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01
Mar

Program helps kids catch up and succeed

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Mickalla Ashley and her four boys
By Jessica Coleman
Staff Writer
   As a first time mom, Rokisha Wilkins hadn’t noticed that her daughter Brea hadn’t met several of her “baby milestones,” because she didn’t have any other children for comparison.
   “She was so friendly,” said Wilkins, “She would smile at you and all that, but when she got closer to one, a lot of babies were already starting to say ‘mama’ and ‘dada’ and she just really wasn’t doing it.”
   However, when Brea had an hour-long seizure at ten months old,   Wilkins was thrust into a whirlwind of doctors and hospitals and confusion. The seizures continued, and little Brea was still not talking, among other things doctors said she should be doing. 
   Wilkins was confused, scared, and worried for her daughter.
Mon
29
Feb

Election Day is March 1

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By Chris Lundstrom
Publisher/Editor
   March 1 is right around the corner and that means Primary Election day. Registered voters who have not voted during the early voting period will make their way to polling places around Jackson County to cast their ballot for federal, state and local offices.
   Local races in the Republican Primary election include tax assessor-collector and Pct. 1 commissioner. Monica Hyek Foster and Valerie Callaway are vying for the tax assessor-collector position. There is a 3-way race for Pct. 1 commissioner including incumbent Wayne Hunt and challengers Clinton Shefcik and Jimmy Lopez.
   A highly contested district judge race is also on the Republican Primary ballot. Incumbent Judge Kemper Stephen Williams and Pink Dickens are competing for the 135th District Court judge position.
Fri
26
Feb

Edna Alternative graduates four

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   Edna ISD Alternative School set a record on Feb. 15, handing out diplomas to four students.

   The room was packed as families of the graduates squeezed into the small Administration building to watch their loved ones accept their diplomas. From left, EISD Superintendent Robert O’Connor, Tena Ferguson, graduate Justin Rainey, graduate Tommy Rodriguez, graduate Ruben Mejia, Monica Koop, Sonya Proper, and School Board President Patrick Brzozowski. Not pictured is Arianna Hardeway.

Fri
26
Feb

Historians present "Songs of Susanna"

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   Susanna Dickinson survived the battle of the Alamo. While for some, that would define a life, for Susanna, it was just the beginning. Her husband perished in the siege, and Susanna and her young daughter were spared by Santa Anna. 
   Dickinson could not read, nor could she write. Her skills were limited to those needed to run a household, something normal for women in the 19th century. Those limitations did not stop her from becoming a legend of Texas history. Divorced twice and widowed twice, Dickinson finally found happiness with her fifth husband, a cabinet maker. However, unlike many women of her time, Susanna would not be remembered by virtue of who she was married to.
   On Friday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m.,  Texas songwriter Fletcher Clark and author/historian Donaly E. Brice will bring Susanna to life in a presentation called Songs of Susanna at the historic Texana Church located inside Brackenridge Park. 
Thu
25
Feb

Grand jury hands down 17 indictments

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   The Jackson County Grand Jury has handed down 17 indictments.
   Indictments are as follows:
   Jennifer Lee Cuellar, 31, of Refugio, Possession of a Controlled Substance in Penalty Group 1, cocaine, state jail felony.
   Dayana Abigail Castillo, 20, of La Ward, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, second degree felony.
   Michael Austin Hernandez, 20, of Edna, two counts Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Family Violence, second degree felony; two counts Assault Family Violence – Impede Breath, third degree felony.
   Karen Nicole Segura, 24, of Ingleside, Driving While Intoxicated, Third or More, third degree felony.
   John William Oehlke, 24, of Cuero, Possession of CS – PG 3, Hydrocodone, third degree felony.
Wed
24
Feb

Family’s home saved by donors

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Thelma Williams and Margo Hosey
By Jessica Coleman
Staff Writer
   Throughout her 81 years of life, Thelma Williams has often been called independent, sometimes even stubborn. She has never been one to ask for a handout. She is a proud woman who worked until she couldn’t anymore, and now lives on a fixed income and does her best to raise the three great-grandchildren in her care. She attends their sporting events when they aren’t too far away, and does her best to parent the kids, who call her “Big Mama.”
   “They keep me pretty spry,” she said.
   She and the three children, Clearance, Kaijuan, and Margo, live in a modest home on a little country road between Edna and Vanderbilt. Recently, however, the family was threatened with being on the street. She had taken out a reverse mortgage to help support the three children, and now she had to come up with more than $12,000 to keep a roof over their heads.
Mon
22
Feb

Study group discusses What Would Jesus Do?

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   “This isn’t going to be a comfortable class,” Pastor Mark Smith of Ganado United Methodist Church warned, kicking off the beginning of a new study group, titled In His Steps, modeled after a book of the same name. The goal of the group is to inspire attendees to ask themselves “What would Jesus do?” 
   The question was posed in the 1896 Charles Monroe Sheldon novel, and resurrected as “WWJD” in the 1990s on T-shirts and tote bags, is supposed to inspire the group to do the right thing, always. 
   Smith covered the first two chapters of the book on Feb. 14, and the class will continue through Lent. The pastor  hopes the book and the discussion group will inspire them to dig deep into their conscience and their faith and do what they really think Jesus would do in any given situation. 
Fri
19
Feb

Taking on Texas Water Safari

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By Jessica Coleman
Staff Writer
   At 6 a.m. on a crisp February morning, the last place most people want to be is in a canoe, damp, sore, and exhausted. Martha Adame and Jeanie Hale, however, brave the cold, wet conditions and the chapped lips and numb toes that come with it, out of sheer dedication and determination.
   The pair are training for what is largely accepted as the world’s toughest canoe race, the Texas Water Safari. In fact, the website  www.texaswatersafari.org, greets visitors with those words scrawled across the top of the screen. The race draws competitors from all over the world and is held on June 11. 
   “People come from Germany, Spain – all over the world to do this.” said Jeanie.
Thu
18
Feb

Friday is filing deadline

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Friday, Feb. 19 is the deadline to file for local elections
By Chris Lundstrom
Publisher/Editor
   Filing ends Friday, Feb. 19 for key elected positions at cities, school districts and the hospital district. The election will be Saturday, May 7. 
   The following filings were current as of press time Monday.
   At the City of Edna, District 3, 4 and 5 council positions are up for re-election. Those positions are held by Maxine Price, Jean Anne Sorensen, and Johnny Vasquez and are for two terms. Price and Vasquez have both sign for their seats, but Sorensen has decided to not seek another term. Lance Smiga has filed for that District 4 position.
   At the City of Ganado, the position of mayor, currently held by Clinton Tegeler, and two at-large council positions currently held by Mike Konarik and Councilman Ventura Gobellan Jr. are all up for re-election. All positions are staggered two-year terms. Tegeler has filed for his position as mayor.
Wed
17
Feb

First Habitat build in county underway

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Habitat for Humanity is building in Edna for the first time.
By Jessica Coleman
Staff Writer
  After years of trying, and even almost giving up, Jeri and Robert Browning are seeing a dream of theirs come true. Their dream, as well as a dream of Habitat for Humanity of Victoria, was to see a Jackson County family receive a Habitat home. 
   Several families applied, others expressed interest and then never followed through, and some came very close to qualifying, but couldn’t quite meet the requirements. The Brownings began to lose hope, thinking maybe the little lot on Moody Street in Edna that was reserved for a home would remain barren. 
   “We had all the Habitat people over, and we put it all in the newspaper in May of 2012,” said Robert. "but when we started trying to qualify families, that’s really when things slowed down and almost stopped.”

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