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Cortney Lyn Clayton, age 7, the way she will always be remembered.
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Cortney Lyn Clayton disappeared from Stamford, on September 2, 1988 and her remains were found in Shackelford County, TX on March 26, 1989.
Cortney Lyn Clayton was born in Ranger, Texas to Stan and Candace Clayton. The family moved to Stamford, Texas in 1982. She was a year younger than my daughter, born in a different town, a different state. When I was seven my sister and I walked to and from elementary school in Lubbock, Texas. My mother worked as a teacher at another school and I knew the freedom of walking to a store to get milk for dinner or go door-to-door selling Girl Scout cookies in the neighborhood. In 1956 I felt safe. In 1988 Cortney and my daughter felt safe. On September 2, 1988 seven-year-old Cortney Lyn Clayton walked the block from her house on Wells Street to the MSystem store on the corner of E. Reynolds and Columbia Streets to buy herself a soft drink. (The M-System grocery store later became Cashway and then Key Scientific.) Her brother Ryan, then 11, was just a couple of minutes behind her. But when he arrived, she was already gone. On September 2, 1988, Stamford wasn’t a safe place, not for Cortney. There was a predator in town, and they crossed
paths at the M-System. It was a Friday night, about 8:45 p.m. and Stamford was playing an away football game with Eastland, the
first game of the season. SEE CLAYTON. PG 5
This 1988 sketch is of the suspect in the kidnap and murder of Cortney Clayton. He will look 31 years older than he did then. If you recognize him or know anything about it, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477) or get on the Texas Rangers’ Cold Case website online, dps.texas.gov (cold cases). Cortney Clayton, Ranger Company C, Re#: 51.
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The Stamford Hospital District Board met via teleconference. Board Members present were Kevin Corzine, Gary Decker, Mark Lundgren, Kevin McCright, Chuck Muehlstein, Wyatt Oakley and Sutton Page. In addition, Haskell CEO Chris Strickland, Haskell Chief Operations Officer Michelle Stevens, Stamford Staff Lab Director Bill Lee, Billing Manager Nancy Clark, and Administrative Assistant Debbie Walters were on the call. Kevin McCright, Board President, opened the meeting before the minutes from the March 24, 2020 meeting were approved. The Financial Report was presented by Nancy Clark and approved by the Board. Each Board Member followed along with Clark going over the packet of information they were given prior to the teleconference call.
Strickland began the Clinic Operations Report by saying the Clinic opened on April 1, 2020, even in the middle of the global pandemic, referring to the Coronavirus. “Volume has dropped off significantly.” He stated that a drop in volume is being seen at Hendrick in Abilene. They will be using telemedicine to offset this drop in volume. CMS has relaxed many of their rules right now regarding telemedicine. There are two different ways to use telemedicine, over the phone or via video call. A video visit will pay more than a phone visit. Telemedicine capabilities are scheduled to be in the Haskell and Stamford Clinics today, April 7, 2020. He hopes telemedicine will be “a new norm.” “If there is anything good to come out of this whole quarantine it is that people see the value of rural healthcare.” He added that people will see that our healthcare system
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is not working. With telemedicine he wants people to be seen by medical personnel they otherwise would not be able to treat. He stated as far as PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) they have enough but continue to look for more options. They are short on COVID test kits. He is looking into an avenue from a Rotan Hospital District. He stated the patient who tested positive for COVID-19 is from Anson and was not tested in Haskell. She is quarantined. Jones County is under a Shelter in Place Order right now, along with Knox and Stonewall Counties, but Haskell County is not at this time. He has given out letters to employees to carry with them stating they are part of an essential business. “This thing is no longer a joke, it is here.” Strickland went over employee contract information and explained procedures. They are looking into
moving Nurse Practitioners from hourly rates to salaries. He addressed holidays off and holiday pay rates, including Country Elegance. It was approved to pay the Country Elegance employees who work on Easter Sunday the established holiday pay rate. Current Clinic hours are 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Due to the low volume Strickland proposed to change the Stamford Clinic hours to 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. “The juice is not worth the squeeze.” The Board approved the new hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the next 90 days, due to the COVID-19 crisis. The Board approved to have a virtual CFO with the BDM company and Elizabeth Miller. Miller has worked with Stamford and is the virtual CFO at Haskell Memorial Hospital District. The contract will be dated April 30, 2020. SEE HOSPITAL. PG 12
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Press Release From Jones County Judge, Dale Spurgin On April 6, 2020, the County Judge of Jones County and the Jones County Health Authority were notified of a Jones County resident that has tested positive for COVID 19. The resident is a female in her 60’s. Investigation pending. Self-quarantined. The County Judge of Jones County has issued additional restrictions for Jones County. These additional restrictions are effective as of April 6, 2020. Specifically, the Judge, by way of the authority set out in Chapter 418 of the Texas Government Code, declared new provisions of the Disaster Declaration that was amended and continued by the Jones County Commissioner’s Court on March 30, 2020. Such provision shall continue for 7 days unless such provision is reviewed by the Commissioners Court and continued for an additional time period. The new restrictions are as follows: Persons who are sick
and currently experiencing common COVID-19 symptoms have a responsibility to take actions necessary to protect the physical health and well-being of others. Any person who is sick or currently experiencing common COVID-19 symptoms, including fever, cough, or shortness of breath, is hereby ORDERED to stay home until such time that: *he or she has had no fever for at least 72 hours without the use of medicine that reduces fevers; and *his or her other symptoms have improved (for example, when the cough or shortness of breath has improved); and *at least 14 days have passed since the symptoms first appeared. This order does not prohibit any person from leaving his or her home to seek necessary medical or emergency care. Persons are encouraged to call ahead to their medical providers to let them know
they are coming. If any person in a household has tested positive for COVID-19, all persons in the household are hereby ORDERED to stay home. Members of the household may not travel to work, school, or any other community function until released from quarantine by the health authority. This order does not prohibit any person from leaving his or her home to seek necessary medical or emergency care. Persons are encouraged to call ahead to their medical providers to let them know they are coming. People shall avoid public auctions, estate sales, garage sales or the like, game rooms and petting zoos. All persons in Jones County are hereby ORDERED to stay home, except when performing or traveling to Essential Services or Activities. “Essential Services” shall be defined as set out in the Governor’s Executive Order of March 31, 2020, desig-
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Stamford City Hall remains open for business, as we will continue to serve you through multiple channels, but we are closed to walk-in traffic until further notice. We continue to monitor the situation and will make decisions based on the safety and health of our staff and customers. We have a locked payment box on the west side of City Hall facing Wetherbee Street. The amount you leave in the drop box will be the amount applied to your utility bill. Be sure and write the address the money is to be applied to and a phone number should we need to contact you.
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nated as GA-14. Essential Activities means any action or effort that is necessary for gainful employment or for the financial welfare of their family. It also means any activity necessary for obtaining medical care, food, shelter or clothing that may be necessary for the safety and well-being of themselves or their family. It also means any action necessary for the preservation of a person’s mental or spiritual health, including attending any religious gathering. Essential Activities also include engaging in an outdoor activity, such as walking, hiking, bikeriding, hunting, fishing, playing golf, or other similar outdoor activities, but such activities shall only be engaged in with members of the same household. Dale Spurgin County Judge Jones County, Texas
Who Represents You? U.S. Congressional District 19: Congressman Jodey Arrington Texas House District 71: Representative Stan Lambert Texas Senate District 28: Senator Charles Perry State Board of Education District 15: Mr. Marty Rowley U.S. Senate: Senator John Cornyn U.S. Senate: Senator Ted Cruz https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/
JONES COUNTY CALLS FOR SERVICE 2/10-2/15 Abandoned Vehicle 9 Agency Asst 4 Alarm 3 Case Follow Up 2 Civil Process 2 Death Notification 1 Default Call Type 1 Funeral Escort 2 Harassment 1 Information Only 3 Intoxicated Motorist 1 Livestock Out 6 Loud Music 1 Medical/EMS 6 Minor MVA 2 Missing Child 1 Motorist Assist 5 Narcotics 1 Prisoner Transfer 6 Public Service 5 Pursuit 1 Reckless Driver 5 Request Officer 5 Shots Fired 2 Smoke 1 Suicide/Suicide Threat 2 Suspicious Person 5 Suspicious Vehicle 4 Theft 1 Traffic Stop 33 Wanted Subject 1 Warrant Service 2 Welfare Check 2
3/1-3/7 Abandoned Vehicle 7 Agency Asst 2 Alarm 1 Animal Cruelty 1 Assault 1 Case Follow Up 5 Civil Complaint 1 Criminal History 4 Domestic Disturbance 2 Fight 1 Fire Other 1 Gas Drive Off 1 Incident Report 1 Information Only 1 Livestock Out 19 Medical/EMS 1 Minor MVA 2 Motorist Assist 5 Prisoner Transfer 10 Public Service 13 Reckless Driver 6
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Corona virus: ‘...and there is no new thing under the sun’ BY DON R. RICHARDS EDITOR OF THE BANNER OF LOVE Solomon tells us that ‘...and there is no new thing under the sun’. (Ecc. 1:9b) Solomon, of course, had never heard of the Corona Virus, which is causing mass confusion and fear/ panic in the United States and the world. But if Solomon had known of Corona Virus, it would not
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have changed his inspired words. Disease is not new-we just have a new name that we have to learn to pronounce. Corona Virus is the latest of scary, deadly, “new” diseases. History is full of facts about scary things such as the deadly European bubonic plague(The Black Death), smallpox, polio, Spanish and Bird and Swine flu, AIDS, SARS, etc., etc. The last pandemic
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disease was the Spanish Flu of 1918. It killed more than 20 million people worldwide, and more than half a million in the United States. We’ve not yet seen the full impact of Corona Virus, but the forecasts are not good. Hopefully, with prayers and common sense, we will not see Spanish Flu impact. Before getting to Corona Virus, look back at all the historically famous diseases and realize that modern medicine has virtually eliminated each of them from our memory and our sense of security. I am not making light of Corona Virus, or of the frightening escalating speed of its spread, or of the caution by which we should deal with it. It is having very deadly impactespecially on our most vulnerable, and elderly loved ones. but we should deal with it with level heads and sound judgment. Now, back to Solomon’s
wisdom: there is no new thing under the sun. Old Testament leprosy arose because of the terribly unsanitary conditions and immorality in which many people lived. The Lord knew the sin-nature and ignorance of His people, and He instructed Moses how the nation of Israel was to deal with the dreaded, deadly disease of leprosy. The Lord wanted His people “clean.” As to leprosy, the Lord was the first to create the concept of a quarantine. He said the leprous man “is unclean..he shall dwell alone without the camp shall his habitation be.” (Lev. 13:46) In addition, the Lord required diseased people to cover their mouths and to warn others, by their clothes, and by shouting to keep their distance because they were “unclean.” (Lev 13:45) That is still good advice today. We should 1.)
cover our mouths to stop spread of disease, 2.) warn others if we are sick, and 3.) distance ourselves from others who might be diseased. God’s Law is good medical advice today. The Lord has wonderfully blessed us with the knowledge of appropriate sanitation and modern medical astuteness. He has blessed us with the intelligence to avoid deadly diseases, and to separate ourselves from those who have it. We should use that God-given knowledge and awareness on the Corona Virus in the same way He taught the Israelites. Our medical experts will find a response to the virus. Until they do, we need to follow what the Lord gave His people under the old law. In summary, do not panic or stress out. Use the common sense the Lord has given us. Forgo handshakes and hugs. Cover your mouth when
you sneeze or cough. Listen to the church service live on the internet. Find ways to help those who might need help during this time. Remember, none of this is new to the Lord. Use the practical, common sense He has given us. Look to Him, pray to Him, and trust Him. “God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” (2 Tim. 1:7)
CLAYTON: Continued From Page 1 It was the second day of second grade for Cortney and the first weekend of dove season. Witnesses stated they saw her purchase a soda inside the store. “Her cup was found on the back bumper of a pickup belonging to the store’s owner in the parking lot,” it was reported in the September 4, 2003 edition of the Stamford American. Cortney was seen on the east side of the M-System building, a vehicle was seen in the alley, but no one saw Cortney get into the vehicle. A witness visiting from Clyde, Texas, went under hypnosis to try to help law enforcement with a composite picture of the vehicle and its inhabitants. About twenty days after Cortney went missing the FBI released a composite sketch of a man wanted for questioning. He was described as having a dark complexion, 20-25 years of age, 5”9’ to 5”10’ in height and weighing 170-180 pounds. He was seen with Cortney at about the time of her disappearance. Believing Cortney was still in the Stamford area, police began a house-tohouse search on the night of September 2, 1988. It was reported in a Stamford American article on the first anniversary of her disappearance that flyers were circulated far and wide with a picture and description of Courtney. She was 7 years-old, about 4 feet tall with shoulder length blond hair, brown eyes and freckles. She was wearing a white T-shirt with a print on the front, maroon terrycloth shorts and blue tennis shoes. Her ears were pierced, and she had a scar on her right index finger. Search parties, on foot and horseback, went thorough bush and alley ways all over the community that weekend. Police dogs were utilized in the extensive search. Three hundred volunteers looked for Cortney, spreading out to Lueders, Haskell, Hamlin and didn’t
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stop until Monday at dusk. The FBI and the Texas Rangers were involved as were Stamford and Jones County law enforcement. A week after Cortney went missing, the Police Chief at the time, Don Glasgow, decided to concentrate on leads in the case stating, “this town has been searched block by block. I don’t see any use of doing it again.” Stan and Candace Clayton flew to Chicago, Illinois, to be on the Oprah Winfrey television show to ask the public for help in finding their daughter. Stan Clayton’s employer at the time, Russell Newman Manufacturing of Stamford, offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to Cortney’s return. There was a bank account set up for a reward and fundraisers were held to help the Clayton’s with expenses associated with trying to locate their daughter. There was little to no cell phone usage in 1988 for the average person. The majority of telephone communication was done on land lines and each call added to the monthly bill. At the end of September 1988 there was a fundraiser dance and in the first week of March 1989 the Clayton’s church, Calvary Baptist, set up a telethon to raise money. A second dance was held March 17, 1989 at St. Ann’s Parish Hall and another was scheduled for April 8, 1989. These last two dances were to raise money for another team of search dogs to search the Stamford area. The April dance never took place because Cortney was found on March 26, 1989. Her remains were found by a hunter on a hunting lease in Shackelford County, Texas, about 10 miles west of Moran. It was reported in the April 13, 1989 Stamford American that Gil King of the anthropology department of the University of North Texas in Denton performed a computer analysis of the
bones and compared them to pictures of Cortney. It was from these computer overlays that a positive ID was made. Cortney’s kidnapper and murderer is still out there or, having happened 31 years ago, may be dead. Either way, there is no statute of limitation on murder nor is there an end to the family wanting to know what happened. That suspect would be 50 – 56 years old and his hair is gray or graying, his height still 5”9’ – 5”10’ with a possible fluctuation on the 170 – 180 pounds weight. In the September 4, 2003 edition of the Stamford American, reporter Cheyenne (Powell) Bereuter brought up several interesting points. Stan Clayton noted that to get to where Cortney’s body was found the kidnapper would have been familiar with the area or would have taken a great chance putting her remains there. Two other points focused on the evening of the abduction. The location of the remains is on the way to Cisco, Texas, which is on the way to Eastland where the Stamford Bulldogs were playing football. Her questions were could it be possible that someone picked Cortney up on the way to the football game? Or someone going out that way to hunt during dove season instead of hunting in the Stamford area? Yes, it has been 31 years. Maybe it’s time to share that information, that memory, that knowledge with the Texas Rangers, Cortney
is still on their Top 12 Cold Cases list that need to be solved. As Cheyenne wrote, “The family of Cortney Clayton hope that someone will remember something, anything – a seemingly insignificant detail, a previously dismissed lead that warrants reinvestigation, or maybe you’re unaware that what you know is important, or have a conscience that needs to be cleared.” “Someone out there kidnapped and murdered a 7 year-old Stamford girl, and that person is still out there today.” Contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477) or the Texas Rangers’ Cold Case website online, dps. texas.gov (cold cases). Cortney Clayton, Ranger Company C, Re#: 51. What does this have to do with the average person in Stamford in 2020? Plenty. There are many more bad people, predators now in 2020 than there were in 1988. Are you keeping your kids safe, or living in a “we live in a safe, small town, nothing ever happens here” false bubble? Is that how your kids see the world? Be vigilant. Know where your kids are and who they are with. Teach them what to do about scary things/ people; they already know scary things/people are out there. There is time, now that school is out due to the Coronavirus, to teach the family how to be safe in the world after the virus has run its course.
No Car Tag Renewals Processed in Stamford at This Time Due to the Coronavirus Noteworthy Books & Gifts/ The New Stamford American at 102 S. Swenson St. in Stamford, has stopped processing car registration renewals until further notice. This service will begin again when the Jones County Tax Assessor/Collector gives us the green light. The Jones County Courthouse in Anson has restricted public access and are not renewing vehicle registrations, doing title work or any of the other services they provide at the Tax Assessor/Collector’s office. They suggest using one of the following options: Renew over the phone with a debit/credit card – (325) 823-2437. Mail all supporting documents to P.O. Box 511, Anson, TX 79501. Renew online at txdmv.gov. Texas Governor Greg Abbot signed a 60-day waiver effective March 16, 2020. This waiver covers registration, title work, etc. If your vehicle registration expired before March, the waiver does not apply to you.
JONES COUNTY CALLS FOR SERVICE 3/15-3/21 911/HANG UP/ OPEN LINE 2 AGENCY ASST 2 ALARM 5 ANIMAL CONTROL 1 BURGLARY 1 CASE FOLLOW UP 3 CRIMINAL HISTORY 4 DISTURBANCE 3 FIRE OTHER 1 FIRE STRUCTURE 1 FUNERAL ESCORT 1 INFORMATION ONLY 3 LIVESTOCK OUT 8 LOUD MUSIC 1 MEDICAL/EMS 3
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The Best and Worst about Online School ROBERT PIPPIN
The best thing about online school we do work.
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The best thing about online school is class meeting.
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Best Thing: You get to sleep in. The worst thing is not being able to see all my friends.
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The worst thing about online school is not getting to see your teachers in person.
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The best thing is you get to eat breakfast with your family every day.
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The best thing about online school is you get to stay in your pajamas if you want to.
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The best thing about online school is playing outside.
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The best thing about online school is that you get to wake up when you want to. The worst thing about online school is that you don’t get help right away.
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There’s not really a best thing to online school. The number one worst thing about online school is that you don’t get to see your friends in person.”
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The best thing about online school is that everything is fun!” There’s nothing bad about online school.”
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The worst thing about online schooling is I don’t get to see my friends. The best thing about online school is that I can stay in my pajamas.
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The best thing about online school is that I can have one-on-one training with my teachers. The worst thing about online school is that I miss my friends.
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The best thing about online school is nothing! I’d rather be at school. The worst thing about online school is everything!
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New Lessons of Nehemiah (Also: American Shutdown Encouragement #6) By James M. Decker (Editor’s note: this is an updated version of an essay I wrote during Easter week in 2019. I thought it was appropriate to share, given the unique circumstances of Easter 2020.) Nehemiah is one of my favorite leaders in the Bible, for several reasons. Nehemiah was a Jewish exile who was cupbearer to King Artaxerxes of Persia. The king controlled the areas that formerly belonged to the Jewish kingdoms of Israel and Judah after they collapsed. Nehemiah earned the trust of the king, who permitted him to travel to Jerusalem to aid the residents who were suffering and rebuild the walls of the city. I once wrote an essay called “Walls to Build”
ESSAYS FROM WEST OF 98 James M. Decker that discussed Nehemiah rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. He did it with no experience and in a hostile environment. Neighboring tribes threatened to overrun the city and did not want to see the walls rebuilt to their former strength. The Book of Nehemiah speaks of the workers undertaking the job with a shovel in one hand and a sword in the other. In that essay, I encouraged each of
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us to take inspiration from Nehemiah’s wall-building to rebuild the proverbial walls of rural America. Nehemiah’s wall-building wasn’t the only magnificent project he undertook to rejuvenate Jerusalem and its people. It had been many generations since the people had heard the Laws given by God to Moses, so Nehemiah worked with the priest Ezra to restore the peoples’ knowledge of the Law and to restore their covenant with God. Late in the Book of Nehemiah, the people made a covenant with God to deliver to the temple their first fruits as a tithe to God—the best of their grain, livestock, wine, olive oil, and so on. This was given for several reasons. First, it was a sign of obedience to God, to give your first fruits to him, and be blessed for your faithfulness, rather than selfishly keep them for yourself. Second, these supplies would sustain
the priests who served the people in the temple and would provide for the widows and orphans as a social safety net. In 2019, our community-wide Easter service included an inspiring message out of Nehemiah 10. As the pastor shared, Nehemiah 10 doesn’t call us to ONLY give the best of our agricultural goods. For an agrarian society, those goods symbolized the best of a person’s time, effort, and energy Religious worship revolved around the temple, but so did society. In short, God called the people to give the very best of their time, effort, and energy to both God AND community. Today, we’re called to do the same. Where we focus our time, effort, and energy is where our priorities lie. We may SAY we have different priorities (maybe to convince ourselves to do better), but our actual priorities are where we spend
the best of our time, effort, and energy. As we navigate a unique Easter season, in which corporate worship and family gatherings—the typical focal points of Easter celebrations—are detrimental to our public health, I pray that we consider the lessons of Nehemiah. Nehemiah did not pursue God’s instruction while ignoring the threats facing his workers. He tells us in Nehemiah 4:9, “we prayed to our God and post a guard day and night to meet this threat.” Then, after that work was completed, Nehemiah called his people to give the best of their time, effort, and energy to God and community. For Easter Week 2020, I call on each of us to do the same. We all know that the “church” is God’s people, not the building erected by the people. Let us defeat this threat to our collective health by focusing on the people more than the build-
First Baptist Church John Ward 214 N Swenson 325-773-2781 AM Worship: 11:00 House of God Pastor Bobby Acosta 802 Ferguson St Sundays 11:00 am
Nugent Church of Christ Nugent, Texas Wayne Kitchens, Preacher Sun. 10 Bible Classes 11 Morning Assembly
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ing and by worshipping, together, in the safest and healthiest ways possible. And then, as this public health threat impacts our communities and their people, may we prayerfully seek ways to give the best of our time, effort, and energy to God and community.
James Decker is a lawyer, farmer, and mayor in Stamford, and the creator of the forthcoming “West of 98” podcast and website. He may be contacted through Facebook at facebook.com/james.decker.
LOCAL CHURCHES Avoca Baptist Church Rev. Les Mims 773-3531 AM Worship: 11:00 Avoca United Methodist Church Dennis Huffaker 773-3909 AM Worship: 9:45 Bethel Church of God in Christ Pastor Session 407 W Handlan 325-773-5730 Bethel (Christ) Lutheran Church Rev. Richard Strait 1024 E. Vanderbilt 325-773-5949 AM Worship: 9:00 Bethel Lutheran Church Rev. Richard Strait 10707 N. FM 600 325-773-5949 AM Worship: 11:00
Central Presbyterian Rev. Dr. Kelly Pigott 601 Rowland 325-773-3381 AM Worship: 11:00 Common Ground Youth Ministry Paul Wright 219 S Swenson 325-773-3604 Faith Lutheran Church Sagerton, Texas 940-200-0723 AM Worship: 10:30 Family Church of Christ 1505 E. Wells St 325-773-5250 Worship: 9:45 a.m. 1st Assembly 1214 Compton Pastor John Shepard Worship: Saturday @ 6:00PM (325)267-0955
Lueders First Baptist Church Roscoe McCoy 228-4622 AM Worship: 11:00 MacKenzie Trail Cowboy Church AM worship 11:00 Heart of God Church 114 E Campbell Joanne Ochoa AM Worship 10:30 Nugent Baptist Church Craig Thames 228-4457 Worship: 11:00
Orient Street Church of Christ Wes Horn 510 S Orient 773-3419 Worship: 10:30 Paint Creek Baptist Church Pastor Tony Grand 940-864-3358 AM Worship: 11:00
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St. John’s United Methodist Church Pastor John Erwin 201 S Ferguson 325-773-2561 AM Worship: 10:50 Solomon Temple Baptist Church Rev. Donnie Massey 315 N. Haskell St. 325-773-2213 AM Worship 11:00
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Abbott Calls On Texans To Help Limit Spread Of Coronavirus Gov. Greg Abbott on April 1 posted an online video message seeking Texans’ individual and collective help to reduce the spread of the deadly new coronavirus, COVID-19. In the message, Abbott requires all Texans to stay home unless they are participating in an essential service or activity, such as going to a grocery store. “Now I know this is a great sacrifice and we must respond to this challenge with strength and with resolve. By following social distancing practices, we will slow the spread of COVID-19. We will save lives. And we will make it through this challenge together. Thank you and God bless you all,” he said. On April 3, Abbott joined other high-ranking state officials in a news conference, saying that hospital bed availability in Texas had increased by more than 140% since March 18. Every Texan who needs a hospital bed will have access to one, Abbott said. On April 4, Abbott called Dr. Anthony Fauci of the White House Coronavirus Task Force and discussed the importance of adhering to federal guidelines to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Abbott talked about “a uniform standard among Texans” to stay home unless performing an essential service or activity as well as other actions the state of Texas has taken to combat the virus. The two also discussed the trajectory of COVID-19 in Texas, the importance of continued social distancing through April 30 and the expansion of COVID-19 testing in Texas. Abbott issued earlier executive orders to: —Expand hospital bed capacity, directing all licensed health care professionals and facilities to postpone all surgeries and procedures that are not immediately, medically necessary to correct a serious medical condition or to preserve the life of a patient; —Suspend regulations to allow for increased occupancy of hospital rooms; —Suspend regulations to increase the number of emergency medical services personnel; —Require hospitals to submit daily reports of hospital bed capacity to the Texas Department of State
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Health Services; and —Waive certain hospital licensing rules. On March 29, Abbott announced a joint effort of the state, the Texas Military Department and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to identify and equip additional locations to serve as health care facilities if hospital capacity is exhausted. Abbott announced the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas as the first of such sites. According to figures posted by the state health department at noon on April 5, some 6,182 people in Texas had been diagnosed with COVID-19 and 127 deaths resulting from the disease had been confirmed. REVENUE INCREASES IN MARCH Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar on April 2 announced state sales tax revenue totaled $2.69 billion in March, 2.9% more than the amount reported in March 2019. The modest growth in state sales tax revenue was led by collections from the retail trade sector, while collections from oil- and gas-related sectors declined from a year ago, Hegar said. “While some businesses may have begun to experience slowing traffic in late February, formal social distancing measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic were not adopted until well into March and the impact of those measures would not be reflected in this month’s sales tax collections based on February sales,” he said. Hegar added that he expects future sales tax revenue would be “drastically affected because much of the economy has been shut down to combat the coronavirus pandemic and because of the negative impact of a global oil price
WORSHIPPERS GET CONSIDERATION Gov. Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton on April 1 issued joint guidance regarding the effect of Abbott’s Executive Order GA-14 on religious services. Under the order, houses of worship must, whenever possible, conduct their activities from home or through remote audio or video services. “For example,” according to the official guidance, “a church may hold Easter services in its parking lot, with attendees remaining in their cars (windows down), parked in every other parking spot, with the minister using amplification to preach. Or because Executive Order GA 14 permits drive-thrus to operate, then a house of worship may, according to their faith practices, provide communion or a blessing through a similar drive-up service. Or pastors with smaller congregations may consider conducting multiple services of 10 people or fewer in their sanctuaries, so long as they maintain appropriate social distancing, properly sanitize the building between each service, and provide hand sanitizer.” “All Texans must work together to stop the spread of COVID-19 and houses of worship face a particular challenge as we work to combat this pandemic,” said Paxton. “This guidance provides clear direction for houses of worship to protect the health and safety of Texans as they continue to hold religious services, exercise their religious liberty and serve their faith communities.” UNEMPLOYMENT ‘BOT’ DEBUTS The Texas Workforce Commission on April 1 announced its launch of an automated virtual assistant to help answer Texans’ questions on the unemployment insurance process and relieve pressure on the agency relating to the steep increase in unemployment claims as the COVID-19 crisis accelerates. The artificial intelligence-enabled chatbot named “Larry” can instantly answer many of the most common questions about the process, the agency said.
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Stay Home! Another week has gone by and we have yet another week of uncertainty in this crazy time that we are living in with more precautions being made to try and “flatten the curve” so we can try to get back to a sense of normalcy sooner rather than later. Last week I talked about using this time to make the home memories with your family, and I know that many families were THOUGHTS FROM already doing this and some more may have started, which can help UNDER THE CAP at least make this time a bit easier on our youth. However, this week Will McClure I am going to jump in with many others sharing the same thoughts when it comes to fully helping stop the spread and that is just one simple idea: stay home. I know for many essential workers this is not possible as, yes, they still need to get out and go to work to not only help keep their community going but also their country as we try to get through this. As I mentioned last week those that are deemed essential from our medical personnel to our grocery store employees that have to take an extra risk every day have a very unenviable task ahead of them for the foreseeable future and “thank you “ is far from enough to show the gratitude the rest of the country has for these individuals. With that said, these individuals have to keep the wheels turning and step out into this uncertain world, but there are many others that are not deemed “essential” that are still ignoring precautions and can make things worse before they are better. During this past week of seeing new positive cases reported in Abilene and San Angelo and even hitting smaller communities, one story of a positive case really upset me like quite possibly many others that read or heard about it. Despite precautions in place and the urge to self-quarantine, a man and his wife decided to keep on with their lives as if nothing were wrong despite the man showing symptoms of COVID-19, thus refusing to self-quarantine. Now, I cannot count how many days in the past where I or someone I knew got up in the morning not feeling the best but still went on with the day. It is understandable in a way where we want to fight off any illness so we can keep on with our lives. But you see, that is under normal circumstances and we are a far cry from “normal” at this time. I’m sure that many of you share the same thoughts as me here when I have to ask how selfish and irresponsible can someone be? I cannot think of a single good excuse for not following the simple instructions to help keep others healthy and “flatten the curve,” especially when one starts showing symptoms. These are the kind of decisions that will get people hurt when all one has to do is just stay home. Yes, we are very much bored overall when it comes to this as pretty much all of the things that we like to get out of our homes to do are gone for the time being, including work for so many people. The thing is that every time we step outside to go somewhere because we are “bored” is now taking a risk on this thing not stopping anytime soon. Even if you are someone like me who lives where there are no cases yet and you have no symptoms, either by no contact or your immune system fights it off, does not mean that either you don’t have it or you can’t get it. It doesn’t mean that you can just get in the car and drive if you are bored, it just means you can’t just “browse” anymore at a store or go to another house to visit. It may stink right now, but if we really want things to get better we need to do our part: only get out when we need to and stay home. Bored or not, the virus does not care either way, so do your part to keep it from getting through your front door. Until next time, dear reader, my cap’s off to you!
Watch Out For Those Dummies In Police Cars Dennis Ivey of Crockett is one of those people who seem to be everywhere. He has been a preacher at the same church for 30 years, has been active in the arts community in Crockett and has a band that performs all over East Texas. He is also gifted with an imaginative sense of humor that he puts to use in all kinds of situations. Sometimes his humor backfires. Dennis grew up in the small community of Midway. “One day my wife and I were traveling through Midway,” says Dennis. “She had already gone through there a few days before. The city of Midway had bought this old police car and put it on the side of the road as you were coming into town. When you’re a good ways off it looks like someone is sitting in the police car. So when I topped the hill going into Midway I was clipping pretty good because I’m kind of always running late to wherever I’ve got to be. When I saw that old police car I just slammed on my brakes
and my wife burst out laughing. I asked her why she was laughing and she told me ‘just wait until you get closer to that police car.’ When I got there, there was this dummy that was sitting in the vehicle.” The police car wouldn’t run, didn’t even have an engine. The city put it in different parts of town in an effort to slow down the traffic passing through. Dennis contacted some of his friends in Midway and found out about that police car. “They’d hook that old police car up to a tractor and move it from one place to another.” Apparently the folks at the Midway City Hall have a sense of humor, too. Dennis received an official letter from the city of Midway telling him he owed the city $120 for speeding through their city. Now
Dennis knew that Midway didn’t have any radar and he hadn’t been stopped so he tried to ignore the letter. Still he worried about it until he found out the letter had been a joke. A few days later, Dennis was in the city of Caldwell making an appearance with his band. While addressing the audience he told a joke about his hometown police car. “I had to add to it, you know. I told them about the police car with no motor in it and they pulled it around with a tractor. Then I said they struck a big gas well right there in the city of Midway and the city got a lot of money from that
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new gas well. And I said you know what they did? They bought a new tractor to pull that car from one end of town to the other.” After telling the story, a man approached Dennis and asked him if he knew the mayor of Midway. Dennis said yes, that he has known him all his life. The man said he would see the Midway Mayor tomorrow in Austin at the mayor’s conference and he would relate the story. Dennis has quit telling jokes about his little hometown.
OH boy, it got cold, didn’t it? Remember when it thundered in February it was going to get cold in April, well it did and it was down to 34 here. Don’t know if it froze anywhere or not. Several folks got a nice rain, but it did not rain here, just a heavy dew and fog. There was a very light mist with the wind that blew in from the north. Since we are all still confined to our homes and nothing is going on, there is not much to write about. Sure miss getting out among friends and family. I hope and pray that this will soon come to an end.
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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Julio Villanueva, Deceased, were issued on April 6, 2020, in Cause No. 207420, pending in the County Court of Jones County, Texas, to: Sandra Villanueva. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: Isaac M. Castro Attorney at Law 212 S. Central Avenue PO Box 608 Hamlin, Texas 79520 DATED the 6th day of April, 2020. /s/ Isaac M. Castro Isaac M. Castro Attorney for Sandra Villanueva State Bar No.: 03997450 212 S. Central Avenue PO Box 608 Hamlin, Texas 79520 Telephone: (325) 576-2797 Facsimile: (325) 576-2799 E-mail: castrolawfirm@sbcglobal.net
I’m sorry to announce that the Stamford American has closed our lobby for the timing being, due to caution with the Coronavirus. The courthouse tax office has the ability to process your tag over the phone and mail it to you, the number is 325-823-2437. We are still working out of our office from 9-5:30, so if you need something just call 325-7735550. Thank you for your understanding, all three of us are in the high risk category, so we are trying to minimize the risk as much as possible. We are also happy to bring any items from Noteworthy to you curbside and also have FREE ADVANCED READER COPIES of several books for anyone wanting something to read. I will be putting up a yoga for kids (and adults) and other self care items very soon, so watch FACEBOOK for those.
8603 FM707 TRUBY RANCH Fantastic Home w/ a pool.........IN CONTRACT HWY 277 Hawley Faith over Fear home, barn w/horse stalls 51± Ac..IN CONTRACT 2952 CR 216 Nice Home on 1 acre south of town! 4/2..........................$153,900 1502 Compton Stamford 3/2/2 Ranch home 1.6± AC!......Reduced! $124,900 1310 PORTLAND Great 3/2 remodel! Must See!...................................$114,500 1403 Compton St. three bedroom two bath brick home......................$109,900 613 POTOMAC 3/1.5 corner lot!.............................................................. SOLD 703 Columbia Nice 3 bedroom 2 bath on a corner lot..............IN CONTRACT 804 Wells 3/1 w CH/A, tiled walk-in Shower.......................................... SOLD 716 E Oliver 4 bedroom/ 2 baths quiet area..............................................$68,900 1207 HUDSON 3 bedroom, 1 bath in a good location!..............................$49,900 1315 Hudson Rd 3/1 w CHA Great location!...........................................SOLD McHarg Lots with Barn and wet weather creek!.........................................$32,000 712 E Vanderbilt Gorgeous 1910 2 story Victorian home.........................SOLD 807 Commercial 2/1 2 living areas...................................................................$72,900 519 Commercial Ave, Anson- 3/1 Rock home w Metal shop...............$49,000 #10 Country Cove ALBANY Nice 3/2 Brick home in cul-de-sac!...... $164,000 913 Harold St ALBANY beautiful 2 story Call for details!.......IN CONTRACT 140 Offield ALBANY Blacksmith Shop, Art Studio and 3/2 mobile Home......$82,000
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NEW 377 ac on Hwy 277 Pasture/Cult. Coop water 1,764± Ac Near Lueders Great Hunting! 782± AC N of Neinda IN CONTRACT 663± AC Great combo place w/ fence, pens, water well and tank 402± AC FM 600 & HWY 180 389± AC Cultivation, Rural water and Electric N of Merkle 323 Ac Creek, Cultivation and Hunting! 253± AC FM 600 & HWY 180 247± Stock Farm SOLD 241± AC FM 600 & HWY 180 239± AC FM 600 & HWY 180 230± AC Ft. Phantom River Ranch, Excellent Hunting! 220± AC Cultivation on California Creek and US HWY 6 RD Frontage 160± AC south of Avoca IN CONTRACT 139± AC- Farrington Cotton Farm Prime Cultivation 62± AC N of Merkel, GREAT building Site! 50± AC Cultivated farm 45± Acres Right outside of Town 26± AC FM 2746 S of Anson water well List price $90,000 20± AC Near Ft. Phantom OAK TREES w/ Electric and rural water!
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HOSPITAL: Continued From Page 2 Next on the agenda was to discuss AT&T Internet Service. There were questions to be answered and further discussion to take place. This item was tabled until the next Board Meeting. It was approved to postpone the Stamford Hospital District Board of Directors May 2, 2020 election to the November 3, 2020 uniform election. A discussion was then held concerning Debbie Walters continuing or stopping the treasurer duties for the Stamford
Community Food Bank charity through Stamford Hospital. After the discussion, which included Walters having more work and responsibilities with her current position, it was agreed for her to help the charity transition to someone else to provide treasurer duties by June 1, 2020. The next meeting was scheduled for Tuesday, April 21, 2020, 7:45 a.m. via teleconference. With no further business the meeting was adjourned.
DEATH NOTICE Peggy Coffey, 88, of Stamford, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at her home. Cremation services were selected with Tankersley Funeral Home of Stamford. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. The Walmart in Stamford is doing their part to help the public with Social Distancing during the Coronavirus pandemic.
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