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Pursuant to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling issued June 25, new voting requirements passed by the Texas Legislature in 2011 will take effect immediately. Photo identification will now be required when voting in elections in Texas.

On June 26, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) began issuing Election Identification Certificates (EIC) to individuals who do not already have an acceptable form of photo identification (ID) to present when voting. Applications for the EIC will be accepted at DPS driver license offices across Texas.

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The following persons were booked into the Morris County Jail in May:

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By Marlene J. Bohr

Mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

Summer is here, the days are long and the temperatures are climbing toward that 100 degree mark and probably will stay that way until the end of September. More and more citizens seek relief from the heat by installing pools.

The local police department urges residents to be mindful of pool safety not just for yourself, but for others.

Statistics show a child can drown in less than 5 minutes and it only takes 2 inches of water. Drowning can happen in complete silence; you won’t hear a child scream or yell for help.

Can you be certain this cannot happen, ever, in your pool?

The East Texas Timberland Owners’ Association will hold its summer meeting at noon on Friday, July 19, at Smokey Joe's Barbeque Restaurant, 300 E New Boston Road in Nash.

Agenda items will include a treasurer’s report, program schedule, and an update on International Paper's Texarkana Mill - challenges and opportunities. Guest speakers will be Jeff Yoder, mill manager, and Sara Whitaker, communications manager. Following IP’s presentation, there will be a round table discussion on current landowner issues and concerns addressed by the ETTOA Executive Committee and TFS personnel. Members may propose topics for this round table discussion when they RSVP to Jerry Voss.

Lunch will be provided for all current ETTOA members.  

In order to plan for the meals needed, RSVP no later than Thursday, July 11, to Mr. Voss at 903-490-7298 or email Jerry.Voss@texarkanacollege.edu. You can bring guests

Usher Day

The Pine Bluff Baptist Church on Highway 250 will observe Usher Day on July 14 at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. W.R. Collins and the Floyd Valley Baptist Church of Marietta will be the special guests. The public is invited.

Movies in the Park

Movies in the Park are held at dusk at Spring Creek Park in Hughes Springs. “Big Miracle” will show July 12 and “All Dogs Go to Heaven” on July 13. Showing on July 19 will be “Rise of the Guardians” and on July 20 will be “All Dogs Go to Heaven II.”  For questions, call 903-639-7519 or 903-639-2351.

Summer workouts

The 2013 Daingerfield Tiger team building summer workouts will be from now to Aug. 1, Monday through Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. This is for incoming seventh grade through 12th.

Caregiver’s Support Group

Staff Sgt. Lance Waller, the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response communications chief and a Daingerfield native, pins the rank of sergeant onto Sergeant Jonathan Winterstein, a SP-MAGTF CR data systems technician and a New Hartford, Conn., native. The pinning was done aboard Moron Air Base July 1.  

By Marlene J. Bohr

mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

The Daingerfield Police Department, in conjunction with the Northeast Texas Area Crime Stoppers, is asking for the public’s help in connection with a theft that occurred on or about June 14, according to Police Chief Tracey Climer.

“On June 15, it was reported at D &D Feed, Highway 259 South, that someone entered the property and took a bumper pull 20 feet long, 10 feet wide, blue and black in color, heavy duty dual axle trailer along with a 2012 Vermeer six-wheel hay rake, yellow in color,” Chief Climer said. “Anyone with information about the theft or the whereabouts of the equipment, please contact the Daingerfield Police Department at 903-645-2114, Daingerfield Crime Stoppers at 903-645-STOP or Northeast Texas Crime Stoppers at 903-577-TIPS (8477).

Centerpoint puts in new gas lines in Hughes Springs.  This past week they were working on Second Street. Centerpoint plans on laying several new lines of gas in the city.

Cassie Thomasson of Daingerfield was one of more than 750 graduates to receive a diploma at Harding University's commencement exercises May 11. Miss Thomasson received a bachelor of arts in communication sciences and disorders.

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USDA Rural Development announces the availability of Rural Utilities Service (RUS) grant funds to be competitively awarded for the Household Water Well System (HWWS) Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2013.  RUS will make grants to qualified private non-profit organizations to help establish lending programs for homeowners to borrow up to $11,000 to construct or repair household water wells for an existing home.

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