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Wed
14
Aug

Ganado ISD voters pass TRE

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Taxpayers in the Ganado Independent School District voted to ratify the $1.17 maintenance and operations tax rate during the Aug. 6 tax ratification election. The overall results were 60 for and 7 against.  
The TRE will not result in an increase in the total tax rate because the board will lower the interest and sinking fund tax rate to match this year’s total tax rate, which is $1.2082, Ganado ISD Superintendent Jeff Black said.
 
Wed
14
Aug

EISD proposed budget would lower tax rate

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Edna Independent School District Board of Trustees got their first glimpse of the 2013-14 budget during a special meeting on Aug. 5. The total proposed budget is $12,987,152 and the proposed tax rate is $1.3096, which is less than last year’s tax rate of $1.4106.
Edna ISD Superintendent Bob Wells said trustees will consider approving the budget at its regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 19. The public will have a chance to comment on the budget before a vote is taken at the regular meeting. Wells said the budget is balanced because the total amount in expenditures and revenue match. Last year’s budget revenues are $16,074,846. Revenue  for this year is $12,987,152. 
 
Wed
14
Aug

Commissioners order burn ban

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Jackson County Commissioners approved a burn ban at their Aug. 12 regular meeting.
The burn ban will be in effect for a 90 day period and may be lifted if a substantial amount of rain comes to the area within the 90 day period.  All outdoor burning is prohibited in the unincorporated area of the county.
As of Aug. 12, the Keetch-Byram Drought Index average for Jackson County was at 593 with the high set at 714 and the low at 417.
 
Wed
14
Aug

Edna police solve burglary

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Two Edna juveniles have been detained and referred to Juvenile Court for the July 22 burglary of the Jackson County Services Building on July 30.
“The officers followed several leads that ultimately led them to the two young men,” Edna Police Chief Clinton Wooldridge said.
Wooldridge said the two boys, ages 15 and 16, claimed the side door of the building that faces the Jackson County Senior Citizen building had been propped open. He also said the juveniles told police they were just walking along the street (after curfew hours) when they found one of the doors of the services building open. 
“That apparently prompted them to go inside and forcibly enter most of the offices in the building and steal a wide variety of property,” he said.
 
Wed
14
Aug

Cobra kickoff fundraiser is Aug. 17

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The Industrial Athletic Boosters will hold their annual kickoff barbecue fundraiser on Aug. 17 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Inez Community Center. Plates of barbecue and all the trimmings are available to dine in or to go. There will be a live and silent auction. T-shirts and spirit items will be for sale. Auction items include a custom made quilt, yard signs, and picnic table made by senior cheerleaders, along with a two-hour helicopter hog hunt for two, A&M tickets, Astro tickets, and much more. For more information call Billie Hessler at 935-3116. From left are Hannah Gabrysch, Holly Pavlicek, Will Maraggia, Kori Hessler, and Darcie Moreno.

Wed
14
Aug

Owner uses GPS to help find stolen vehicle

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Tue
13
Aug

Superintendent search underway

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Wed
07
Aug

Young bull rider to compete in world finals

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Gene Ratliff, son of Budd and Jaime Ratliff of LaVernia and formerly of Edna, will compete in the Youth Bull Riders World Finals in Abilene Aug. 7-10. He will compete in the 10 and under Junior Steer Riding. More than 50 youth from the United States and Mexico will compete in this age group. Gene is the grandson of Bryan and Becky Miska of Edna.

Wed
07
Aug

Utz grandkids score big in State 4-H shooting contest

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William and Deanna Utz,  children of Joel and Tracie Utz of Chilton, won numerous awards at the State 4-H Shooting Sports Contest held in July in Abilene. They are members of 4-H in Falls County. Grandparents are Lynn and Anna Utz of Morales.
 
Wed
07
Aug

Church members practice what they preach

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A mission project group from the First United Methodist Church in Edna was in Weslaco from June 20-24 to build a home for a family with three children. It is the sixth project that they have completed over a few years, and the first trip that has been fully funded by the church without help from other churches or government grants. Twenty-seven people from the FUMC, youth and adults alike, traveled way down south to make a family’s life better to live.
 

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