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Current Weekly News for Leakey, Camp Wood, Sabinal, Utopia and Surrounding Areas Vol. 7 No. 41
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REAL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WANTED PERSONS AND FUGITIVES ............................ Page 3
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NEWLY APPOINTED OFFICIALS IN REAL COUNTY Real County Commissioners held a meeting on Thursday October 5, 2017 at 9am to discuss the appointment of a new County/District Clerk for Real County. The court immediately went into executive session and began the application process for the replacement. Commissioners requested names be called in the hall way for five applicants, only two appeared for the interview process, D’Ann Green and Lana Carr. Following interviews, Commissioners returned to announce they had decided on D’Ann Green for the position. “ I am Very humbled by my appointment, I plan to use the 12 years’ experience I bring with me in the clerk’s office to continue the level of public service this office has always sought to bring to the tax payers. I am striving for a very open door policy and to run the office as transparent and efficient as possible. I am ready to serve the Tax Payers of Real County to the best of my abilities as the appointed Clerk said Green.” Green has lived in Real County for 13 years and is married to Randy Green. She has worked in the clerk’s office for 12 years. She has two little girls and is an active member of the community. In the last Commissioners report Commissioners appointed Kevin Chisum as Real County Constable. Chisum took office October 1, 2017. Both of these appointments will continue until the next election in 2018. Chisum is also a long time resident of Real County. He is married to Jessica Chisum. They have two children are both active in our community. “I look forward to working for the people
Real County District/County Clerk D’Ann Green of Real County as their Constable. As constable I will continue to work with the Sheriff. I’m honored to serve Real County in this new capacity, said Chisum.”
Sabinal’s National Night Out ............................ Page 7
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Governor Abbott Meets With Local Officials In Hurricane Affected Cities ............................. Page 9
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INDEX Legals/Jail Register ... . Page 3Community News ......... Page 4-7 Feature Story ............... Page 8-9 Obituaries ...................... Page 10 Classifieds ..................... Page 14
Today’s Weather
High: 75° Low: 59°
October 11, 2017
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Held this past Tuesday evening at Veterans Memorial Live Oak Park from 5 to 7 p.m., Texas’s own National Night Out was celebrated with Disc Jockey Rubio, Pastor Jim Fox, Mayor Charles D. Story, Chief of Police Chuy Reyes, Javier R. Flores, Uvalde County Sheriff Mendeke, and many more. There was lots of free food, drinks, rides for children, bikes given away, and fun for everyone. There were things for all ages to participate in. Many agencies had information available for the general public and in spite of the rain, spirits were not dampened. A highlight of the evening, Mayor Story presented Chief of Police Reyes with an American flag, sent by U.S. Senator John Cornyn. This flag had been flown over our Nation’s Capitol. Congratulations Chief. National
by Julie Becker
Real County Constable Kevin Chisum
Both of these appointed Officials have stated they are pleased to serve our community. If you have the opportunity, please welcome them.
by Billie Franklin
Night Out is a community-police awareness-raising event in the United States, held the first Tuesday of August. Texas and Florida have the option to use the alternate date of the first Tuesday in October to avoid hot weather. The event has been held annually since 1984 and is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch in the United States and Canada. National Night Out began simply with neighbors turning on their porch lights and sitting in front of their homes. From the first National Night Out involved 2.5 million residents across 400 communities in 23 states, National Night Out has grown to include more than thirtyeight million residents in twenty-thousand communities across the USA as of 2016.
Nueces Canyon Brings Home the Awards at Hill Country Marching Festival By Band Director Ted Buhrts
On Saturday September 30th, the Nueces Canyon High School Marching Band competed in the Hill Country Marching Festival in Fredericksburg, Texas. The students gave a wonderful performance and earned the following honors:· First Place in class 1A, Outstanding Drum Major, Outstanding Music, Outstanding Marching Congratulations to the student on a job well done. The next competition for the band is the UIL Region 11 Marching Competition to be held in
Hondo on October 14th. With homecoming right around the corner, the Nueces Canyon Band is calling on any band alumni who would wish to, to join us for homecoming. The alumni would play with the band in the stands as well as on the field for halftime. We will have practice on Monday nights, October 16th and 23rd from 6:00 to 6:45pm. All Nueces Canyon Alumni are welcome. Contact Mr. Buhrts for more information. tbuhrts@nccisd.net. L toR: Tabitha Boyle, Caroline Boyle, Shelby Pannell, Amanda White
TxDOT PUTS ON FINISHING TOUCHES
by Julie Becker
Last year at this time you read an article about the road construction crew of Allen Keller in the process of the first stretch of the new concrete roadway along Ranch Road 337 West out of Leakey. Well here we are one, yes one, 1, uno , year later and they are almost finished. TxDOT project manager, Jayme Wooten said earlier this week, in accordance with the required bid, the inspection through ground penetrating radar was completed last week. The machine kinda looked like a big street sweeper, but it was actually a very expensive piece of equipment used to test the density of the concrete. We passed. Wooten also said their are a
few spots that will continue to have work and rework completed. Those being, driveways on 337 West, High Places Realty, Jim and Joan Reed’s location, as well as several finish out of dirt back fill. The sidewalks in about four places, railings on both crossing of Tucker Hollow. I am not sure I understand the drainage inlets, pictured, but time will tell. Citizens have complained about the width of some of the roadway curbs, Wooten said the project aligned with the current city street width. He has been working toward solutions to these issues and hopes to have the project completed by the end of November.