Mount Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 3, 1996 Page: 4 of 18
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As the developer of the first acontribution toourcommuni-
modern lignite coal-fired pow- ties."
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the plant and mine^The tours, utilities had topioneer much of good stewards of the environ-
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wi.1.1 begin around 10:30 a.m. face mining technology. the next 25 years," Steve Pay-
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only to preserve, but also to - Goldie West
TU Lignite System marks 25 years
Senator Bill Ratliff will pay an<j tfoe Martin Lake Plant near improve the land and other nat-
tribute to "25 Years of Texas Henderson in Rusk County be- ural resources at its lignite plants
Lignite” at a Texas Utilities ganOperation in 1977. A fourth long before there were any state
Company System open house unjt was acjded to the Sandow and federal environmental te-
at the Monticello Plant from 10 plant in 1980, bringing the total quirements," Lonnie Smith,
a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, Oct. number of TU lignite units to TUMCo manager, said.
3, 1996.
All area residents are invited
to the celebration, which in-
cludes refreshment and tours of
er plant in the world, Texas
each lasting about 30 minutes, t^c p|ant construction and sur-
foilowing remarks of Senator
Ratliff and Mike Greene, exec-
utive vice president of Texas
Utilities Mining Company.
TU gained its experience in
developing and operating lig-
nite plants and mines in the
1920's at the Trinidad Plant in
Henderson County and at Al-
coa's Sandow Facilitiy in Rock-
dale, Texas in the 1950's.
When TU began building
modern-day lignite coal plants
in East Texas, it ushered in a
new energy era that has made
Texas first in the nation in lig-
nite coal production.
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Brown Plant near Fairfield was
completed in 1971, the first unit
of the Monticello Plant near
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The following arrests were
made last week by local officers:
Ruben Everado Gamez, age
25, Plano, charged with no drivers
license, $72 fine and released.
- Charles Laroy Butler, age 25,
done on his property on Sept.
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Benny Price, who lives on
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drant had been broken in a pas-
ture and other damage had been sessjon of marijuana under
Joseph Franklin Lindsey re-
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Wholesale Merchandise in
Mount Vernon. A vehicle
matching the description was
House fire
A neighbor reported this fire at the Virginia Brisendine resi-
dence on County Road 4312 Sunday, Sept. 29. According to the
report, the neighbor attempted to put out the fire, but was
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- Mary Ann White, age 25,
Mount Vemon, charged with theft
over $500 under $1500, $3000
bond.
- Mario Suarez Yepez, age 29,
Mount Vernon, sentenced in
County Court to serve 30 days.
- Florencio Botello Villeda, age
parked at 22, Pittsburg, sentenced in County
Court to pay $327 in fines and
court costs.
- Harlen D. Brumley, age 47,
found afMillers Cove, but the Pickton, sentenced in County
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the evening. _ Heath Green age 22
Jonesboro, Ark., arrested on a
warrant for failure to appear on an
original charge of possession of
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Man arrested in burglary
A 25 year old man has been There were 17 prisoners in Fran-
arrested in connection with the klin County Jail Monday, Sept.
Tuesday, Sept. 24 burglary of a
building at the Gaines Hughes
Ranch on FM 1896.
Salvador M. de la Hoy a, age
25, Talco, was charged with
burglary of a building.
The stolen items included a Pittsburg, charged with violation
dolly, dehomer, sacks of cattle of probation, no bond.
feed, rolls of barbed wire, and - Ricky Dale Reynolds, age 39,
bottles of veterinarian penicil- charged with violation of proba-
lin.
Bond on Mr. De la Hoya was
set at $4000 on the burglary and
at $3500 for theft over $500
and under $1500.
unsuccessful. There was no one at home when the fire started
in the wall of the trailer home. The home was totally destroyed.
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Wright, Pat. Mount Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 3, 1996, newspaper, October 3, 1996; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1330531/m1/4/?q=%22Business%2C+Economics+and+Finance+-+Journalism%22: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Franklin County Library.