The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 138, No. 97, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 15, 2010 Page: 1 of 16
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Certificates for Panola
Floating Secretary County Treasurer Gloria
Tuesday, Portman; Panola County
Commissioner, Precinct
#4, Glen Dale LaGrone;
County Judge
David Anderson; Panola
County Justice of the
Peace, Precincts #1 and
Credit Union, of Live
Oak, Texas; Dianne Stone,
Chairman, President &
CEO, The First National
Bank of Hico, Texas;
Jeffrey A. Wilkinson,
President & CEO, Pioneer
is in good working condi-
tion. Inspect parts for car-
bon build up. Be sure the
heater has an emergency
shut off in case it is tipped
over.
Never use fuel burning
appliances without proper
room venting. Burning
fuel can produce deadly
fumes.
Use ONLY the fuel rec-
ommended by the heater
manufacturer.
NEVER introduce a
fuel into a unit not
designed for that type of
fuel.
Keep kerosene, or other
flammable liquids stored
in approved metal con-
tainers, in well ventilated
storage areas, outside of
the house.
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Carthage banker
named to Federal
Area students, teachers
and faculty alike are
eagerly looking forward to
the winter break quickly
approaching.
Beckville Schools will
be releasing early Friday
afternoon. They will
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Lubbock, Texas; Drake
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A special meeting of
the Commissioners’
Court of Panola County
was held Monday,
December 13, 2010 and
Charles Thomas was
appointed to the East
Texas Regional
Transportation
Coordination Planning
Steering Committee.
Johnny Morris and Mark
Thompson were appoint-
ed to the Panola County
Airport-Sharpe Field
Advisory Board for two
year terms commencing
January 1, 2011 and end-
ing December 31, 2012.
Frank Langley, Stuart
Lipsey and Doug Waldrop
were appointed as three
members of the Panola
County Emergency
Services District No. 1
Board of Fire
Commissioners for two
year terms commencing
January 1, 2011 and end-
ing December 31, 2012.
Letters from the Panola
Carthage schools will
release early Friday,
December 17 in prepara-
tion for the state champi-
onship game which will be
played at Cowboy
Stadium at 4 p.m.
Early release times for
are as follows:
Carthage Primary and
Libby - 10:00 a.m.
CarthaggJiBior High -
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return to school Tuesday,
January 4, 2011.
Gary Independent
School District will be
releasing at noon Friday
and will resume classes on
Monday, January 3,2011.
under Panola County
Road #119 with a 4.5"
O D. line.
Miscellaneous consent
items approved and
recorded were: minutes of
Commissioners’ Court
meetings held during the
month of November,
2010; Panola County
Sheriff’s State Forfeiture
Fund Budget Amendment
#2 for F scat Year 2010;
et Ar'endment
Clayton Volunteer Fire
Department and Beckville
Volunteer
Department
responded to
house fires within the past
few days. Two of the
homes were kept from
being destroyed, although
two homes were lost A
storage building was also
destroyed as a result of a
fire.
Although details of
each fire were unavailable
as of press time, an official
said it isn’t uncommon for
the number of house fires
to increase when it first
really begins to get cold.
The U.S. Fire
Administration poses the
following information for
winter fire safety for the
home: Be sure your heater
Advisory Council
Campbell, President &
CEO, Community Bank,
of Fort Worth, Texas; Lee
R. Gaskamp Jr., President
Advisory & CEO, Bank of Brenham,
National Association, of
Brenham, Texas; James D.
Goudge, Chairman &
CEO, Broadway National
Bank, of San Antonio,
Texas; Justin W. Harper,
President & CEO, Citizens
Bank of Las Cruces, New
Mexico; Alan L. Lackey,
The Council is part of a Chairman, President &
Federal Reserve initiative
to enhance communica-
tion and feedback with
community bankers. The
Council is composed of 12 Community Trust Bank,
representatives from of Choudrant, Louisiana;
financial institutions of Randy M. Smith,
various sizes in Texas, President & CEO,
northern Louisiana and Randolph Brooks Federal
southern New Mexico.
Other members include
Garold R. Base, President
& CEO, ViewPoint Bank,
of Plano, Texas; Michael
G. Brown, President, J S C
Federal Credit Union,
Houston, Texas; Jimmy
County Historical
Commission and the
Panola County Historical
and Genealogical
Association requesting
the sum of $2,586.18 as
payment for the electric
bill and pest control of the
1891 Old Jail Library
building from the
Historical Commission
budget were approved
Personnel consent
items approved and 20.fi B>
recorded were: a change No. lb, and American
in status of employment
for Vicki Yates from
Deputy County Treasurer
to
effective
December 14, 2010 and
an increase in salary of
$1.00 per hour for Donna Panola
Stillwell, Deputy Tax
Assessor-Collector effec-
tive January 1, 2011.
The Road and Bridge #4, David Gray; Panola
consent item approved County Reserve Deputy
recorded was a Constable, Precincts #1
and #4, John DePresca; Reserve Deputy Edward
Panola County Reserve
Turner. Sales end
Thursday at 4 p.m. Pre-
sale adult tickets are $12
each, students are $8 each,
and at the gate they are
$15 each. There will also
be a $10 parking fee per
vehicle.
Dewayne Akin; Panola
County Court at Law
Judge Terry Bailey; Panola
County Sheriff’s
Department Reserve
Deputy Kattie Bird;
Panola County Deputy
County Clerks; and
Panola County Ex Officio
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and recorded was a
request by Devon Gas
Services, L.P. to cross
Photo courtesy ot Gary Fire Department
Gary Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Kevin Lake (at left) and
Fire Chief Um Porter (at right) stand with Jeff Martin who received the
“Fireman of the Year” award.
early for state game
10:05 a.m.
Baker Koonce - 10:10
a.m.
Carthage High School
- 10:15 a.m.
Tickets are on sale at
the campuses Wednesday
and Thursday and at Ken
Students get out
for Winter break
A Carthage banker was
recently named to the
newly established
Community Depository
Institutions
Council announced by
the Federal Reserve Bank
of Dallas.
Gary W. Claxton,
President & CEO of
Panola National Bank of
Carthage was named as a
Charter member of the
Council.
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Above, Carthage Primary Pre-K students sang and performed at the Christmas program Friday.
Commissioners name local
Deputy Constable,
Precincts #1 and #4,
Bryan Murff; Panola
County Sheriff’s
Department Reserve
Deputy John Lee Wright,
Jr.; Panola County
Commissioner, Precinct
#3, Hermon E. Reed, Jr.;
Panola County Sheriff’s
Department Reserve
Deputy Calvin Guill;
Panola County Sheriff’s
Department Reserve
Deputy Robert Glen
Allums; Panola County
Sheriff’s
Reserve
Owens; Panola County
Sheriff’s Department
Reserve Deputy Daniel
McMillen; Panola County
Sheriff’s
Reserve Deputy Jeff
Martin; Panola County
Sheriff’s Department
Reserve Deputy Charlie
Blue; Panola County
Sheriff’s Department
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