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| Today`s Local News | 2010-03-09 |
Tuesday March 9, 2010 TEXAS 6 CHASE LEADS TO ARREST (HEARNE) A Corsicana man was in custody Monday afternoon accused of stealing a vehicle and leading police on a high-speed chase. Carnease Johnson is charged with three counts of attempted capital murder of a peace officer. According to the Hearne Police Department, a routine traffic stop quickly turned for the worse. Officer John Boller pulled over a vehicle on Alamo Street for a routine traffic stop. The vehicle came back reported as stolen. However, when the officers tried to arrest the driver, he sped off. Boller was caught on the car and dragged about 50 yards before falling off and hitting a stop sign. He was transported with minor injuries. The chase went down Highway 6 and ended near Benchley in Brazos County. Johnson reportedly swerved at and tried to hit several officers who were standing along the side of the road throwing out speed sticks in an effort to slow the vehicle. The driver eventually lost control and ended up in a ditch.
(CAMERON) Citizens will be appointed to a new committee created by Milam County Commissioners during Monday`s regular meeting. The Citizens Road Committee will consist of 2 citizens from each precinct and 2 at-large, to be selected by each commissioner and the Judge. Citizens will meet with Texas Engineering Extension Service to discuss and formulate a plan for road work in the county. The idea is to get citizen input toward road priorities. In other business, the Court approved the closing of a portion of CR229. The land on all sides of the road to be closed is owned by the same entity. The Court also approved a Public Sale of property during Monday`s meeting.
(CAMERON) A new concession stand and restroom are coming to Yoe Field, as the Cameron School Board approved the architect for the project during Monday`s reuglar meeting of the board. Sinclair and Wright was approved as the architect. The firm has built several other area 2A and 3A concessions and restrooms. Their project will leave room for expansion and create better accessability. In other business, the board heard a presentation from Communities in Schools. The program, pending a $96,000 grant, would come into the schools and fund a 3 person staff that will monitor and assist mostly economically disadvantaged students in 3 areas: attendance, behavior, and academics. The Board also accepted the Public Resale of Trust Properties and approved a calendar for 2010-11 that is similar to this years. Update 87 (Local) was also accepted. After a mandate from the USDA came down regarding the District`s Employee Food Prices, the board accepted the USDA`s minimum charges of $1.46 for breakfast and $2.95 for lunch. As far as facilities reports, the Board learned that they are waiting to receive their stimulus funds in order to start expansion of Ben Milam Elementary. The Athletics complex is coming along, with the building committee having met twice with designers and architects. It was also learned at this time that the Darren Andrews Memorial Library will officially be dedicated on May 29 at 1PM.
(KILLEEN) A man with a gun took a woman hostage Monday afternoon prompting a standoff with police in Killeen. Police shut down highway 195 and a few neighborhood streets near jasper in the southwest part of the city. Those roads remained closed well into the evening as the standoff continued. Police responded around 3:45PM to what they thought was just a domestic disturbance on Jennifer Drive. The man in the apartment didn`t want to go to jail....that`s when police said he took the woman hostage. She was unharmed, but the armed man held police at bay for nearly three and a half hours. Police heard several gun shots during the standoff, but it was the one just after 7 that brought things to a tragic end. Just after 7 p.m. the officers entered the room and found the suspect with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The gunman was conscious when he was rushed to the hospital, but the extent of his injuries was unknown. Police re-opened Jennifer Drive, Kathey Drive and Highway 195 shortly before 8 p.m.
(WACO) State Sen. Kip Averitt, a Waco Republican who won nomination to a new term last week even though he told voters he didn`t want to serve, announced Monday that he will resign his seat March 17. The resignation won`t affect his spot on the November ballot, but he is expected to formally withdraw soon to make himself ineligible for the race. Lobbyist David Sibley, who held the seat before Averitt , said Monday evening that he is "seriously considering" entering a May special election to finish the rest of Averitt`s term. He`s also looking at trying to be the Republican nominee in November. The shake-up began in January, when, shortly after filing for re-election, Averitt announced that he would not seek a new term because of unspecified health concerns. But his announcement came too late to get him off the March 2 primary ballot. He won last week over Burleson insurance agent Darren Yancy. No Democrat filed for the position. Averitt`s announcement that he will resign this month is likely to trigger a May special election so voters can choose someone to finish the term that expires at the end of this year. If Averitt successfully withdraws from the November ballot, the Democratic and Republican county chairmen would choose, separately, one Republican and one Democratic nominee for the November ballot. The winner of that election would serve a two-year term beginning in January 2011. The district stretches from Coryell County up to the outskirts of Fort Worth. Sibley was one of the most influential members of the Senate during his tenure. In 2000, after George W. Bush was elected president, Sibley came within a vote of becoming lieutenant governor. His Senate colleagues chose fellow Republican Bill Ratliff. Sibley has built a lobby practice since leaving the Senate after the 2001 session.
(KILLEEN) Oshkosh Manufacturing, a company that makes military vehicles, will shut down its Killeen plant this month. The layoffs will happen in phases. On March 15th, 5 employees will lose their jobs. Another 13 will be let go on March 22nd. A few weeks later, 9 more people will get laid off bringing the total number of workers cut to 27. That`s when the Killeen factory will shut its doors for the last time. The company had already stopped production of the A2 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck. "It was really the production demands for the facility did decrease since we opened it," says Ann Stosky with Oshkosh, "because of some contracts that were not awarded and with the readjustment of the manufacturing footprint. " The facility opened about 18 months ago but fell on hard times since production demands fell after contracts were not awarded due to the readjustment of the manufacturing footprint.
(TEMPLE) Hoping to stem the outcry over electric bills, Oncor officially unveiled its meter testing program Monday in Temple. It`s designed to prove Oncor`s so-called "smart meters" are completely accurate as compared in a side-by-side test with the old meters. The side-by-side test involves the installation and weekly reporting of usage over four weeks using a new smart meter and a traditional meter in one person`s home. The results are then compared. The problem the electric delivery company is facing comes when an old meter is taken out and a new one put in. They said there is a human error. Jim Greer, Oncor Senior Vice President said "The upgrade to the meter is performed by technicians, humans, and occasionally, in less than one percent, we found they make an inaccurate reading of the old meter`s final read in the change out." But with seven million meters to be installed, thousands could be affected. Greer said Oncor will go back through all the meters deployed and look for the human error issues and correct them. Oncor officials say the purpose of these tests is to make sure consumers have confidence in the new meters. If the inaccurate reading isn`t to blame, a high bill could be due to one of the coldest winters on record in Central Texas.
(WASHINGTON DC) The relentless fight to keep children away from sugary soft drinks is gaining ground. A report shows sales of sodas in schools dropped 72 percent in the last six years. However, those who want to do everything to keep kids away from soft drinks feel taxing is another good way to keep consumers away. Some states are already doing that. The industry is now selling healthier - instead of high calorie - drinks to students. Still not good enough, according to public health officials. A growing number of cities and states want to reduce adult consumption of sugary drinks by taxing them. New York has revived a proposal to impose a penny per ounce tax on sweetened beverages. Colorado has already levied such as tax. So has Illinois. California is considering it. But while the industry agreed to slash shipments of sugary drinks to schools, it is fighting a beverage tax saying a tax will not change behaviors. A study released Monday suggests it would, claiming an 18-percent price increase on soda would lead people to trim 56 calories from a daily diet. That`s a five pound weight loss over a year.
(THORNDALE) The Thorndale School Board approved the superintendent`s recommendation for teachers contracts for the 2010-2011 school year during a regular meeting last night. The board also offered a contract to David DeBrock for the position of Director of Information Services. The action came following an hour long closed session. In other business, the board approved the Retire/Rehire addendum and policy with the ability to negotiate salary; completed ballots for ESC 13 board of directors; approved student transfers; and approved the contract for Interquest Detection Canines for the 20`0-2011 school year.
(CAMERON) The Cameron Lions Club’s Annual Radio Auction will be held on May 3rd, 4th, and 5th on 105.1 FM, "The Ranch", and on the internet at www.kmil.com. This will be the 46th annual Radio Auction. The Auction will be live over KMIL. Bids will be taken by phone, internet, and in person. The auction raised over $12,000.00 for projects and charities for this past year. The club is asking again for community support in the auction. To maximize advertising, contributions need to be sent by April 15th. Please send your donation to the following: Cameron Lions Club
(TAYLOR) The Cameron Yoemen will open up district play tonight in Taylor. The game was originally scheduled for Cameron but due to lighting issues at Airport Park the game was moved to Taylor. The JV will start at 5 and the varsity will follow. Meanwhile, the Lady Yoe will also head to Taylor.
(CAMERON) Cameron Police reported 1 arrest: A cameron man for DWLI, Tampering with Evidence, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. There was 1 EMS run with no wrecks or fires for the 24 hours ending at six this morning. (ROCKDALE) Rockdale PD reported 2 EMS runs and 2 arrests: (CAMERON) The Milam County Sheriff`s Department reported 2 new arrests. There were 78 prisoners in the Milam County Jail this morning. | |
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