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County approves HCSO request
The Henderson County Commissioners Court approved a contract between the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office and Leads Online L.L.C., a web-based investigation system.
The cost of the $2,600 contract will be paid by the District Attorney’s Office.
Captain Kay Langford said the service will aid in investigations. For example a law enforcement department that subscribes to the Dallas-based service can use it to help recover stolen property.
The database will allow the sheriff’s office to check pawnshops nationwide in the amount of time it would take to telephone a few local ones.
In other action, Commissioners decided not to employ an architectural firm to design and construct a new County Annex for Poynor. Commissioners met in a workshop Friday to discuss construction of a building that would house a courtroom and about three small offices.
Commissioners heard presentations from two architectural firms interested in building the subcourthouse. Mark Thatcher of Sinclair Wright, of Tyler and Michael Limebeck of JMK Architects, of Jacksonville pitched for the project.
Commissioners placed $100,000 in the 2009 budget in anticipation of the upgrade.
Other votes by the Commissioners included:
• accepting a $180 donation for flowers to be planted at the Henderson County Justice Center;
• denying requests from Embarq concerning damage claims for Henderson County Precinct 2;
• a bid of $4,000 to paint the county shop building and
• payment of bills in the amount of $230,757.
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Cruising the seas
Ewald and Doris Albers take the Athens Daily Review with them on their cruise to Honduras and Mexico, aboard the Voyager of the Seas.
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Time to get busy pruning
February is here and it is time to get busy, for fruit growers that is, pruning fruit trees in East Texas.
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SAR honors a good corporate citizen
Athens Chapter Sons of the American Revolution President Charles Luna, right, presents First State Bank, Athens Vice President Michael Neill with the Community Service Award for funding its Eagle Scout Scholarship, the Jeff Austin, Senior Scholarship.
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ETMC Auxiliary Report
To those of you who have considered joining our auxiliary but haven’t done it yet, I wish you could have been at the Feb. 3 meeting.
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ETGS to focus on writing
The East Texas Genealogical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting on Saturday, February 13, at 2 p.m. in the Taylor Auditorium at the Tyler Public Library, 201 S. College, Tyler.
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Financial gifts for your valentine
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, so you’d better get going with the flowers and chocolates for your sweetie.
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Church News
Church News will run as items are received, based on available space.
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Community Calendar
Community Calendar runs daily in the Review.
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Filing opens for municipal and school board elections
The month-long filing opens Monday for municipal and school board elections in Texas.
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New fire marshal doesn’t come into job cold
The new Henderson County Fire Marshal combed through the ashes left behind by many blazes in his career.
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