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By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

A Morris County resident said she is concerned about cattle running and getting on the roadways, especially in the evening hours.  Penny Knight of rural Naples said she does not want anyone to get killed on the highway if they hit a loose animal. Mrs. Knight talked to the Morris County Commissioners Nov. 12 about the problem of two feral Mexican cows in her area that jump as high as deer and clear fences. She said the cows roam constantly and if chased back to a fence, they easily jump over the fence.
 

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By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

One person was transported to East Texas Medical Center in Pittsburg by Champion Emergency Medical Services ambulance after a two-vehicle crash on Nov. 15, according to Daingerfield Police Chief Tracey Climer. The accident occurred at the intersection of Highway 11 and Freeman Street in Daingerfield.
“Dereka Brown, 50, of Naples was transported to the hospital,” Chief Climer said. “Ms. Brown was driving a 2008 Chrysler when she attempted to cross the highway and failed to yield the right of way. David Hoppe, 54, of Hooks, was driving a 2007 Dodge pickup west on Highway 11 when it was struck by the Chrysler.
“Both vehicles were towed from the scene. The crash is under further investigation.”
The accident was investigated by Officer Bret Gutierrez.

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com
 
Sign-ups for county positions on the primary ballot began Nov. 9 and will continue through Dec. 9. The primary election is March 4, 2014.
In Cass and Morris counties positions open will be for the county clerk, district clerk, treasurer, county judge, commissioners of Precinct 2 and Precinct 4, justices of the peace, and district judge of the 276th Judicial District. In Cass County the position of criminal district attorney will also be open.
In Cass County on the Democratic ticket, those signing up to run are Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Gina Basham, County Clerk Jannis Mitchell, and Precinct 2 Commissioner Danny Shaddix.
Signing up in Morris County on the Democratic ticket are Ricky Tigert for Commissioner of Precinct 4, Steve Williams as Justice of the Peace for Precinct 2, Gwen Oney for district clerk, and Lynda Munkres for county judge.

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

A Hughes Springs’ man was found guilty and sentenced recently in the Fifth District Court of Cass County by Judge Ralph K. Burgess on several charges.
Gregory Darnelle Godbolt, 31, of Hughes Springs, was sentenced to 30 years on a charge of robbery; 30 years for burglary of a habitation and burglary of a habitation, where he was entering with the intent to commit a felony; 30 years for aggravated assault on a public servant; 15 years for taking a weapon from a peace officer; and two terms of 90 days each for failure to identify and assault. The sentences are to run concurrently.  
Mr. Godbolt was found guilty by a Cass County Grand Jury on Aug. 23 on several charges, according to Cass County District Attorney Clint Allen.

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com
 
A Cason resident, who said she regularly uses the computer at the Daingerfield Public Library weekday mornings at 8 a.m., expressed her dislike of the new hours that were set by the Daingerfield City Council at its Oct. 14 meeting. The library will be open from 1 to 6 p.m. on Mondays; from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon.
Pat O’Farrell said she drops her grandchildren off at schools in the city and then goes to the library to use the computers.

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

The Daingerfield Junior High School math team and South Elementary School’s fifth grade math team competed Nov. 2 at the Pine Tree math-science meet. The two teams together placed fifth overall and had several students in the top 10.
Seventh grade Zach Gilmore placed seventh in Number Sense and Hannah Welch placed tenth. Sixth grader Justice Dorman placed second; fifth grader Natalie Beasley placed third; while Laura Carter and Jennifer Evans tied at tenth place.
Zach placed second; Jansen Laney placed fifth; Justin Bailey placed sixth; and Hannah placed seventh in Calculator.
Also in Calculator, Justice placed first, Victor Gonzalez placed fourth, Jamie Nix placed sixth;and Riley Scholl placed tenth.
Justice placed fourth in General Math.
Kiara Robinson placed eighth in Science while Justice captured tenth.
Also competing were Hailey Byrd, Ryan Lewis, Jaycee Bailey, Breanna Kyle, Alivia Ragsdale and Ebony Chalk.
 

The Hughes Springs Junior High Math Team captured third place overall at the Nov. 9 Texas Math and Science Coaches Association meet in Queen City.  Seventeen students attended and they earned 11 top ten awards.
Seventh grade4 awards went to Calli Stewart for second place in Number Sense, sixth place in Calculator and fifth place in General Math.  
Eighth grade awards went to Justin Hall with eighth place in Calculator and ninth place in General Math. Ben Denny took 10th place in General Math and Jaden Alexander won eighth place in Science. Cypress Wright captured fifth place Number Sense, first place in Calculator, fourth place in General Math, and sixth place in Science.

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com