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By Jerry Morgan, Reporter

Sales tax receipts are often considered to be one of the best current indicators of economic activity in a locality. If that is true, DeLeon’s economy in 2007 is slightly weaker than in the prior year.
For the first nine months of 2007, the City of DeLeon’s sales tax receipts are lagging the same period in 2006 by 2.7%, $132,788 to $136,477. Similar patterns of year-to-year slight declines have also occurred in the prior two years.

For the year, the City of Comanche also is experiencing a slight year-to-year decline of 1.2%, although in recents months the downward trend has shown signs of reversing.

Comanche County as a whole, has experienced a much more significant decline in taxable revenues, with 2007 lagging over 13% behind 2006. The county had positive comparisons in the 2006, however, and the 2007 drop may reflect a correction of overpayment in prior periods.

By Laura Kestner, Editor

The DeLeon City Council met in regular session Thursday, September 17, 2007, and addressed a rather lengthy agenda.

All Council members – Mayor Danny Owen, Howard Gifford, Norma Locke, Roy Dale Freeman and Gayle Stroud -- were present for the 6 p.m. meeting. Also present were City Secretary Karen Wilkerson, Police Chief Ralph Dickey, and Ray Helberg, emergency management coordinator. There were no participants in the “Citizen’s Presentation” portion of the meeting.

Kathy Linderholm was on the agenda to discuss recent incidents regarding Chief Dickey.   >>Full Story<<

Ruby Park and Stephen Riggs each missed only a single game last week, and both had the exact same number of points on the tiebreaker, so each will share the $50 weekly contest prize.

Despite having a game included in the contest that will not be played until this coming weekend (Tarleton vs. Texas A&M Commerce), and thus only 14 games being scored, there were no perfect pickers.  >>Full Story<<

One little mistake can have significant consequences, especially where our football contest is involved. We don’t know whether the web site where we finally located the Tolar/Chico score was incorrectly posted, or whether the grader simply got the score reversed. In any event, we have to make a correction on last week’s contest results and announce a new Week 1 winner.  >>Full Story<<

By Jerry Morgan, Reporter

Jason Howard Auvenshine, 37, formerly of DeLeon, is the subject of an arrest warrant issued by Justice of the Peace Bill Koenig on Friday, September 14, according to Comanche County Sheriffs Investigator Duane Fuquay.  >>Full Story & Picture<<

By Tim White, Sports Editor

Meridian’s Tony Allen ran for 189 yards on twelve carries, and scored seven touchdowns as the Yellow Jackets defeat a wounded DeLeon football team in varsity action at Meridian last Friday night by a score of 62-0.

The Bearcat Defense struggled to catch one of the states premier runners, and struggled to bring him down when they caught him. He broke as many as four tackles on one touchdown run.

The Bearcat sideline looked more like a battlefield triage than a football sideline. Players were on crutches, wore bandages, and were treated by medical professionals as the game proceeded. Going into the game with four key players out, DeLeon suffered at least two more troubling injuries during the contest.
Meanwhile, Allen scored on a 48 yard punt return, on carries of three, eight, 45, 52 and three yards, and on a screen pass for 59 yards.

DeLeon’s offense showed improvement in moving the football, but suffered from two key fumbles in the second quarter.

The Miss Comanche County Pageant was held Saturday evening. Mandie Kay Johnson is the newly crowned Miss Comanche County 2007-2008 and will represent the region on the Comanche County Pow-Wow float with her court. Mandie Kay is the daughter Jerry and Genia Johnson and a 10th grade at Comanche High School.

Petite Miss Comanche County is Kassandra Torres; 1st runner-up is K'Leigh Harlin, of DeLeon; 2nd runner-up is McKenna Glover, of DeLeon; Most Photogenic is Naomi Paige McCrory and Best Party Dress is Madison Glover, of DeLeon.

Princess Miss Comanche County is Rhegan Howard, of DeLeon; 1st runner-up and Best Party Dress is Stormy Baugh; 2nd runner-up is Ali Cotton and Most Photogenic is Amy Yezierski.

Little Miss Comanche County is Jasmine Robinson; 1st runner-up and Most Photogenic is Gabrielle Mailloux, of DeLeon; and tied for 2nd runner-up is Savanna Davis, of DeLeon, and Brooklyn Cox. Brooklyn Cox was also Most Photogenic.

Junior Miss Comanche County is Emily Burleson, of DeLeon; 1st runner-up is Chalie Carlisle, of DeLeon, and 2nd runner-up and Best Evening Gown is Felisha Torres.

Miss Comanche County is Mandie Kay Johnson; 1st Runner up is Alyssa Parks; 2nd runner-up is Brittany Gillam. Elizabeth Weathermon was awarded Miss Congeniality, Most Photogenic and Best Evening Gown. Mandie Kay Johnson also won for Best Sportwear.

The award for top ticket sales went to Jasmine Robinson.

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