design, was judged
the top quilt in its category and was voted as the favorite of the
DeLeon Quilt Show attendees. Over 90 quilts were exhibited at the
City Hall auditorium over the weekend in the annual show staged by
the ladies of the Women’s Division of the Chamber of Commerce. |
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PARK
CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS. Workers have been very busy recently out at
the new Festival Gardens Park preparing for two large concrete
placements. In the foreground, the dance floor slab of the
amphitheater is already in place. Concrete forms, plumbing and
wiring conduits are also in place for the amphitheater stage. In
the background, contractor employees are working on the ticket
building forms. Concrete is scheduled to be poured this coming
Thursday with steel erection to begin shortly thereafter. Highway
6, east of DeLeon, and L&R Diesel Repair can be seen in the
distant background. |
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