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Thu
22
Jan

Train experiencing mechanical problems

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At approximately 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22, the train that goes through Jackson County parallel to Highway 59 is experiencing mechanical problems for an unforseen amount of time. The streets blocked off at this time are Pumphrey, Allen, North Wells, East, Kleas, Carver, Eric and Peabody.

Chief Clinton Wooldridge said roads are open around Shelby Park and FM 1822 between the Edna High and Elementary Schools.

Fri
16
Jan

Still no word on quiet zone

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By Chris Lundstrom
Publisher/Editor
Trains are still blowing their horns loudly as they pass through the city of Edna and it doesn’t look like they will quit anytime soon. Mayor Joe Hermes updated city council members on the status of the city’s attempt to make Edna a quiet zone at the Jan. 5 meeting.
Hermes said the city has done their part, hiring a consultant familiar with the steps needed to get a quiet zone approved by the Federal Railroad Commission. They are now playing the waiting game to hear what needs to be done for approval.
He said the main concern is the crossing on Hwy. 111 by Prosperity Bank. The FRC is concerned someone could enter the bank’s drive-through from the wrong direction to enter and go south on Hwy. 111, circumventing the crossing arms.
 
Thu
15
Jan

Victoria woman dies in two-vehicle accident

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Wed
14
Jan

Texana Ford donates

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Texana Ford donated $5,000 to the Brackenridge Main Event Center in December. From left are Walt Phillips with Texana Ford and Dustin Muncrief with the MEC.

Wed
14
Jan

Edna graduate honored for ecological research

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Doyle McKey, a 1967 graduate of Edna High School, has been awarded the French Ecological Society’s Grand Prize for Research for 2014. The French Ecological Society is France’s national professional society for academic researchers in ecology. The prize was announced at the Society’s annual meeting in Lille, France, in Dec. 2014.
“I learned of the recognition in the middle of November and I was really surprised and then quite pleased,” McKey said. “The first thing I did was communicate it to my graduate students and colleagues.”
 
Wed
14
Jan

Trial set for man charged with EYFL theft

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The trial for Harold Lamont Wilkins has been rescheduled to Feb. 12. Wilkins was arrested and released on bond on Sept. 17, 2014, and was  indicted by a grand jury for felony theft of property.
His trial was delayed on Jan. 8. Wilkins, 37, of Edna allegedly stole more than $1,500, but less than $20,000 from Rick Boone and the Edna Youth Football Association and did so in one scheme or on a continuing course of conduct that began on or about June 4, 2014 and continued until on or about June 30, 2014. 
Wed
14
Jan

One fatality reported in two-vehicle accident

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By Lisa Shapiro
Staff Writer
One person died and another person was injured after a two-vehicle accident on State Highway 111 at the Jackson County and Matagorda County line at 7:38 p.m. on Jan. 13. 
A source said Walt Phillips who is a sales manager at Texana Ford Buick GMC in Edna was the person injured in the accident. Phillips was transported to Bay City Hospital. The source said he is doing okay and has broken ribs. 
The Department of Public Safety spokesperson was unable to give the names to those involved in the accident Wednesday morning. The Jackson County Sheriff’s office, emergency officials from both Jackson County and Matagorda County and the Department of Public Safety responded to the accident. 
More information will be posted at a later date. 
Mon
12
Jan

LNRA names top employee

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LNRA General Manager Patrick Brzozowski, left, presented Terry Miller with a plaque after being named Employee of the Year during the annual Christmas party. 

Fri
09
Jan

Christmas lighting pays off

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Winners of the Touchstone Energy Holiday Lighting Contest were presented checks from Jackson Electric Cooperative for their efforts. From left are, Missie Landrey with JEC, Stephanie and Jeffrey Escamilla, Ernest and Marcia Gutierrez, Mindy and Cheyanne Yendrey, and Mike Myers, JEC.

Thu
08
Jan

4-H ‘foodies’ place in top

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Three Jackson County 4-H food teams attended the District 11 Food and Nutrition Contest. This is the first time all three levels placed at the top of their division.The junior team placed third and the Intermediate and senior teams placed second. The senior team will go on to State competition in June. From left are, front, Cameryn Webernick, Kyleigh Anderle, Kathryn Miller, and Jason Hessong; middle, Alexis Mojica, Emily Bubela, and Ashley Cykala; and back Michael-Douglas Maresh, Hannah Janssen, Leader Ida Tegeler, Brenna Anderle and Sara Brezina.

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