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Denton Record-Chronicle
Vol. 109, No. 230 / 24 pages, 3 sections
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Denton, Texas
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County awards bid
Tremont Construction
Services to repair jail
By Megan Gray
Staff Writer
Denton County commissioners on
Tuesday unanimously approved the
bid to repair the portion of the coun-
ty jail facility that was damaged by an
alleged drunk driver two weeks ago.
Denton-based Tremont Construc-
tion Services was the lowest of three
bids received, said Beth Fleming,
Denton County director of purchas-
ing. Tremont’s bid of $61,547.07 was
more than $13,000 cheaper than the
next lowest bidder, Fleming said.
All insurance information has
been turned over to the risk manag-
er and attorney. Fleming said they
hope to recoup some of the money
through the insurance claims.
Rolando Hernandez, 34, attempt-
ed to drive through the back of the
west wing of the pre-trial facility
during afternoon visitation on
March 9 after being denied a visit to
See BID on 11A
Damage to
the inside of
the Denton
County Jail
pre-trial facil-
ity is shown
March 9.
Courtesy
photo/Denton
County Sheriff’s
Office
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Several new homes are under construction near the Interstate 35 corridor between Lake Dallas and Denton such as the one shown above
recently in The Preserve at Pecan Creek in Shady Shores.
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Mostly sunny
High: 68
Low: 45
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Good Samaritan pays off woman’s loan
By Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe
Staff Writer
The gray-haired Good Samaritan
drove a blue Lincoln, that’s all Sybil
Shephard knew of the man who paid off
her loan with Speedy Cash.
He came by Monday evening and
knocked on her front door, Shephard
said.
She looked through the peephole and
was afraid to answer the door.
“I didn’t know who it was,” Shephard
said.
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She watched him walk
across the grass and
knock on the neighbor’s
door. Then he came back
to her kitchen door. She
opened it and he showed a photo he had
clipped from the newspaper. Was that
her?
Yes, Shephard told him.
Shephard
Then he handed her the receipt for
$282. Underneath the highlight at the
top, it said “Paid in Full.”
Shephard had taken out a loan for
$164 from Speedy Cash in September in
Arlington, in part to help out a friend.
She had taken out a short-term loan once
before, $166 from Cash America, and
was able to pay it back. But this time she
got caught. She had car trouble and “life”
got in the way.
See LOAN on 11A
Agency’s
contract
renewed
Commissioners approve
funding for WIC program
By Bj Lewis
Staff Writer
Denton County Health Department
officials expressed delight Tuesday to
have the agency’s WIC contract renewed.
Commissioners voted unanimously to
approve the funding to continue the
Women, Infants and Children program
so those families who qualify can retain
access to nutrition education, health
checkups and referrals, as well as vouch-
ers for healthy foods and infant formula.
The contract is worth about $1 million.
“That one was very important to me,”
Denton County Health Department
director Bing Burton said. “That enables
us to serve an important population and
help them get off to a healthy start.”
The funding is considered a Pass-
Through Grant. Denton County is the
recipient of certain federal and state
grant funds, and various departments
within the county administer these pro-
grams. Activities are monitored by coun-
ty staff to ensure compliance with the
requirements of the grants.
The contracts are for six-month terms
as opposed to the yearlong terms they
once were.
“A year or two ago when federal funds
came under closer scrutiny, they started
funding us for six-month periods instead
of a year,” Burton said. “But there hasn’t
been any threat that grant was going to
go away.”
In addition, the health department
received a handful of other grants includ-
ing one for a local public health service,
the Medical Reserve Corps and a public
health preparedness grant.
The action taken on those grants were
mainly amendments to existing contracts
See CONTRACT on 11A
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Board plans to review superintendent candidates
By Britney Tabor
Staff Writer
PILOT POINT - The Pilot Point
school board is expected to review candi-
dates tonight in closed session for the
district’s superintendent position.
The board is looking to name someone
to succeed Glenn Barber, who has
announced he will retire Aug. 30.
Upon reviewing applicants, board
President Melinda Street said the board
intends to narrow its applicant pool.
“[Tonight] is going through the
resumes and sorting out the candidates
we’re going to ask to come in for inter-
views,” she said.
In January, Pilot Point trustees hired
Henderson-based Arrow Educational
Services Inc. to lead its superintendent
search. The firm also led the district’s last
search in 2007, which led to Barber’s hir-
ing.
Jim Dunlap, a representative with
AES, shared with board members on
March 6 results from a superintendent
search profile survey. Pilot Point stu-
dents, staff members, community mem-
bers, parents and the school board sub-
mitted 271 responses, he said.
The survey identified some issues of
concern within the district, including the
district’s financial condition, attracting
and retaining strong and effective teach-
ers, technology and the expansion of use
across the district, district facilities and a
need for vision for future district growth.
The survey showed respondents want
someone with experience as a superin-
tendent or an assistant superintendent at
a larger district.
Respondents also asked for a superin-
tendent with an understanding of school
See PILOT POINT on 11A
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