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Volume 62, Number 47

Azle News

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

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Azle man charged felony injury to child BY NATALIE GENTRY According to the report, the mother Randall Jamal Sloan, 25, of Azle called a family member to take the girl was arrested on May 2 and charged to the hospital while she drove from with fi rst-degree felony injury to a her work in Irving to meet them there. Sloan reportedly told investigachild with intent to cause serious bodily injury or mental anguish after he al- tors that he had pulled the girl off the legedly broke the leg of a 4-year-old couch by her leg while attempting to discipline her and about 20 minutes girl while she was in his care. later noticed her According to leg was swollen. investigator Josh Dr. Jayme CoffPitman with the man, a doctor with Parker County Cook Children’s Sheriff’s OfHospital Child fi ce, Sloan was Advocacy Rewatching his girlsources and Evalfriend’s 4-yearuation (CARE) old daughter Team reported and the couple’s that the girl had a younger children fractured left feat their home in mur and bruising the 100 block of on her abdomen, Jody Lane when lower back, and the incident ocbuttocks. curred. According to The girl’s Coffman the bromother told investigators that Randall Jamal Sloan, of Azle ken bone was the four year was arrested May 2 and charged consistent with a old was fi ne that with felony injury to a child with non-accident inmorning when intent to cause serious bodily jury. The doctor also the mother left injury or mental anguish. Photo courtesy of the Parker County Jail. noted that the for work around injury would re6 a.m. She said her daughter ran to her and quire a great deal of force to inflict. According to the Parker County gave her a hug and kiss before she left. Sloan reportedly called the girl’s Sheriff’s Offi ce Sloan denied causing mother around noon and said he had the marks on the child’s abdomen. As of May 6, Sloan remained in the spanked the child and now her leg was swelling and she was having trouble Parker County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bond. walking.

It’s a Double

Azle Oaks Fire

Three adults and three children were temporarily displaced after a fi re at the Azle Oaks Apartments on Jarvis Lane Sunday afternoon, May 4. Firefi ghters from Azle Fire Department, Lake Worth FD, Eagle Mountain FD, Briar VFD, LaJunta VFD and Sansom Park FD, as well as the American Red Cross, responded to the scene. Here, Lake Worth FD’s ladder truck was utilized by fi refi ghters to access the roof of the apartment building where the fi re was located. The exact cause remains under investigation, according to offi cials. Photo by Carla Noah Stutsman

Vote! Polls open Saturday BY CARLA NOAH STUTSMAN The polls will be open from 7 a.m.7 p.m. Saturday, May 10, as voters decide who will represent them in one seat on the Board of Trustees for the Azle Independent School District (AISD), three seats on the Pelican Bay City Council, and three places on the Reno City Council. The city of Azle as well as the towns of Lakeside and Sanctuary canceled their general elections since no candidate faced an opponent in those cities. In the race for AISD Place 2, incumbent Clay Doyle faces a challenge from Damon Bethurum.

Erik Loeffelholz will retain his seat in Place 1 with no opposition. A four-way race for the Mayor’s seat in Pelican Bay has Robin Finstad, Bill Morley, Tom Petty, and Bartley Scarbrough vying for the position. In place 1, incumbent Ryan Tincher is running against Randy Carey. In Place 2, Tish Allen and K. Wrinkle are facing off. In the city of Reno, incumbent Ken Parnell is challenged by Carol Houlihan, while Place 3 incumbent Bonnie Black is running against G.G. “Randy” Martin, III and Gilbert Morrow. Billie Steele, incumbent in Place

5, is unchallenged and will retain her seat. Residents of Tarrant County who wish to vote in the AISD election will vote Saturday at the B.J. Clark Annex located at 603 Southeast Parkway in Azle. Those who live in Parker County will vote in the AISD election at Azle Masonic Lodge located at 257 W. Main Street in Azle. All Pelican Bay voters vote Saturday at Pelican Bay City Hall, 1300 Pelican Circle in Pelican Bay. Reno voters will vote at Reno City Hall, located at 195 W. Reno Road in Reno.

Azle takes Day of Prayer to new level

Valarie Matlock celebrates her double during Azle’s big fi rst inning against Joshua in the Area softball playoffs. AHS won and will face Brewer in the next round, the regional quarterfi nals, at Saginaw Chisholm Trail High School May 8-10. Photo by Mark K. Campbell

About 150 people gathered at 404 W. Main Street Thursday, May 1, to observe the National Day of Prayer, sponsored by the Azle Ministerial Alliance. Those in attendance were treated to a free Chick-fi l-A boxed lunch and specially decorated cakes. Following welcoming remarks by Kim Ware, who chaired this year’s event, emcee for the day Pastor Tim Stevens of the Azle First Assembly of God Church delivered the invocation. The Azle Composite Squadron and Civil Air Patrol presented the colors. The National Anthem was sung by Serena Cornelius and Katie Ferguson followed with “God Bless America.” Both represented Azle Christian School. The crowd had fun as dozens of door prizes were handed out. Captain Gilbert J. Miller, Commanding Offi cer of Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, was the keynote speaker for the event. Captain Miller provided a bird’s-eye view into the operations of the base as well as an education into U.S. military affairs, wrapped up in balanced delivery of wit, humor, experience, and thoughtful insight. Various church and community leaders led those in attendance in prayer for specifi c entities and people, including: • Ray Ivey, Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret.), who prayed for the U.S. military and its men and women.

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This Week in Azle History

• Paul Brownback, Pastor of The city governments. Abbey Church, who prayed for our • Rouel Rothenberger, Azle City president and other leaders of the nation, as well as for state, county and PLEASE SEE DAY, PAGE 2A.

Tabitha Summers sang “The Prayer” for National Day of Prayer. Photo by Carla Noah Stutsman

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In early May 1989, a se25 Years Ago vere windstorm caused damage throughout town, including blowing off part of the front canopy of Silver Creek Elementary. Damage estimates were $500,000.

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