The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 138, No. 79, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 3, 2010 Page: 3 of 60
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Sunday, October 3, 2010
The Panola Watchman
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To complete a voter regis-
tration application, a person
must provide a Texas
Driver’s License number or Texas Personal I.D. number
issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety. If a
person has neither of those numbers, the applicant is
asked to provide the last four digits of their Social
Security Number. The number submitted by the appli-
cant is verified before a voter registration certificate is
issued.
If none of the required numbers are provided on the
application, the person can still be registered, but must
show a proper form of identification at the polling loca-
tion before receiving a ballot.
Early voting will begin October 18 to October 29 at
the Panola County Courthouse voter office from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
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public education and
obtaining a truck with
compressed air-foam.
The recent evaluation
results showed the fire
department earning an
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fire hydrant that pumps
250 gallons a minute
can now’ get a better dis-
count on their home
insurance rates. Any
fire hydrants that are
located that close to a
home should have a
pump and function test
performed periodically.
Political
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Contested Races
FCA holds
Fields of Faith
Beckville High School
Fellowship of Christian
Athletes will be hosting
Fields of Faith on
Wednesday, October 13,
2010 at 7pm at Bearcat
Stadium. The band Faithful
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35.84 of 50, handling
calls, 7.42 of 10.
Property owners who
live within five miles of
the Carthage Fire
Department building
and who live within
1,000 feet from a live
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on for
said. “Most people look at
their grass to see if it
needs watering, but cooler
temperatures mask how
stressed the grass is. If we
don’t get more rain, area
residents will need to con-
tinue watering their lawns
with 1 to 1 1/2 inches of
water per week.”
One of the main visible
signs of the drought is
limb drop. That’s what
happens when limbs
become dry, brittle and
actually snap off. It hap-
pens as trees go into sur-
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Oct. 6 Author Book
Signing to be held at
Sammy Brown Library,
10am until Noon on
Wednesday,
Oct. 8-The Season’s, at
226 North St. Mary is cel-
ebrating their 10th
anniversary with a
Customer Appreciation
Day on Friday, October
8th between 9:00am and
2:00pm to enjoy refresh
tnents.
Oct 9 CHS Class of
2000 class reunion will be
held on October 8, 2010
tor the football game and
October 9, 2010 for din
ner at 6:30 p.m. at the
Texas Country Music Hall
of Fame. For more infor-
mation please contact
kmanchaca@gmail.com
or call 817-832-3533.
Oct. 10- Panola College
Department of Fine Arts
will perform Sunday,
October 10, 2010 at 3 pin
in the Q. M. Martin
Auditorium. Tickets are
free for Panola College
students with an ID, $5 for
adults, and $2 for other s.
Oct. 12- Panola’s
Chorale will sing a joint
concert with the Kilgore
College Chorale at Trinity
Episcopal Church in
Longview on Tuesday,
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whole state, the drier areas
are right here.”
In Gregg County,
Smith said, rainfall during
the past 60 days was down
50 percent from the same
time this past year. For the
past 30 days, it’s down 25
percent.
Most of the region is
experiencing lower-than-
normal rainfall.
In addition to problems
for livestock, severe
drought conditions often
are accompanied by
increased occurrence in
wildfires. Smith said an
increase in wildfires
already is being seen.”
“Grass can create a
green band that will stop
fire from spreading,” he
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Oct 4- Deadline for
Voter Registration is
October 4, 2010 for the
general election.
Oct. 6- Health Fair at
the Panola at the Arthur
Johnson College Gym on
October 6.
Oct. 8- the annual
Maxey Burger Sale will be
held from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. Friday, October 8, on
the square tn Carthage.
The Carthage noon Lions
Club will be serving a
Barbeque sandwich and a
drink for $5.
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Duncum said, trees do not
go completely dormant
during the winter and will
need watering just like a
homeowners grass.
EDITOR S NOTE: This editorial ran in the Longview
News-Journal Sunday. We thought it bears repeating.
This is what a truly winning collegiate athletic pro
gram looks like.
It wins conference championships. It is ranked in the
top 10 nationally. And when members of the team do
something out of line with the high standards of the
college and the program, the coach knows there is only
one right response.
Those players have to go.
We found last week’s news that a half dozen players
had been kicked off Panola College’s volleyball team in
response to an off-campus incident to be both refresh
ing and sad.
Sad because the athletic and possibly academic
careers of some promising young people have been cast
into doubt.
But refreshing because were more accustomed to
seeing coaches making excuses or trying to hide from
their responsibilities as leaders and as educators when a
youngster in their charge makes such a mistake. It’s a
win-at-all-costs philosophy we believe is sharply at
odds with the mission an educational institution — at
any level — should pursue.
But that’s not the way Nicole McCray Thorn and
Panola College handled it.
Despite the facts her team was ranked No. 10 in the
nation, was heading into a tournament this weekend
and appears poised to defend its 2009 conference chain
pionship to return to the NJCAA tournament, Thorn
did the right thing.
She sent the message that, like it or not, there are
things more important than athletics and that bad deci-
sions have consequences.
It’s a message that tells us Panola College and its vol-
leyball program have high standards and take seriously
their roles in educating young people.
It must have been an agonizing decision on so many
levels. But those of us who have watched Thorn’s career
were not surprised she made the right — if tough —
call.
From Pine Tree High School to the University of
Florida to the top coaching spots first at Georgia
Southern then Panola College, Thorn always has been a
disciplined and driven athlete, student and leader. She
has always excelled and her excellence has always raised
the performance of those around her.
We know the Panola College Fillies’ success is due in
no small part to the principled, no-nonsense discipline
Thorn demands — both on and off the court.
“We bring them here to play volleyball and to be
great students,” she told the News-Journal’s Gabriel D
Brooks last week. “We expect nothing less than 100 per-
cent in both.”
And we believe — because she told us — that even
with the apparent loss of six from its roster of 14 play-
ers, the Fillies are strong contenders to repeat as confer
ence champions this year.
“There’s been some changes, but our expectations are
still the same,” Thorn said.
That determination to fight on and win was echoed
by her players.
“She wants to win it, all or nothing,” one said of
Thorn. “We all want to win more now,” another added.
Another powerful lesson — never say die — learned.
We salute Panola College, its athletic department
and especially its volleyball coach for doing the right
thing.
And we hope all East Texans will join us in our sup
port for the Fillies in their march to a repeat perform
ance in the NJCAA tournament.
Regardless how they finish the
already winners in our book.
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