News

Wed
30
Mar

Students learn more than basics

Submitted by jcht2010 on
Joshua Pesek, Jonathan Snyder, Reggie Stewart and Demetrius Dilworth work in the Edna Alternative Garden
By Jessica Coleman
Staff Writer
   Some of them are in there for behavioral reasons. Others for extra help in their classes. Others still are there to earn their GED.
   There are as many reasons for being at Edna Alternative School as there are students, but there is one thing that there are none of at Edna Alternative School, according to Principal Sonya Proper. There isn’t one “bad kid.”
   “They aren’t bad kids,” she said, “Some of them have made wrong choices, or bad choices, but we are here to help them get on the right track – to help them have a second chance.”
Wed
23
Mar

Federal court rejects appeal

Submitted by jcht2010 on
LeJames Norman
   A federal appeals court has rejected an appeal from an Edna man sent to death row for a triple slaying at a neighbor's home 10 years ago.
   The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has refused an appeal from 30-year-old LeJames Norman, who pleaded guilty in 2008 to the shootings in Edna.
   Court documents show Norman and an accomplice, Ker'Sean Ramey, entered a home where they believed they'd steal cocaine. Killed were 24-year-old Samuel Roberts, 18-year-old Tiffany Peacock and 38-year-old Celso Lopez.
   Norman fled to Mexico, then was arrested using false identification trying to get back into the U.S.
   The appeals court on March 18 rejected arguments he had deficient legal help at his trial and in earlier appeals. Norman claims that during the trial his counsel failed to properly investigate and present mitigation evidence that Norman suffered from a chemical brain imbalance.
Fri
18
Mar

Nominations needed for citizen and business of the year

Submitted by jcht2010 on
   Do you know someone in Jackson County that goes above and beyond to make this community a better place? How about a local business that really steps up and helps when needed?
   Nominations are now being accepted for the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen and Business of the Year.       The winners will be announced at the Chamber’s 64th Annual membership gala on Saturday, April 23 at the Jackson County Services Building in Edna.
   Nominations for the 2015 Citizen of the Year and Business of the year can be made by anyone and nominees do not have to be a member of the Chamber.
   The purpose of the Citizen of the Year award is to provide the prestige of community recognition for a man or woman who performs voluntary and beneficial service in Jackson County without expectation of renumeration.
Thu
17
Mar

Thieves hit homes in area

Submitted by jcht2010 on
Chief Deputy Rick Boone of the Jackson County Sheriff's Office
By Jessica Coleman
Staff Writer
   Recently, some Jackson County residents, especially near Ganado, have come home to a very unpleasant surprise. Their doors are being kicked open and their belongings taken in broad daylight.
   Most of the burglaries are happening during the daytime hours, when families are away at work and school, according to Investigator Jason McCarrell with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.
   “Burglaries and thefts have consumed our work,” he said, “They were all in the daytime. That seems to be the trend lately. I don’t know that I’ve worked a nighttime burglary in a while.”
   Chief Deputy Rick Boone said most daytime burglars have planned what they’ll say if someone is home. After that, it is as simple as just knocking on the door. 
Wed
16
Mar

Mamma needs a marker

Submitted by jcht2010 on
the gravesite of Lucy Flournoy, with her family marker. Lucy's grave itself does not have a stone.
By Jessica Coleman
Staff Writer
   “She negotiated.”
   They aren’t words often heard within the paragraphs of a story from the 19th century. In the 1800s, women were usually seen and not heard. Most of them could not read, and they certainly did not take part in many business dealings or negotiations.
   “She” was Lucy Flournoy, and she was not one of those quiet, unassuming women. Today, she is known as the Mother of Edna.
   “At age 40 she negotiated with the railroad to allow them to buy the right of way across her property, and to form a town on her property, ”said Roy Ortolon, Edna’s resident historical sleuth.
   Some of that property would soon become Edna, Texas.
Wed
16
Mar

Taiwan president visits Formosa Plastics

Submitted by jcht2010 on
President Ma Ying-jeou of the Republic of China on Taiwan stopped at the Formosa Plastics facility in Point Comfort on March 13 prior to continuing on his diplomatic mission to two of Taiwan’s political allies in South America and the Caribbean.
According to a press release, under President Ma, Taiwan has remained deeply committed to democratic ideals, and the Republic of China (Taiwan) remains the sole beacon of democracy and freedom in the whole of the Chinese speaking world.
“Having a head of state visit our Formosa Plastics site here in Point Comfort is a great honor in itself,” said Bill Harvey, communications director at Formosa Plastics. “ President Ma’s visit was special to our company and to our employees because he is the President of Taiwan, the nation in which our company was founded as well as the homeland of many of our employees.
Tue
15
Mar

Car drives off bridge, none seriously hurt

Submitted by jcht2010 on

A black Altima ran off the Highway 59 bridge and stopped near Edna's Cowboy Barbeque around 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, March 15. Air bags were released in the car, but none were seriously hurt. Approximately four to five people were in the car and were taken to the local hospital, but none were taken in a stretcher.

It is unknown the reason for the car running off the bridge as of yet.

Fri
11
Mar

Jackson County braves the shave

Submitted by jcht2010 on
   Several Jackson County residents participated in the second annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation Shaving Event at Schroeder Hall on March 6. The Jackson County Team Sydney Strong, representing Sydney Kallus who is in remission from non-hodgkins lymphoma, led the fundraising for the event with over $4,000. The event raised over $10,000 in all.
   Employees from the Parlour in Edna volunteered their time to shave heads. From left, Kelsey Thomas of The Parlour, shavee Brenda Jennings, shavee J.B. Jennings, Kelsey Strauss of The Parlour, shavee Jessica Coleman, and Whitney Neal of The Parlour. Not pictured: Helen Balderas of Ganado, shavee.
 
Thu
10
Mar

‘Mosquito is a daytime feeder’

Submitted by jcht2010 on
By Jessica Coleman
Staff Writer
   In recent weeks, mass media has been abuzz with talk of Zika, a mosquito-borne virus that causes rash, fever, and joint pain.
   Zika is spread primarily by mosquitoes, but can also be sexually transmitted. While its symptoms in most people are mild, it can be transmitted from pregnant mother to fetus, and is thought to cause severe birth defects, and can be dangerous for the elderly or those with weaker immune systems. 
Wed
02
Mar

Alamo survivor refused to settle for less than the best

Submitted by jcht2010 on
Donaly Brice and Fletcher Clark at Brackenridge Park
By Jessica Coleman
Staff Writer
   “I am not interested in the redemption of someone who lived a perfectly pious life,” said songwriter Fletcher Clark, and that is exactly what the story of Susanna Dickinson is – a story of redemption and overcoming odds. On Feb. 26, her story was told in Jackson County, in a program called Songs of Susanna, written by Clark and author/historian Donaly E. Brice. Sixty people gathered in the Historic Texana Church at Brackenridge Park and heard the story of a survivor who refused to settle for less than happiness.
   The program, Songs of Susanna, presented by the Jackson County Historical Commission, led the audience through the life of Susanna Dickinson, a survivor of the Alamo who was personally spared by Santa Anna, who also survived the runaway scrape, married five times, and finally found happiness in Austin’s high society with a man 20 years her junior. 

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - News
 
 

Latest Video

Latest Video

Dickerson snatches Area champ
more videos