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Richard K.Moore, age six,
has been missing from Franklin
since August 10 of 2012. He was
last seen with Brian and Mad-
eline Maddie Moore. They
are his biological parents but do
not have legal guardianship. His
grandmother, Tracey Moore has
custody of Richard and says I
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Robertson County News
Newspaper becomes the news
See MISSING page 8
LauRa chesneR
Staff Writer
laura@roconews.com
The Franklin Middle School
Drama students put on a fantas-
tic performance of Showdown at
the Rainbow Ranch on December
20. It was also the play entry for
the Middle School One Act Play
Festival held in Hempstead Texas.
The students did an outstanding
job at competition taking home
various awards. Sarah Fincher
received an Honorable Mention
and All Star Cast, Braden Baade
was also named All Star Cast and
Grace Chow received All Star
Crew
The show was a western
Melodrama set in the 1880s. Rain-
bow Heathertons Father was
mysteriously murdered and fnds
out that her foreman is next. The
villainous Banker Cleaver tries
to do everything in his power to
evict Rainbow and foreclose on
her property. With the help of her
friends, Hattie and Betty Mae, and
her ranchhand Toby they set out
to fnd who is causing all the the
trouble. Matthew Merryweather, a
sharp shooting performer from the
Pawnee Bill Show, shows up look-
ing for his Aunt Hattie but winds
up falling madly in love with
Rainbow and will do anything to
help her. Along with Matthew
is his fellow performer Madame
Zorelda, whom we fnd out was
once married to Banker Cleaver
and was blackmailed for knowing
this information. During a turn of
events Matthew was accused and
arrested by the local Sheriff for
the murder of Rainbows fore-
man, Tex. Rainbow tried desper-
ately to make sense of everything
and at the end of the show during
an ole western gunfght Banker
Cleavers plot is destroyed and
Rainbow gets to keep her ranch
and all is well. Congrats to these
talented young people for all of
their efforts.
Showdown at the Rainbow Ranch a hoot and holler
LocaL Photo / RobeRtson county news
The cast and crew from Franklin Middle School present Showdown at the Rainbow Ranch - they couldnt get the land, but they stole the show.
Franklin child missing
since August 10
Richard K.Moore
meLissa FReeman
Staff Writer
news@robconews.com
The Robertson County
Commissioners Court held
a special session on Mon-
day to catch up after the
holidays. Bills were paid
and a host of county em-
ployees (including recent-
ly elected public offcials
who took oaths of offce on
January 1) bonds and oaths
were approved, along with
deputations for the countys
law enforcement offcers.
The county clerks of-
fce reported it had taken
in $32,876.20 in revenue
for the month of December,
the District Clerk collected
$7,037.58 for the same
month, and county tax col-
lections for November to-
taled $781,329.29. County
Tax Assessor/Collector
Carol Bielamowicz also
asked the court to approve
several property tax refund
checks in cases where both
the title company and the
bank paid an individuals
taxes.
The Court learned
from courthouse construc-
tion manager Jim Hanks
that the foundation piers,
sub fooring and decking
had all been completed
for the historic courthouse
frst foor. Commissioners
voted to allow carpeting
to be installed in the re-
constructed county clerks
vault, and discussed the
challenge of having some
but not all of the historic
stamped metal trim for one
of the offces. Strips of the
original stamped metal had
been found, but not enough
to complete the job. Hanks
said that reconstructing the
missing pieces might be
cost prohibitive but he was
going to look into the possi-
bility. Original shutters that
had been cut off also would
have to be reconstructed
to maintain authenticity.
Hanks said he would look
into that possibility as well.
The commissioners
agreed with County Judge
Jan Roe that there was no
need to consider a burn ban
with good rains likely this
week. The court approved
a budget amendment and
the payment of two lists
of invoices totaling about
$300,000.
After handling routine
county business, the court
went into executive session
to discuss possible litiga-
tion with County/District
Attorney Coty Siegert and
attorney Bryan Russ, Jr. On
its return to regular session,
the court took no action on
the legal matter and ad-
journed.
Commissioners begin 2013 in special session
Photo by Zeke beRmudeZ / RobeRtson county news
Hearne volunteer frefghter Randal Barrow inspects
the inside of the Robertson County News offce af-
ter a gas heater ignited sending black smoke through-
out the building.
LauRa chesneR
Staff Writer
laura@roconews.com
The Hearne Volun-
teer Fire Department
along with the Hearne
Police Department re-
sponded to a fre at the
Robertson County News
in the early morning
hours Thursday, January
3.
At roughly 5:15 a.m.
fre fghters responded
to a 911 call placed by
photographer / circula-
tion manager Zeke Ber-
mudez. Bermudez ar-
rived early to pick up and
distribute the newspaper
for the week. Bermudez
called the Hearne Police
department after opening
the building and smell-
ing smoke. Bermudez is
a volunteer frefghter for
the Calvert VFD as well
as employed by the Rob-
ertson County News.
Publisher Dennis
Phillips arrived shortly
after Bermudez placed
a call to his home. Phil-
lips arrived on the scene
to fnd the building be-
ing cleared by the fre
department. We did a
walk through and found
a ballast had shorted out
in one of the overhead
lights. Once Hearne
VFD cleared the build-
ing, Phillips remained
in the building with his
wife Teresa who is the
News office faces close call
See FIRE page 3
Your help is needed to find Richard Moore
see PAGE 14
Kent bRunette
Local Report
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Revitalizing downtown
should be one of Hearnes
highest economic develop-
ment priorities. With our high-
ways developing nicely, all
Hearnites should rally around
efforts to inject badly needed
vitality into a centrally located,
high visibility downtown with
large numbers of vacant build-
ings. Indeed, making down-
town improvements provides
community-wide benefts and
positively affects the greatest
numbers of Hearne residents
of all generations and races.
By creating positive im-
pressions with thousands of
daily passersby, an improved
downtown can only assist
with overall economic devel-
opment efforts and improve
the citys tax base. Without the
infusion of many of the types
of cost-sharing investments
outlined below, downtown
will only deteriorate further.
Under one proposal,
several adjoining downtown
storefronts would be bought
and combined to create trade/
technical education spaces
that would accommodate dif-
ferent size crowds. In con-
junction with Blinn, Texas
State Technical College, or
Texas A&Ms Engineering
Extension Service, major local
employers would have places
to conduct continuing educa-
tion or new hire job-training
classes. In other job training
activities, local and area stu-
dents would be equipped with
requisite skills for local jobs in
a highly convenient, easily ac-
cessible location with down-
town parking.
Madisonville built its
successful downtown con-
vention center/economic
development/chamber of
commerce combo in down-
town storefronts. The above
proposal would do the same
thing for Hearne. Madison-
villes facility, however, is
fairly small when compared to
larger facilities in other towns.
But what would it be fund-
ing method, you ask? Simply
answered, through Hearne
4A/4B sales taxes.
A while back, a proposal
to put a job-training academy
at the old Hearne High School
was under consideration. A
major local company was in-
terested in partnering on this
project and investing a sub-
stantial amount of money in
it. In exchange, Hearnes sales
tax boards were going to help
with a parking lot and out-
door lighting. Even though a
major sponsor was on board,
Washington regulations and
the estimated $800,000 cost to
re-work the electrical, plumb-
ing, roof, and air conditioning
on just the frst foor of the old
high school doomed this proj-
ect.
In another proposal, the
Hearne Economic Develop-
ment (HEDC) offce would
move to a downtown store-
front in need of some tender
loving care. HEDC would not
only repair its new space but
would also gut adjacent build-
ings to create newly-roofed,
energy effcient, ready-to-sell,
retail and offce shells in the
citys retail center.
These shells could be
temporarily used for start-up
companies or other enterpris-
es needing temporary down-
town offce or retail space. 4A
and 4B sales tax incentives
could be offered to downtown
building owners who make
faade and other investments
The
Chatter
Box
Community calendar events can be emailed to
news@robconews.com. Please state
Community Calendar in the subject line.
January
10 Tuesdays and Thurs-
days are Kids story and
craft at the Smith-Welch
Library 4:00 p.m. open
to all school-aged chil-
dren.
* BGCRC Youth Bas-
ketball League tryouts *
through the 15th at 4:30
p.m. * Old Jr. High Gym
9 Franklin School Board
Meeting 6:00 p.m.
FISD Administrative An-
nex
14 Relay for Life kickoff
party 6:30 p.m. Sleep
Inn & Suites in Franklin
for more info call 979-
777-3741
Hearne School Board
6:30 p.m. HISD Admin-
istration Annex
Calvert City Council
5:00 p.m. City Hall
Franklin American Le-
gion presents Offcer of
the Year awards 7:00
p.m. at the Pridgeon Cen-
ter in Franklin. For more
info call (979) 828-3882
15 Hearne City Council
6:15 p.m. City Hall An-
nex
Calvert School Board
7:00 p.m. CISD Admin-
istration Offce
Boys and Girls Club
Birthday Open House
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
and 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
- Come see all the new
renovations and enjoy
some snacks.
21 Franklin City Council
6:00 p.m. City Hall
February
nex
11 Hearne School Board
istration Annex
5:00 p.m. City Hall
13 Franklin School
Board Meeting 6:00
p.m. FISD Administra-
tive Annex
6:00 p.m. City Hall
nex
istration Offce.
24 American Legion
Hearne Meeting 6.30
p.m. Hearne Commu-
nity Center
March
nex
istration Annex
5:00 p.m. City Hall
13 Franklin School
Board Meeting 6:00
tive Annex
6:00 p.m. City Hall
nex
istration Offce
April
nex
istration Annex
5:00 p.m. City Hall
10 Franklin School
Board Meeting 6:00
tive Annex
6:00 p.m. City Hall
nex
istration Offce
May
nex
8 Franklin School Board
Meeting 6:00 p.m.
FISD Administrative An-
nex
13 Hearne School
Board 6:30 p.m. HISD
Administration Annex
5:00 p.m. City Hall
6:00 p.m. City Hall
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Recent arrests by various
law enforcement agencies in
Robertson County include:
Quendrick OBryant
Nunn, of Calvert, charged with
public intoxication, arrested by
Immigration
Craig James Ellison, of
Franklin, charged with mtr/
child support, arrested by Con-
stable PCT. 3.
Preston D. Spiller, of
Bremond, charged with assault
by threat, arrested by BPD.
Dedrick Trishawn Blu-
ford, of Conroe, charged with
probation violation, arrested by
RCSO.
Jimmy Paul French, of
Hico, charged with hold Ham-
ilton County UCW, arrested
by CPD.
Justin Michael Vinton,
of Bryan, charged with theft of
property >=$1,500<$20K, ar-
rested by RCSO.
Matthew Scott Harrell,
of Waco, charged with poss
marij <2oz and poss of drug
paraphernalia, arrested by
DPS.
Jonathan Garza, of Rob-
inson Plaza, charged with poss
marij <2oz and poss of drug
paraphernalia, arrested by
DPS.
Ernest Lynn King, of
Dayton, charged with Hold
Liberty County, arrested by
HPD.
Carlos Navarro, of
Houston, charged with Hold
in Harris County, arrested by
DPS.
Kimberly Marie Kelly,
of Hearne, charged with Hold
Brazos County, arrested by
HPD.
Sexton Daquez Curry,
charged with burglary of a
habitation, arrested by HPD.
Kenneth Stanley Kowal-
ski, of Bremond, charged with
public intoxication, arrested by
BPD.
Rufus Jackson Reese
Jr., of Franklin, charged with
Hold Milam County, arrested
by RCSO.
Jaime Mata, of Livings-
ton, charged with probation
violation/poss cs, arrested by
RCSO.
Darious Demon Smith,
of Calvert, charged with 2
probation violations for bur-
glary of habitation, arrested by
RCSO.
Hearne needs to focus on downtown
See DOWNTOWN page 3
advertising manager at the
Robertson County News.
I made a few phone
calls and went outside to
catch some fresh air. I was
looking at the ceiling in-
side the building and black
smoke started pouring
out of the vents. With the
AT&T phone service down
in Hearne, which is what
I have, I could not use my
cell phone and placed the
911 call from inside the
building.
Hearne PD and VFD
responded quickly to fnd
a new fre, this time in the
heating unit of the building.
As early morning onlook-
ers lurked, the VFD led
by Chief William Thomas
went back to work on the
building and controlling the
fre.
They did an amaz-
ing job, the fre was out in
just minutes and the build-
ing began to clear, they
saved the newspaper and
the building, said Phillips.
Really these guys and gals
are under appreciated, with-
out the quick response of
Zeke and all the emergency
services workers, 126 years
of newspaper history would
have been lost.
We are truly blessed
and thankful to everyone,
Phillips said.
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LauRa chesneR
Staff Writer
laura@robconews.com
This year marks the
tenth anniversary of Der-
ek Scotts commitment to
bringing Robertson Coun-
ty the best deal on a great
vehicle. Hard to believe
that it has only been ten
years since the frst Derek
Scott opened up on High-
way 79. It started in the
building that we now know
as Rachui Automotive. But
in two short years, Scott
had upgraded to a large lot
with excellent visibility on
Highway 6.
Derek Scott says that
the reason he loves what
he does is, 100% because
of the people. The ones
I work with and the ones
I see in my showroom.
Hes a family man who
loves his community and
wants them to have a great
deal on the safest, most re-
liable automobile he can
get for them. He is def-
nitely all about customer
service and satisfaction.
Repeat customers are
the backbone of any busi-
ness. You dont get them if
you dont treat them well
and offer them what they
want.
He also is very mo-
tivated to have the best
in his service department
as well. He spent over
$50,000.00 last year alone,
insuring that his techni-
cians had the best training
and certifcations avail-
able. He has two A techs
and a couple of V techs as
well and all of his techs
are certifed. He doesnt
just service the cars and
trucks he sells, either. Un-
like some dealerships, he
will service any vehicle
that drives on to his lot. He
is confdent that his staff
can handle any challenge
thrown at them.
As a family man he is
very proud of his kids. His
daughter, a Franklin High
School Student, is active
in sports, cheerleading,
Student Council and more.
She also helps her dad out
at the dealership on free
weekends. She wants to
major in business and has
her eyes set high on her
future. His son is active in
all kinds of activities, too.
Right now his future goals
are racecar driving, and
understandable love for a
13-year-old boy.
Scott tries to treat ev-
eryone who walks through
the doors of his place as if
they were his own family.
All 30 of his employees are
happy to be a part of that
family. Be on the lookout
next month for some excit-
ing new things to happen
at Derek Scott. New mod-
els, new employees, a big-
ger lot and other surprises
hes keeping under his hat
are coming very soon.
Photo by LauRa chesneR / RobeRtson county news
Derek Scott is ready to greet you with a smile and a great deal on a new or pre-owned auto.
a u t o p a R K
to downtown business struc-
tures that result in the turning
of vacant storefronts or build-
ings being used for storage
into productive retail or of-
fce space. Again, the fund-
ing method would be through
Hearne 4A/4B sales taxes.
Yet another proposal
would follow the leads of
Franklin, Caldwell, Cameron
and other towns and that re-
sponds to an on-going need
for space for conferences,
receptions, class and fam-
ily reunions, and other large
events. The City of Hearne
could build a new civic cen-
ter on the almost 6-acre spot
between the depot and former
Stark Truss facility. This cen-
ter would greatly improve this
high visibility north side of the
east/west railroad tracks and
would eliminate an eyesore.
Depending on its size, a
new civic center would cost
between $1.3 and $1.5 mil-
lion. In this scenario the build-
ing funding methods would
be through a 40-year USDA
loan supported by Hearne and
possibly Robertson County
hotel/motel tax revenues,
naming-right fees and assess-
ing a civic center fee on hotel
guests. 4A/4B funds cannot
be used for a civic center.
Fifty-fve percent USDA
grants are available to build
new Hearne fre and police sta-
tions. The Robertson County
Emergency Services District
(RCESD) should help pay
the remaining 45% of a fre
station USDA loan that could
be stretched-out for 40-years.
Should a new police station be
pursued, the city would need
to fnance the remaining 45%
of a new police station under a
USDA loan.
The City of Bryan estab-
lished improving its down-
town as a priority and is in-
vesting millions in it. Franklin
is planning a less grandiose fa-
ade improvement plan of one
downtown street. A private
developer is bringing a couple
of new businesses into a reha-
bilitated downtown Franklin
building. With the exception
of a police station, none of
these other projects would
require the budgeting and ex-
penditure of City of Hearne
funds. All projects would be
funded by a combination of
USDA grants/loans, hotel/
motel tax revenues, sales tax
revenues, and RCESD mon-
ies, which can only be used
for permissible purposes un-
der state law.
Just like Hearnes im-
proved Little League Fields,
multi-year short-, mid-, and
long-term goals need to be
identifed. Other than DaVita,
which has done much to im-
prove downtowns look with
one building, there has been
a lack of signifcant private
downtown investment. A ma-
jor government investment,
like the one outlined above, is
likely needed to help revitalize
downtown Hearne.
DOWNTOWN
After passage of the
American Taxpayer Relief
Act of 2012 by Congress
on Jan. 1, 98 percent of
Americans and 97 percent
of small businesses will not
see their income taxes go
up, President Obama said.
The act, signed by the
president on Jan. 2, extends
unemployment benefts for
2 million Americans who
are looking for work, makes
no cuts to Social Security
and Medicare and expands
Medicaid benefts. But the
Act postpones Congressio-
nal action on budget se-
questration for two months,
leaving question marks over
the accounting and social
intricacies of how much to
cut or tweak entitlements
and how much revenue to
raise. So, the short- and
long-term impacts on states
remain unclear.
Dynamics of decisions
made at the federal level
add to the complexity of de-
liberations state lawmakers
enter Jan. 8, when the 83rd
session of the Texas Legis-
lature convenes. Systemic
state budget defcits in re-
cent years have left Texas
unable to avoid shortfalls.
In 2011, Texas resorted to
using federal stimulus
dollars to overcome a $6 bil-
lion budget defcit. In 2012,
sales tax revenues fowed
in at healthier rates, and the
state comptroller soon will
release her biennial revenue
estimate, giving lawmak-
ers some idea of how much
cash they will have to meet
the needs of Texas.
Thirsty constituents,
cattle, crops, industry are
sure to be addressed this
session. Widespread and
chronic lack of water pose
problems looking for leg-
islative solutions. And yes,
Gov. Rick Perry on Dec. 28
extended his drought emer-
gency proclamation of July
5, 2011, to a majority of
Texas 254 counties.
Those multi-billion dol-
lar cutbacks on education in
the 82nd session of the Leg-
islature will be addressed,
and so will Medicaid. If
Texas refuses to meet the
required match to receive
federal Medicaid funds by
rejecting the Medicaid ex-
pansion, the Lone Star State
could lose billions of fed-
eral dollars.
To that, Gov. Perry stat-
ed in a newspaper editorial
published in July: We have
no interest in following the
federal directive to expand
our Medicaid ranks by over
a million (people), and we
are also rejecting calls to es-
tablish a so-called state in-
surance exchange designed
and ruled by federal guide-
lines, many of which have
yet to be written. Neither
of these is the proper role
of the federal government
and both represent brazen
intrusions into the affairs of
states.
Even if the Texas Leg-
islature passes health care
reform to cover more of its
lower-income and older res-
idents, the governor wields
the veto pen. It takes a two-
thirds vote in each house of
the Legislature to override a
veto.
Pursuant to the pas-
sage of the federal Taxpayer
Relief Act, the deadline for
jobless Texans to qualify for
emergency unemployment
insurance benefts was ex-
tended to Jan. 1, 2014, the
Texas Workforce Com-
mission announced.
Those benefts ex-
tend to some 120,000
Texans who would
have exhausted
their unemploy-
ment benefts on
Dec. 31, but not
for those who al-
ready exhausted
their regular state
unemployment
benefts, fed-
eral Emergency
Unemployment Compensa-
tion, and Extended Benefts,
the agency said.
Emergency unemploy-
ment benefts provide tem-
porary income for those
who have lost their jobs
through no fault of their
own. Benefts are federally
funded, and Texas employ-
ers will not be charged for
any claims paid on this ex-
tension.
Transocean Deepwa-
ter Inc. defendants have
agreed to pay $1 billion in
civil penalties and $400
million in criminal fnes for
April 20, 2010, Gulf Coast
oil spill originating from
BPs Macondo well, widely
Shhhh. Do yall hear
that? That, my friends, is
the sound of piece and qui-
et. The holidays are fnally
over, and my kids are mer-
cifully on their way back to
school. I swear, I dont see
how you home-school par-
ents do it.
Look, save the hate
mail and phone calls. No-
body is saying that I dont
love my kids. Its just that,
well, I love them even more
when they are in school.
Now that Im pretty
much only working one job,
Ive got a lot of free time on
my hands. My schedule now
is seven on, seven off. And
I love my seven off. When
I tell people my schedule,
they usually say, Wow, its
like having a vacation ev-
ery other week. And thats
true, thats about how I feel
about it, also.
But you know what
ruins vacations more than
anything? Kids.
Usually on my days off
Ill sleep till about 7 or 7:30
a.m., get up and eat a little
breakfast, then if I have any
errands to run I run them. If
not, I sit and watch a little
TV. The bottom line is this-
when Im off; I usually do
what I want to do, when
I want to do it. During the
holidays, however, all that
goes to Hell.
When they are home I
have to worry about what
they are going to eat. There
are empty soda cans on the
counter, the trash is always
full, and someone will with-
out a doubt leave their plate
on the table for me to pick
up.
If I try to go watch a
little TV, I have to wrestle
the remote away from some
little person that is watching
Drake and Josh, or Phineas
and Ferb, or some other sil-
ly little show like that.
And if I do manage to
steal the remote, Ive got
about 30 minutes before
my son starts yelling at me.
Hey Dad, what are we
gonna do today? Lets go
do something, Dad. What
can we go do? Lets go do
something.
The only time I really
have to myself is if I hap-
pen to wake up really early,
because they usually stay up
late. Too late.
I, like any other red-
blooded American male,
enjoy a good old-fashioned
Rated-R show every now
and then. Nothing too bad,
get your mind out of the gut-
ter. Im talking about mov-
ies that use cuss words, like
regular people. And ones
with a lot of blood. And, if
there is a sex scene or two,
well, thats just the price
you have to pay to watch.
Who am I to complain? Be-
Q. I have been having
some trouble getting credit.
I checked my credit report
and found that I have sev-
eral problem debts from
about six years ago. Since
that time, I have paid all my
bills on time and done ev-
erything I can to get a good
credit rating. What can do
to have these old bad debts
removed from my credit re-
port?
A. There is probably
nothing you can do to have
this information removed.
Under the law, if the infor-
mation is not accurate or
complete you can insist that
the credit-reporting agency
re-investigate, and removed
the information unless it is
substantiated. On the other
hand, if the information is
accurate, there is no way to
have it removed simply be-
cause it is negative. Credit
reporting agencies are in
the business of reporting
information, good or bad.
All the law requires is that
the information they report
is accurate and complete,
not necessarily favorable. I
should note, however, that
after seven years the infor-
mation will become obso-
lete and will no longer be re-
ported. It sounds like within
a short period of time your
credit history will again ap-
pear very good. Keep pay-
ing your bills on time and
the New Year will bring a
substantially improve credit
rating.
Q. I fled bankruptcy a
few months ago. My father
recently died and left me his
ranch property. My lawyer
says that the property will
be sold and the proceeds
will go to my creditors. I
thought that after you fle
bankruptcy you got a fresh
start and didnt owe any-
thing?
A. Bankruptcy is de-
signed to give you a fresh
start. As a general rule, af-
ter you fle bankruptcy you
no longer owe most of your
debts, and you can keep
your exempt property. Any-
thing you acquired after you
fle, for example, additional
income, is not part of your
bankruptcy estate and does
not go to your creditors.
There is, however, a major
exception. The drafters of
the law were worried that
people might fle bankrupt-
cy right before they inherit-
ed property as a way of pro-
tecting that property from
creditors. To avoid this, the
law says that any property
you inherit with 180 days of
fling becomes part of your
bankruptcy estate and goes
to your creditors. If you
fled a few months ago,
you are probably within the
180 days and what your at-
torney told you is correct.
Q. I loaned a person
$12,000 and he has not re-
paid me. I do not want to
hire an attorney and would
prefer to fle in small claims
court. Can I just agree to
take $10,000 and fle in
small claims court?
A. As you seem to un-
derstand, small claims court
is limited to claims up to
$10,000. If the claim is over
that amount, the court does
not have jurisdiction to hear
the lawsuit and will dis-
miss the case. The relevant
amount, however, is the
amount in dispute, not how
much you would be willing
to settle for. In your case,
you are owed $12,000. That
is more than the limit of
small claims court. You will
have to fle your claim in ei-
ther county or district court.
I should point out, however,
that Texas law allows you
to recover attorneys fees if
you prevail.
Q. I would like to know
how child support is de-
termined. Is it based on
the number of children or
a percentage of income?
Would you pay the same for
one child as you would for
three?
A. State law establishes
guidelines for child support.
The amount is based on a
percentage of net resources
and the number of children.
For one child it is 20%, and
each additional child up to 5
total children add 5%. For 6
or more children the amount
I may be coming late to
the party on this one. In the
mornings I open Facebook
and do a quick scan. just to
see what happened overnight.
Lets face it, in todays world
everything is posted on Face-
book.
I have heard the name,
Honey Boo Boo but really
never paid any attention. I
fgured this was just another
child pageantry kid gone viral
on the Internet. I saw a picture
and thought, that she certainly
did not ft the bill of the nor-
mal pageant kid.
The last pageant kid I fol-
lowed was JonBent Ramsey.
Of course we all remember
the Boulder, Colorado murder
case of the six year old found
in the basement of the family
home. That case is still un-
solved and we will save it for
another time.
While scanning Face-
book on Tuesday, yet another
Honey Boo Boo post popped
into my line of sight, but this
one caught my attention.
But frst a little back-
ground for those of us that do
not know what a Honey Boo
Boo is.
Here Comes Honey Boo
Boo is a reality television pro-
gram on TLC that features
six-year-old child beauty pag-
eant participant Alana Honey
CAPITOL HIGHLIGHTS
by ed steRLing
Texas Press Association
See STERLING page 8
PERSPECTI VES
U
speak
Should Robertson County lift
the burn ban?
Erica
Alamanza
Franklin
Yes, we should since
we were sent all this rain.
Priscilla
Perez
Franklin
It has rained enough
to lift the ban at least tem-
porarily.
Robin
Baker
Franklin
We should lift the
ban only if it rains like
this everyday.
Michele
Schwarz
Franklin
Yes, but you cant
burn much when there
is a food.
send Letters to the editor to
news@robconews.com
Legal Balance
by RichaRd aLdeRman
New Year is a good time
to build new credit
See PHILLIPS page 7
See SCASTA page 14
See ALDERMAN page 8
Then again I
could be wrong.
By Dennis Phillips
Shannon Says...
By Shannon Scasta
What is a Honey Boo Boo?
And now my holiday begins...
June Mama Shannon with
daughter Alana Honey Boo
Boo Thompson.
JonBent Ramsey
And the rain just keeps coming and flling every open space.
Please be careful on those roads, folks.
Roy Johnson loves his new offce at the Boys and Girls Club.
Now if only he could get some kind of robot to do all of the
paperwork.
Mkyla loves the newly remodeled craft station at the Boys
and Girls Club. She even took time to make a present for
her mom.
Franklin kids love the Carnegie library. These young ones are
enjoying some cookies and punch while visiting.
Sarah Fincher, Rainbow swoon as Braden Baade, playing
Banker Cleaver, tried to steal her ranch in Franklin Middle
Schools production of Showdown at the Rainbow Ranch.
The cast of Showdown at the Rainbow Ranch looks for
clues about Texs Death.
Michael, Dorian and Jamal enjoy the Encana technology wing
of the newly remodeled Boys and Girls Club.
Other folks were sworn into to duty this week. Benny McRae
becomes the newest Constable in Robertson County.
Carol Bielamowicz returns to another term in her duties as
County Tax-Assessor.
Mrs. Dykes looks on an her husband, LeAnthony returns af-
ter winning reelection as Constable.
Vince Angele is proud of the work he has don in his com-
munity and welcomes the return to his duties as constable
for another term.
Keith Nikolson was sworn in as Commissioner by Robert
Stem as he returns to another term.
SAY CHEESE!
heArNe
Mt. calvery Baptist
church
County Road 262
Rev. D.R. Grear, Pastor
old elam Baptist
church
Rev. Calvin Lewis II
hopewell Missionary
Baptist Church
Five points Baptist
church
Dana Altimore, Pastor
the pentecostals
Hwy. 6 North
Rev. E.W. Whitmire, Pas-
tor
Grace United Methodist
church
Pastor Gary Westbrook
408 Magnolia
st. Marys catholic
church
Rev. David M. Leibham
Rev. Joseph Kim
402 W. First
st. Mark Baptist church
Faith temple Full Gospel
church
st. Mark Baptist church
Rev. E.W. Carter
First Baptist church
105 Davis St.
Bro. Larry Blackmon, Pas-
tor
st. paul Baptist church
N. San Jacinto St., Hearne
Rev. Joe Montgomery,
Pastor
N. san Jacinto church,
hearne
Rev. Bobby Pride, Pastor
New elam Baptist
church
Corner Willow and
Brenken
Rev. Derron Robinson
the Little Flock
Missionary
Baptist church
Rev. H.R. Taylor
Navosata St.
revival tabernacle
Full Gospel church
Jones chapel Baptist
church
Rev. Benny Carroll. Sr.
First Assembly of God
206 E. Bradford
Thomas Arn, Pastor
st. philips episcopal
church
408 Cedar - Sunday
Service 3:00 p.m.
st. emmanuel Baptist
church
Rev. C.D. Rouse
200 Navasota
church of christ
Joey Peacher
1201 Live Oak
pentecostal christian
church
501 E. 8th St.
Robert Conde, Pastor
Victory church
701 W. Brown
Jim Pemberton, Pastor
White river Ministries
601 E. 2nd
Lloyd Pete Martin, Pas-
tor
robertson county
christian Faith center
Ray Commander, Pastor
606 E. Evans
independent Baptist
church
Rev. Walter Ward
101 El Paso
Bethel AMe church
Rev. Archie L. Hatten
103 San Marcos
the First church of God
in christ
Pastor Dr. G.H. Jones III
church of Jesus
christ of Later Day
saints
Services 10 a.m. Sunday
210 Magnolia Street
trinity Baptist church
Rev. R.H. Taylor
progressive Baptist
church
Rev. J.E. Crawford
806 W. Tenth
Bethany Baptist church
Pastor Randy Aly
9250 FM 391
Wheelock United
Methodist church
Gary Westbrook, Pastor
community of christ
Don Hay, Pastor
Five points Baptist
church
Dana Altimore, Pastor
FM 2549 - seven miles
South of Hearne
revival tabernacle
Rev. Eugene Ealom, Pas-
tor
8th and Milam, Hearne
community of christ
Richard Rosser, Pastor
979-324-4940
1/2 mile south on 2549 off
of 391
FrANKLiN
heards prairie Baptist
church
Kenny OQuinn, Pastor
FM 2293 - Petteway Com-
munity
Franklin church of
christ
Rocky Whitely, preaching
517 Bremond (FM 46 N)
shiloh Baptist church
Keith Petteway, Pastor
FM Rd. 2446
Wheelock
Ira Irvin, Pastor
elliott Baptist church
Rev. Dale Wells
Franklin United
Methodist church
Rev. Polly D. Standing
southside Baptist
church
911 South Wheelock St.
Bro. Bob Wimberly, Pastor
the Worship center
Rodney and Billie Jo Box,
Pastor
231 Cooks Lane
south New hope Baptist
church
611 Calvert
Rev. Michael L. Henry
North New hope Baptist
church
Rev. Donald Adams, Pas-
tor
Franklin Assembly of
God
henry prairie Baptist
church
Louie Walston , Pastor
Fellowship church
Full Gospel
Bob Johnson, pastor
Easterly, Texas
Mount pleasant Baptist
church
P.O. Box 188
C. E. Barnett, Pastor
st. Francis of Assisi
catholic church
FM 1644
Fr. Melvin Dornak, Pastor
Bald prairie Baptist
church
New Baden
Freddy Burden, Pastor
Jim Manning, Pastor
Toby Foreman,
Youth/Music Minister
temple shalom
Rev. Igncia Gallegos
Port Sullivan
cALVert
Bethel Baptist church
Rev. E. E. Vaughn
La Mission First Baptist
Mission
Rev. Jesus Reyes
independent Baptist
church
Rev. Keith Trotter
Mt. Moriah Baptist
church
Rev. Bobby Pride
chapel hill United
Methodist church
Otis Greenwood, Pastor
the church of epiphany
(episcopal)
Greg and Hanna St.
Rev. Ralph Powers
Nursery Available - Ages 3
and under
st. Marys catholic Mis-
sion
Rev. Scott Mikkelson
Mt. olive Baptist
church
Rev. Kervin Babers
1300 Martin Luther King
Street
New Magnolia Baptist
church
Rev. Keith Trotter, Pastor
First pesbyterian
church
Every Sunday @ 11am
Mr. Roger Garrett
501 E. Barton
sneed Memorial United
Methodist
Pastor, Gene Bixler
308 E. Mitchell
providence Mission Bap-
tist church
Rev. W.C. Adams
Morning star Baptist
church
FM Rd. 2159
Timothy Owens, Pastor
Bethel Grove Baptist
church
1000 Wharton - Calvert
Rev. Sampson Wilson,
Pastor
the Living Branch
christian center
(Formerly Mt. Pleasant
Baptist Church)
Rev. Myron Hurst, Pastor
st. paul Methodist
church
Rev. Otis Greenwood, Pas-
tor
Garrett Grove Baptist
church
Rev. E. W. Carter, Pastor
Little oak Grove Baptist
church
Rev. Tommy Carter, Pastor
providence Missionary
Baptist church
Rev. W. C. Adams, Pastor
shiloh primitive Baptist
church
Elder TImothy Giddings
st. paul United
Methodist church
Rev. Otis Greenwood, Pas-
tor
GAUse
Gause Baptist church
Jimmy Sanders, Pastor
Gause Full Gospel
church
Jerry Burns, Pastor
Gause church of Grace
Doug and Shirley Johnson,
Pastors
Gause United Methodist
church
Senior Pastor, Kenneth R.
Byrd
perry Memorial
church of God in christ
Hwy 79 to Loop 355
Rev. Robert Jackson, Pas-
tor
stephen chapel AMe
church
422 E. Hwy 79
Rev. Linda M. Wallace
Light of christ Min-
istries - A christian re-
treat
Melvin & Loretta Wall
5 miles off Hwy 79 on CR
343
(979) 279-6112 / (979)
777-1060
www.lightofchristmin-
istries.com
MUMForD
spanish church United
in christ
Mumford, Texas
New Zion Baptist
church
riDGe
holly community
church
Robert Currie, Pastor
Bremond
(254)746-7031
Hearne
(979)279-3909
Calvert
(979)364-2896
Franklin
(979)828-4168
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COMMUNI TY NEWS
Frankie Brooks
Mrs.Frankie Brooks was born December 9, 1941, in Thorn-
ton, Texas to the late Mr. Jerome Wilder and Mrs. Rossie Mae
Dupree. She departed her earthly home on Sunday December
3 at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, Texas. A for-
mer resident of Calvert and a member of Bethel Baptist Church
under Pastor Kervin Babers. She attended Public School in Cal-
vert. She retired from Calvert Nursing Home.
She leaves to cherish her loving memories her daughter
Pamela Lewis and husband Jerome, Lansin Brooks and Juan
Brooks, Adam Brooks and wife Mae, three brothers Elex
Brown Sr., John Brown, Kenneth Brown, two sisters Della
Jennings, Elizabeth Brown, seventeen grandchildren, eighteen
great grandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, great
nephews and great nieces.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. Jerome
Wilder and Mrs. Rossie Mae Dupree, husband Randle Brooks
Jr., special friend Thomas Johnson, daughters Vickie Brooks
and Latania Brooks, two sisters Barbara Smith and Shirley
Boyd and one brother Joe Lee Brown.
Visitation was held from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. Friday January 4
at Glenn Mack Funeral Home.
Celebration of life honoring Mrs. Brooks was held 2:00
p.m. Saturday January 5 at the Living Christian Center at Bethel
Church, Calvert, TX.
Rev. Anthony D Hill offciated and Rev. Kervin Babers
delivered her Eulogy. Internment at Chapel Hill Cemetery in
Calvert, TX. Arrangements and Care entrusted to Glenn Mack
Funeral Home.
Juanita k. Boyd
August 13, 1920 January 5, 2013
Juanita K. (Maddox) Boyd,
age 92, of Bryan went to be with her
Lord on Saturday, January 05, 2013
surrounded by her loving family.
A time for the family to receive
friends will be Wednesday, Janu-
ary 9, 2013 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at
Hillier Funeral Home. Funeral ser-
vices will be Thursday, January 10,
2013 at 11:00 am at Hillier Memo-
rial Chapel with Msgr. John Mc-
Caffrey offciating. Interment will
follow immediately at East Boone
Prairie Cemetery in Franklin.
Juanita was born in Franklin August 13, 1920 to John F. and
Agnes (Mosley) Maddox. Juanita married Robert S. Boyd who
preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death are her par-
ents, fve brothers Davis, Louis, Lloyd, Ray and Bobby Maddox
and a sister Betty Maddox Hailey and an infant son Bobby Gene
Boyd.
Left behind from her passing are her three sons Robert and
wife Anna Boyd of Texarkana, Dr. John and wife Tricia Boyd
of Dickinson and Jack and wife Nancy Boyd of College Station
as well as fve daughters Carolyn and husband Dr. Wayne Salas
of Lufkin, Sandra and husband Doug Dunham of College Sta-
tion, Gail and husband David Hyden of College Station, Brenda
and husband Billy Putz of Bryan and Jeannie and husband Elmo
Taylor of Bastrop. She also leaves behind three brothers Elbert
(Sug) and wife Edith Maddox of Bremond, Joe and wife Karla
Maddox of Denham Springs, La. and Carlton Maddox of Kuna,
Idaho and a loving friend and neighbor Dorthy Vytopil of Bryan.
Also left behind are 25 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren, 4
great great grandchildren.
In lieu of fowers the family would ask that donations be
made to Hospice Brazos Valley 502 W 26th Bryan, Texas 77803
Vera Grace Harden snelGro
By Gods Grace 1925 - 2013
Born Vera Grace Harden (A.K.A. Fert) to Sullivan and
Emma Harden on September 8, 1925 in Hearne, Texas. Vera
accepted Christ through the Methodist Church at an early age
where she was baptized and eventually reared her family. Ac-
knowledging Gods hands in her achievements she would gradu-
ate as valedictorian from Blackshear High in Hearne Texas at
the age of sixteen.
Vera mastered education and having trade: She was the frst
JoHnny lee Poor Boy JoHnson
Mr. Johnny Lee Poor Boy Johnson, 54 of Bryan and
formerly of Hearne, departed this life on Tuesday, January 1.
Johnny Lee Johnson was born to the late Robert Lee Johnson
and Mandy Jones on February 7, 1958 in Oakridge, Louisiana.
He accepted Christ at an early age under the leadership of
Rev. O.W. Mack at the New Elam Missionary Baptist Church.
Johnny later united at the Mount Nebo Missionary Baptist
Church. Johnny later united at the Mount Nebo Missionary
Baptist Church under the leadership of Dr. C.L. King.
Johnny attended school in the Hearne Independent School
District and on to the Job Corp where he graduated. Johnny
also attended Sam Houston State University obtaining certifca-
tions in carpentry, plumbing and machine operator. He gained
employment with GATX and then to Columbus Village for 13
female barber in Hearne and also was the frst black to be on The
Texas State Barber Board. She received her Bachelors degree
from Tillotson College and after Brown verses The Board of
Education was one of the frst blacks to be openly admitted to
a white college. Featured on the cover of the November 1951
issue of Ebony Magazine she proudly attended Waylon Baptist
College for postgraduate studies.
Not as lucky in love Vera married three times Ernest Dykes,
Doyle Smith Jr., and Gerland Snelgro however she was blessed
with two daughters Esther and Debby from these unions; where
she affectionately got the name Dear Dear that has followed her
three generations.
Vera committed herself one hundred percent in whatever
she endeavored so falling back on her experience as a teacher
she played a dual role a neighborhood mother / tutor long after
her changing her career path to postal worker and moving to
Houston. As a postal worker she became an active member and
delegate for the American Postal Workers Union. Recognizing
that womens issues needed to be separately addressed she was
one of the founding members of Post Offce Women for Equal
Rights. Vera also served several years as a member Board of
Directors for Houston Postal Credit Union (Plus4) ensuring her
colleagues had fnancially sound futures. Even after her retire-
ment in 1992 she returned to the postal service to supervise the
employment exam.
In 1998 Veras health failed and yet again her career path
changed now she would become fulltime family monarch
(mother, grandmother, great grandmother) until she lost her
battle in 2012.
She was preceded in death by her mother Emma Desi
Harden, father Sullivan Harden, daughter Esther Dykes, great
granddaughter Miracle Smith, brothers George Slaton, Robert
Harden, Dewitt Harden, Auto Harden and sister Agnes Harden.
She leaves to cherish her memory: one daughter Debby
Smith-Edmond (John), Three granddaughters Nakita Smith
(Roy), Tympani Smith, Tierra Dykes (Demmis) fve great
grandchildren Zackoryuia Smith, Joshua Owens, Elijah Smith,
Jakei Owens, Natalia Smith and her man of the house Butch the
dog.
Viewing will be held at Cretmont Park United Methodist
Church on Friday from 6:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m.
Funeral will be held at Macedonia Missionary Baptist
Church, 995 Dollywright, Houston, Tx 77088 on Sat at 11:00
a.m.
years. After Columbus Village, he obtained employment with
Kent Moore Cabinets until his health failed.
Johnny was a loving husband, father grandfather and friend.
He was preceded in death by his father, daughter Shawn Miles
and Sister Louise Jones.
Johnny leaves to cherish his precious memories his wife,
Dianna Carol Johnson, children Erica Miles, Corey Miles, Jer-
maine Miles, Daymon Hammond and wife Roslyn, Johnny Lee
Hammond, Roxanne Gilbert and her husband Glen, Ebony Gil-
bert and her husband Kennard, Imperial Gilbert, Leona Gilbert,
Cody Erving, Paige Erving, Lyrick Cooks and Lillie Jeffery and
her husband Humphrey. Also his mother, Mandy Lee Jones,
brothers Edward Johnson and wife Janell, Ron Johnson, Rob-
ert Lee Johnson III, J.W. Johnson, Robert Lee Johnson II and
Martin Johnson and his wife Kerri. Also his sisters Patricia Lee
and her husband Jerry, Carolyn Johnson and her husband Hook,
Linda Faye Hammond, Victoria Johnson and her husband Don-
ald, Veronica Crawford and her husband Dervin, Vickie John-
son and Barbara Faye George. He also leaves 21 grandchildren,
special friends Michael Moody, Pete Moody, Smack Smith and
Sam Nelson, a host of nieces, nephews, aunts uncles and other
relatives and friends.
Visitation was held from 1:00 6:00 p.m. on Friday, Janu-
ary 4 at Glenn Mack Funeral Home.
Celebration of the Life of Johnny Johnson was held at 11:00
a.m., January 5, at New Elam Missionary Baptist Church. Rev.
Derron Robinson, Pastor and Dr. C.L. King, pastor of Mt. Nebo
Missionary Baptist Church in Bryan, TX Offciant/Eulogist.
Internment at Greater Riverside Cemetery, Hearne, TX
Arrangements and Care were entrusted to Glenn Mack Fu-
neral Home
After standing vacant
for nearly two years, the
no-name army post at the
western tip of Texas re-
sumed the role of frontier
guardian on Jan. 11, 1854.
The godforsaken sen-
tinel was christened Fort
Bliss, which surely must
have been somebodys
idea of a joke. A more suit-
able name for the regularly
abandoned bastion would
have been Fort Phoenix. In
spite of repeated attempts
to permanently close the
installation on the Rio
Grande, Fort Bliss always
sprang back to life.
Early in 1849, six com-
panies of the 3rd Infantry
stationed at San Antonio
were instructed to proceed
posthaste to El Paso for the
purpose of securing that
portion of the vast territory
surrendered by Mexico af-
ter the recent war. Adding
to the urgency was the fact
that the southern route to
California, which ran right
through Texas western-
most town, would soon be
crawling with gold-seekers
in need of protection.
The cumbersome ex-
pedition, complete with
275 supply wagons and
2,500 head of livestock,
set out from the Alamo
City in the heat of the sum-
mer. The 675-mile journey
across the burning waste-
land took more than three
miserable months.
After their marathon
march through the West
Texas hell, the soldiers
dreamed of the comforts of
civilization. Imagine their
disappointment when they
discovered that their des-
tination was a dusty cross-
roads boasting a grand
total of three dilapidated
buildings.
Much to the relief of
the original inhabitants,
the army elected to evacu-
ate the sorry sentry in Sep-
tember 1851. The soldiers
departure did not go unno-
ticed by local Indians, and
an alarming increase in
renegade raids resulted in
the 1854 reoccupation of
the empty stockade.
The forlorn fort was
dubbed Bliss, not in sar-
castic tribute to the austere
conditions but in honor
of an obscure hero of the
Mexican War. Uninformed
recruits, whose hopes were
raised by the ironic name,
quickly learned bliss was
in short supply on the in-
hospitable border.
During the 1850s,
a number of future no-
tables in Americas next
armed confict endured a
tour of duty at Fort Bliss.
While James Longstreet,
George Pickett and J.E.B.
Stuart chased Mescalero
Apaches in the Guadalupe
Mountains, John Magruder
stayed close to home as a
company commander.
Probably because they
were happy to go, Union
forces gave up Fort Bliss
to the Confederacy with-
out a fght in March 1861.
Later that year, Gen. H.H.
Sibley took charge and
made preparations for the
invasion of the neighbor-
ing northern stronghold.
After a major victory
at Valverde, Sibley had
the Yankees on the run and
all of New Mexico in his
grasp. But the promising
campaign bogged down in
the snow at Glorieta Pass,
where the Texas Confed-
erates were mauled in a
battle known as The Get-
tysburg of the West.
The retreating Rebs
stopped at El Paso only
long enough to set fre to
Fort Bliss. One look at the
pile of ashes convinced the
triumphant Unionists to
pitch camp elsewhere for
the rest of the war.
Since the Rio Grande
was relentlessly eroding
the site of the ruins, the
army constructed a new
fort on higher ground.
Camp Concordia was of-
fcially opened in March
1868.
Tradition eventually
won out and the fort was
renamed Bliss, but peace-
time cutbacks threatened
its existence. When op-
erations against the Indi-
ans shifted to Arizona, the
army shut down the seem-
ingly superfuous facil-
ity for the second time in
January 1877.
With the soldiers went
law and order in El Paso,
where outlaw gangs and
vigilantes fought for con-
trol of the boomtown. By
the end of that bloody year,
the army was back to stay
and Fort Bliss was back in
business.
From the reservation
revolt of Victorio in 1879
to Geronimos capitulation
in 1886, the fnal phase of
futile red resistance kept
the garrison hopping. As if
to mark the end of the epic
era, the aging fort gave
way to modern accommo-
dations in 1893.
However, Bliss again
appeared to be on the road
to oblivion as the size of
the detachment steadily
shrank. At one point the
entire staff consisted of a
lieutenant, chaplain, doc-
tor and fve enlisted men.
But the Mexican Rev-
olution gave the fort a new
lease on life. As the home
base for the 1916 punitive
expedition against Pancho
Villa after his attack on
Columbus, New Mexico,
Bliss was overrun by the
60,000-man posse that
failed to fnd the culprit.
The fort remained
a cavalry post through-
out the First World War,
but during the Second its
cloudless sky and natural
fring range attracted the
artillery. Missiles replaced
feld pieces in 1946, and
the frst test of an Ameri-
can rocket was held on the
base proving grounds.
Like its tough pioneer
neighbors, old Fort Bliss
tenaciously clung to life.
On the unforgiving frontier
of Far West Texas, only the
strong survived.
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Boo Boo Thompson, along
with her mother June Shan-
non, father Mike Thompson
and her three older sisters.
The show is mostly flmed
in and around the familys
hometown in rural McIntyre,
Georgia, a town in Middle
Georgia east of Macon. The
Thompsons originally gained
fame appearing on TLCs
Toddlers & Tiaras, which fol-
lows the lives of child beauty
pageant contestants and their
families. It has been reported
that the family is paid a salary
of $50,000 per episode, and
Alana Thompsons own net
worth is $300,000.
Honey Boo Boo won the
hearts of viewers when her
mother June refused to force
Honey Boo Boo to conformed
to various child pageant stan-
dards.
The post that caught
my attention was regarding
Miss. Boo Boos earnings. It
seems these folks are not as
backwoods southern as TLC
would have you believe. June
Mama Shannon has broken
the funds received by TLC in
to trust funds for the four chil-
dren and the grandchild. The
parents are not taking much
for themselves.
The four children and one
grandchild will not be allowed
to touch the earnings, with the
exception of emergencies or
education until the age of 21.
Basically setting up the kids
for their futures.
I have never been a sup-
porter of child pageants. I
fnd them to be disgusting in
what parents and pageant or-
ganizers put these little kids
through. Sorry, if you are
involved with this activity I
do not mean to offend, but I
see this and I cant help but
think that this is some form of
abuse.
However, reading the
Honey Boo Boo stories that
abound the Internet, I have
come to learn that success
can be found by standing up
for what is right. This mother
made a stand on the TLC pro-
gram Toddlers & Tiaras and
was rewarded for it. Honey
Boo Boo does not ft the regu-
lar look of a child pageant star
and her mother fought for her
child publically. Seems that
Mrs. Shannon was not too
keen on the idea of drasti-
cally altering the appearance
of her daughter to conform
to the ridged standards of
child pageantry. If fact she has
stated that she did not want to
participate in child pageantry,
and that it was her daughters
dream to compete.
While I will certainly
not be tuning in to watch this
particular show, it seems that
many Americans are watch-
ing. It is reported that Honey
Boo Boo was the highest rated
cable show during the Repub-
lican National Convention.
While 25 million watched the
convention, 3 million were
tuned in to watch this child
star and the antics of her proud
redneck family. Not too bad
for a chunky child, BBQ
ribs and a straight talking
southern mother that is proud
of her kids.
If I have inspired you to
watch this show, consider this
frst: The show was criticized
by TV Guide in their Cheers
& Jeers 2012 issue, which
commented, Jeers to Here
Comes Honey Boo Boo for
existing. Alana Thompson and
her family have lowered the
TV bar to new depths while
introducing viewers to the
terms forklift foot and neck
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This week in
Texas History
By Bartee Haile
Fort Bliss: frontier phoenix
on western tip of Texas
known as the Deepwater
Horizon oil spill.
But recovery efforts
have just begun and there
remains a long road ahead
to restore the Gulf, Texas
Commission on Environ-
mental Quality Commis-
sioner Toby Baker said on
Jan. 3.
Transocean is based in
Zug, Switzerland. The fnes
are to be paid over a period
of three years, per agree-
ment with the U.S. Depart-
ment of Justice.
Texas Railroad Com-
mission, looking back on its
accomplishments in 2012,
noted that its agents inves-
tigated, assessed or cleaned
up 253 abandoned oilfeld
sites and plugged 764 or-
phaned wells using fees
paid by the industry into
the Oil & Gas Regulation &
Cleanup Fund.
A study by the Texas
Water Development Board
concludes 31 percent of
annual single-family resi-
dential water use in Texas
is dedicated to outdoor pur-
poses, such as lawn and gar-
den maintenance, pools, and
car washing, with the rest
used indoors.
In a Dec. 17 release, the
agency stated the fndings
are based on an analysis of
monthly water use data for
259 cities, and that average
outdoor water use ranged
from 20 to 53 percent of
total household water use,
with dryer areas of the state
tending to use more than
wetter areas.
is an amount not less than
the amount for 5 children.
The guidelines are not man-
datory, but most courts fol-
low them.
Q. I am one of three
brothers who inherited an
equal share of a house. We
do not get along and are not
able to agree on selling the
house. One of us offered the
other two $10,000 each to
buy their interests, but the
offer was refused. How can
we get the property sold?
A. If you cannot agree
on the value of each share,
the only way to deal with
this problem is to sell the
house and split the pro-
ceeds. If everyone will not
agree to voluntarily sell the
property, you will have to go
to court and get the court to
order the sale. If you do go
to court, however, you will
spend a substantial amount
of money for attorneys
fees. I suggest you let the
other two people know that
it is in everyones interest
you agree to sell the prop-
erty and avoid an expensive
legal proceeding.
Want to know more
about your legal rights?
Pick up a copy of the 8th
edition of my book, Know
Your Rights!, available at
most bookstores.
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ALDERMAN
STERLING
Happy New Year!
Hope you all had a great
new years eve. We visited
with family members in the
home of Renee and Jerry
Vinton and children and
had a great time. When we
went Wayne said, I dont
want to stay too late. Well,
by the time we got home
and in the bed it was 2:00
a.m.
School is back into full
swing by the time you read
this. I dont have the Janu-
ary calendar but the bas-
ketball schedule says they
have a girls and boys game
at Allen Academy on Janu-
ary 10. There will be the an-
nual Gause Basketball tour-
nament later this month.
It seems there was a lot of
people having viruses dur-
ing the holidays. Hope all
are better.
Talked to Lois Wilkins
Monday morning and she is
still feeling bad. Hope she
gets to feeling better real
soon. Son and daughter- in-
law, J.D. and Rita Wilkins
visited with her this past
weekend.
My sister Kay Lagrone
had some surgery the frst
part of last week and all
went well and she is at
home.
We are sorry to hear
of the death of Mrs. Verna
Rachui of Hearne. She had
cancer. I extend my sincere
sympathy to her family.
Hearne will miss her, as she
was very active in the com-
munity.
Blake and Dustin
McBee had good luck on
their hunting trip to Sanora
last week. Blake got a Huge
Axis, a smaller Axis and a
huge white tail. Dustin got
a large Axis and dad Keith
got a hog. All that will help
fll the freezer!
Our sincere sympathy
goes out to the family of
Chris Holcome. She lost
her battle with cancer this
past week. Chris was really
special to our family. She
was the 4-H County Agent
for our fve children. She
always had Opportuni-
ties for the Milam County
4-H members. Some time
the kids hated to hear that
word, but Chris knew best.
They had a lot of opportu-
nities that they never would
have had if it hadnt been
for her encouraging them.
Sunday evening when we
went to the viewing I saw
so many of these youth that
I carried across the state to
those opportunities. Know-
ing Chris and these former
4-H members helped me
have a fuller life. It was so
exciting to hear what they
are doing now, and Chris
had a part of that. She was
always there for them.
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am terribly worried about
his well being and miss him
very much. I beg Maddie
and Brian to please bring
him back. Bring him home
so that he may have stabil-
ity and not live life on the
run. She further adds,
Please do this for Rich-
ard.
His grandfather Mike
McCartney, is believed to
also be traveling with his
biological parents. They
may be living in, or travel-
ing, in a brown motor home.
There has been a warrant
issued for Maddie and Bri-
an Moore. Richard is 4 feet
tall and weighs about 45 lbs
with reddish-blonde hair
and brown eyes.
LostNMissing Inc., a
national nonproft, is assist-
ing the family to help bring
awareness of the miss-
ing child. If anyone sees
Richard, or the adults with
him, or has information,
please contact the Robert-
son County Sheriff Dept.,
Detective Steve Misterick,
Case number 12-21015 at
979-828-3299, or call 9-1-1.
MISSING
LauRa chesneR
Staff Writer
laura@robconews.com
In Austin, theres Third
Thursday on South Con-
gress. In Galveston and
Bryan downtowns First Fri-
days are a must attend event.
Calvert has developed its
own monthly market with a
special Calvert fair - Calvert
Trade Days. The Trade Days
initially started in June as a
planned quarterly event, but
vendors and patrons soon
asked that they make it a
monthly event. So begin-
ning in September it became
a monthly event. Several
vendors have become regu-
lar guests of Calverts mar-
ket and word has begun to
spread to the surrounding
areas.
Community support
has been outstanding and
has helped turn Calverts
Trade Days into a much-
anticipated activity every
month. Downtown mer-
chants adorn their shops
with special displays and
sales to coincide with the
third Saturday each month.
The event is held on
the Chamber of Commerce
lot on Cedar Street between
Mitchell and Barton Streets.
Spaces are 10x20 feet and
normally cost $15 for spaces
without electricity and $25
for spaces with electricity.
The next Trade Days will
be January 19 and February
16 and the Trade Days or-
ganizers have an even better
deal for potential vendors.
For these two events a sin-
gle space without electric-
ity will be free and a space
with electricity will be only
$10.00. This is a great way
to try out the Trade Days
crowd, without spending a
dime. If youd like a space
you can reserve your spot by
going to CalvertTradeDays.
com and printing out and re-
turning the form on the page,
or simply show up anytime
after 7:00 a.m. on Saturday
morning and well assign all
the available open spaces.
For more information
look us up at CalvertTrade-
Days.com or write us at
info@calverttradedays.com.
Calvert Trade Days free in January and February
yvonne gaLLagheR
Local Report
news@robconews.com
Lay Minister, Bob
Johnson, spoke at the De-
cember 14 meeting of the
Calvert Womans Club and
Christmas Party, held at the
Calvert Country Club.
Pastor Bob was an edu-
cator for 25 years serving
as a teacher and principal,
as well as, providing semi-
nars and keynote addresses
across the United States and
Canada, instructing teachers
in classroom techniques to
improve students learning.
He was called to grow
in his Christian faith at age
62 after participation in
The Walk To Emmaus. He
became a lay leader at 65
and also retired from the
feld of education; in 2012
he became the pastor at
Sneed Memorial Methodist
Church, Calvert and Grace
United Methodist Church,
Bremond. Bob lives in Be-
dias with his wife, Phyllis.
Club President, Alice
Griffn opened the meeting.
Mary Alice Woods,
Social Chairperson, gave
the invocation. Vice-Pres-
ident, Yvonne Gallagher
introduced club guests:
Dorinda Jackson, Calvert
Municipal Court Clerk, and
her husband, Joe Jackson,
Calvert Volunteer Fire De-
partment Chief, Roseanne
Jones, Calvert City Sec-
retary; President-elect of
Calvert Chamber of Com-
merce, Carla Barker and
her husband, David Barker;
Pastor Bob Johnson, Cory
OCarroll and her husband,
Calvert City Superinten-
dant, Kevin OCarroll, who
was presented with a token
gift of appreciation for his
work and accomplishments
for Calvert, as well as, gen-
erously assisting the Cal-
vert Womans Club. Club
members were introduced
Calvert Womens Club
Minister Johnson spoke in December
Lay Minister, Bob Johnson
See CLUB page 14
SPORTS & EDUCATI ON
Sports & Education
LauRa chesneR
Staff Writer
laura@robconews.com
Several local students
have been named to the
Deans honor roll and re-
ceived distinctions this se-
mester. Andrew D. Baxter
of Franklin, TX, Rachel A.
Miller of Hearne, TX, Jose
A. Perez,of Calvert, TX and
Sarah E. Ferrara of Gause, TX
have all been named to the
Deans Honor Roll at Texas
A&M. Kenneth W. Hogan of
Bremond, TX received Dis-
tinguished ranking at Texas
A&M.
East Texas Baptist Uni-
versity named James Brewer
of Franklin, TX to the Deans
Honor roll. Congratulations to
the hard working youth.
Colleges name local students to distinguished Deans List
LauRa chesneR
Staff Writer
laura@robconews.com
Mumford Mustangs
basketball players are on a
winning streak that looks
like it will be hard to stop
them. When the Mustangs
took on the Moulton Bob-
katz, the Mustangs trounced
their opponents 72-51. High
scoring by LaKendric Hy-
son, Aubrie King and Josh
Sustaita continue to be bol-
stered by strong blocking
and rebounds by the Mus-
tangs defense. King is great
defensively or offensively
with 12 assisted blocks, and
10 defensive rebounds in the
game. With excellent sup-
port from Seth Smitherman,
Dion Mack and Jamarcus
Ricks keeping the opposing
team busy, Mustangs shoot-
ers never seem to miss.
On January 8, the Mus-
tangs took on Holland and
crushed them with a fnal
score of 90-61. Dion Mack
stepped up his offensive
game and scored an impres-
sive 16 points, while Hyson
topped him with 19 and
King scored 23.This pow-
erhouse team has playoffs
in mind, but is more excited
about the upcoming home-
coming celebration on Janu-
ary 22. The school is already
preparing for the big event.
Join them this Friday at 5:00
p.m. and cheer them on as
they take on Iola at home. Photo by Zeke beRmudeZ / RobeRtson county news
LaKendrick Hyson gets low as he makes his way to the basket.
Mustangs remain UNDEFEATED; headed to district play
Two more
wins for
Mumford
Mustangs
JeRRy paceLey
news@robconews.com
The Lady Lions of
Franklin can easily be de-
scribed as a swarm. Like
bees to a flower patch, the
Lady Lions use quickness
and tenacity to come after
their opponents from the
tip-off. While the Lady Li-
ons may not be as tall as
some of their opponents,
who in the game of bas-
ketball can be an advan-
tage, these ladies come
to the court ready to win.
Coach Shelton has taught
them that good defense
and the confidence to
shoot the basketball from
any spot on the court is the
way to play the game.
Led by Juniors Car-
rie Casey, Maddie Nelson,
Kadie McCullough, and
Bailey Sanders. Sopho-
mores Kyla Walker, Re-
gan Blajeski, Jena Eiman,
Shelby Mullinix, Macken-
zi Anderson and Freshman
Jessica Lopez these young
ladies have compiled an
overall record on the sea-
son of 20 wins and 2 losses
and a district record of 4-1.
This past Friday, Janu-
ary 4, the ladies took on
Centerville Tigers in a dis-
trict game. This matched
up two top ranked teams
in class 2A. The Lions,
ranked eleventh and the
Tigers ranked ninth, both
tried to climb up the rank-
ings. The Lions played
hard and found them-
selves down at halftime
29-34. Staying with the
much taller Lady Tigers
the Lions were within
eight with four minutes
to go, but eventually lost
the game 49-67. Casey led
the scoring with 19 points
followed by Walker with
13, Mullinix 5, Blajeski
4, Nelson and Eiman both
with 3 and McCullough
with 2.
The JV ladies played
earlier in the evening and
lost a close game in OT
to Centerville 39-42. This
weeks schedule finds the
Lady Lions at an away
game versus Trinity on
Friday, January 11. JV
games start at 5:00 p.m.
and the varsity around
6:30 p.m.
So OK the economy
stinks and we all know
why but let me give you
a little piece of cheap en-
tertainment advice. This
Saturday morning, January
12, beginning at 8:00 a.m.
in the Elementary gym and
9:00 a.m. in the Middle
School gym, you can find
some major competition
as the 2013 season of the
Franklin Little Dribblers
begins. This is where it
all begins for the Franklin
Lions and Lady Lions bas-
ketball future stars. Now to
tell you the cheap advice I
mentioned. You can catch
all of the action for the
whole day in both gyms
for only $1.00. Thats
right, so much basketball
for the low, low cost of a
measly dollar. What a bar-
gain, but listen if you like
these kids fancy moves
and fancy jump shots, then
chip in a few extra dollars
at the gate box and help
out the organization. Get
out and support all of the
Franklin activities and go
Lions.
Lady Lions swarm
Centerville Tigers
Photo by Zeke beRmudeZ / RobeRtson county news
The Franklin Lady Lions dominated the Hearne Lady Eagles Tuesday night. Closing out the
game with a win by the score of 77-42. The varsity boys also won over Hearne 62-54
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Commerical Investment Property Management
225 FM 2096 Easterly, 3bed/1 bath, double garage,
extra room, show barn, pens, almost 3 ac, finish
brick only $130,000
127+ acres, $2,950 per acre, running creek, 80%
open, improved coastal, hogs & deer, Queen I Road
off FM 46
136 acres or deer woods, $3500 per acre 1866
Morgan Ln., Franklin, TX
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Broker-Appraiser
State Certified General
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Associate
254-746-7157
Leamon
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.
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.
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.
828-3173 home
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*Downtown- 206 4th Street, 5000 SF Bldg. $50,000
*65 Ac, FM 979, brick home, barns, pens, pond, 3/2 DW, more REDUCED! $289,900
*409 Barton- 3/2 updated, big yard, REDUCED! $64,000
*Corner Commercial Lot - 21,160 sf near Hwy 79/Hwy 6 intersection - Good visibility
REDUCED- $52,250
*180 ac, farmland, 2/1 farm house, barns, pens, 40 ac pasture area, 2 ponds & more, $2,750/AC
Bell Co.- 15 min. to Temple
*5.28 ac 3/2 Barn House, well, woods, $135,000 Milam Co., Additional Acreage Avail.
*7.13 ac, Gause ISD- 3/2 DW, pond, pasture $122,900
*200 ac, Gause, game fenced, power, water well, 2 cabins, views, mostly wooded $4,500/ac
*1 ac. - FISD, home site, restricted. Cooks Rd - Franklin. REDUCED! $42,500
*55 ac 3/2 brick, pond, pasture, FM979 Milam Co, REDUCED! $336,900
*7.75 ac 2/1 cottage, well, sprinkler, pool, RV hookups, near Gause, FM 2095 REDUCED!
$129,900
*66 ac- FM2095 Gause, Milano ISD, 2/1 cabin, well, wooded, pond, barn
REDUCED $285,000
*1749 ac, 7/4 log home, 225X100 shop/offices, fenced, x-fenced, 7 water meters, 3 homes,
pens, ponds & more. Milam Co. $5,950,000
*31 ac near Gause 2/3 open Tifton pasture, balance wooded, power + new well. $3,595/ac.
*75 ac Milam Co., Charming cottage metal barn w/restroom, all utilities, well and water meter,
pond $337,500.
*15AC, CR258 Milam Co. power nearby $3,250/ac.
*406 Hall St. 3/1, 1400SF, remodeled REDUCED- $85,000.
*3 ac, Gause, 3/2 brick nice home, great location, $229,900.
*25 ac, wooded, seasonal creek, secluded & convenient to BCS. Off FM 2549 on Harris Rd-
$4,500/ac.-CONTRACT
*19 AC-in Twenty-Two Hills, Gause ISD, wooded, hilltop view deed restricted- $5,000/ac.
*101 Anderson Street- great commercial location on Hwy 6.
*10 Ac, FM 979- Cleared, pond, water & power available-Cameron ISD-$65,000.
*75 Ac+/- pasture near Marlin-$1750/AC.
*19+ Ac-wooded home site, will divide-$4995/AC.
*2 commercial locations-frontage on Hwy 6 & Hwy 79-good visibility & high traffic counts.
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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE AUCTION AUCTION
NOTICE OF TAX RESALE
Pursuant to a resolution of its governing body under Section 34.05(c), Property Tax Code, ALL has requested a public re-
sale by my office of certain properties previously foreclosed and bid off to the taxing units in the suits described below.
Therefore, I will on February 5, 2013, at the South Door of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of Franklin, Texas,
between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. on said day, beginning at 10:00 A.M., proceed to sell for cash to the highest
bidder, and in the manner provided by Section 34.05(d), Property Tax Code, all of the right, title and interest of the taxing
units, acquired through each of the suits listed below, in and to the following described real estate being situated in Robertson
County, Texas, to wit:
Note: ALL is the taxing unit to which the property was struck off to in trust.
Sale
#
Cause #
Judgment Date
Struck-Off On
Account Number Style of Case Adjudged
Value
(See note
below)
Estimated
Minimum Bid
(See note
below)
1
2
3
4
5
6
01-07-06652-TX
02-06-06720-TX
02-06-06738-TX
02-09-06767-TX
02-09-06770-TX
06-09-07034-TX
04/27/09
06/23/08
04/27/09
04/27/09
12/07/09
08/25/08
030100-048020
030000-015380
030000-019060
030000-015241
030000-020200
030000-012720
CALVERT INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT, CITY OF
CALVERT AN ROBERTSON
COUNTY VS. M C HURT, ET
AL
CALVERT INDEPENDENT
CALVERT AND
ROBERTSON COUNTY VS.
JULIUS HAYDEN, ET AL
CALVERT INDEPENDENT
CALVERT AND
FRANCES STANCIL, ET AL
CALVERT INDEPENDENT
CALVERT AND
M. Z. MCNEIL
CALVERT INDEPENDENT
CALVERT AND ROBERSON
COUNTY VS. LAURA
MOODY, DECEASED, ET AL
CALVERT INDEPENDENT
CALVERT AND
JAMES LOUIS THWEATT,
ET AL
Lot 1, Block A1, Division 48,
known as 0.264 acre, located in the
City of Calvert, described in
Volume 139, Page 435, Deed
Records of Robertson County,
Texas. (030100-048020)
Lot 7, Block 96, Original
Townsite, City of Calvert,
Robertson County, Texas, as
described in Volume 136, Page
318, Deed Records of Robertson
County, Texas. (030000-015380)
Lot 3, Block 154, City of Calvert,
described in Volume 41, Page 218,
Deed Records of Robertson
County, Texas. (030000-019060)
Lots 7, 8, and 9, Block 95, Original
County, Texas. (030000-015241)
County, Texas. (030000-020200)
Lot 10 and the south 1/2 of Lot 9,
Block 63, Original Townsite, City
of Calvert, Robertson County,
Texas, as described in Volume
292, Page 819, Deed Records of
Robertson County, Texas
(030000-012720)
$2,400.00
$1,200.00
$1,200.00
$3,600.00
$1,200.00
$20,610.00
, By: __________________________ Date _____________
(See note below)
Sheriff Gerald Yezak
Legal Description
( Properties previously struck off to ALL)
Sheriff Gerald Yezak
Sale
#
Cause #
Judgment Date
Struck-Off On
Account Number Style of Case Adjudged
Value
(See note
below)
Estimated
Minimum Bid
(See note
below)
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
07-02-07105-TX
07-04-07125-TX
07-04-07131-TX
07-04-07132-TX
07-04-07135-TX
08-12-07255-TX
09-03-07299-TX
09-09-07326-TX
10-08-07382-TX
01/26/09
08/18/08
06/23/08
06/23/08
01/26/09
10/26/09
04/26/10
06/28/10
05/23/11
030100-060220
030500-002420
030500-001540
030000-020260
030100-051330
030000-021720
030100-048120
030100-029040
030100-058110
CALVERT INDEPENDENT
CALVERT AND
ROBERSTON COUNTY VS.
LEON BENSON, ET AL
CALVERT INDEPENDENT
CALVERT AND
JAMES BURLESON, ET AL
CALVERT INDEPENDENT
CALVERT AND
TOMMIE OLIVER, ET AL
CALVERT INDEPENDENT
CALVERT AND
EARLIE L. PLEASANT
CALVERT INDEPENDENT
CALVERT AND
ALBERTA WILLIAMS
CALVERT INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL
VS. ALBERT L WILLIAMS,
ET AL
CALVERT INDEPENDENT
VS. IKE WATKINS, ET AL
ROBERTSON COUNTY, ET
AL VS. ANITA L. GUITRON,
AKA ANITA LUNA
GUITRON, ET AL
CALVERT INDEPENDENT
VS. BOBBIE NELL ALLEN,
ET AL
Lot 24, Block "B", Division 60,
City of Calvert, Robertson County,
Robertson County, Texas.
(030100-060220)
Lot 7, Block 117 West, Leaverton
Extension, City of Calvert,
County, Texas. (030500-002420)
Lot 4, Block 49, Leaverton
Addition, City of Calvert,
County, Texas. (030500-001540)
County, Texas. (030000-020260)
Lot 17, Block "D", Division 51,
Robertson County, Texas.
(030100-051330)
Lot 6, Block 189, City of Calvert,
more particularly described in
Texas (030000-021720) including
a Clarksdale Model Mobile Home,
Label Number TRA0424158,
Serial Number
MSD991680SN3256 as assessed
on the tax roll of Robertson
County, Texas. (453000-098395)
Lots 17, and 18, Division 48,
Original Townsite, City of Calvert,
County, Texas. (030100-048120)
2.50 acres, more or less, being
Subdivision "C" in Division 29,
Original Townsite, City of Calvert,
County, Texas. (030100-029040)
0.143 acre, more or less, being a
portion of Subdivision "B",
Division 58, Original Townsite,
Texas, as described in deed dated
September 9, 1985, from Hiram
Kinney etal to Mollie B. Allen, in
Texas. (030100-058110)
$1,190.00
$2,000.00
$2,880.00
$3,090.00
$4,420.00
$1,200.00
$3,310.00
$7,500.00
$16,420.00
Legal Description
Notes:
All sales are without warranty, expressed or implied. Specifically, there is no warranty as to title or physical condition
(including the condition or existence of any improvements). The sales are subject to any rights of redemption as provided by
law.
All volume and page references in the legal description refer to the records of the County Clerk of Robertson County. All
prospective bidders should make their own investigation of the title held by the taxing entities and the value of the property.
Prospective bidders are encouraged to consult their attorney. Prospective bidders should not rely on the "Adjudged Value" as
representing the actual value of the property or any information regarding the property contained in the records of the
Robertson County Appraisal District .
Payment must be made in cash or by cashiers check. All sales are final.
All Sales subject to cancellation without prior notice.
PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE
CLASSI FI EDS
1.95 AC, Kurten
Area 4/3 DW, Barn
& More $94,900.00.
Karen Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
FM979 - Milan Co.
30 AC, 3/2 brick
home, large pond,
new well to be
drilled. $279,500.
Karen Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
90 AC - FM 979
Milan Co. - Pasture,
2 ponds, 2/1 brick
home, second
improved homesite,
2 wells, barn, pens
& more $389,500.
Karen Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
Downtown- 206
4th Street, 5000
SF Bldg. $50,000.
Karen Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
409 Barton- 3/2
updated, big yard,
$64,000. Karen
Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
Corner Commercial
Lot - 21,160 sf near
Hwy 79/Hwy 6 inter-
section - Good vis-
ibility $52,250
507 E. 4th St. Hearne
3/1 1/2 Brick $39,900.
Karen Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
602 Cedar - Hearne
5/2 Historical home
5,448 SF, well main-
tained. Priced to
sell $137,500.
Karen Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
200 ac, Gause,
game fenced,
power, water well, 2
cabins, views, mostly
wooded $3,500/ac.
Karen Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
1 ac. - FISD,
home site, restrict-
ed. Cooks Rd -
Franklin. $42,500.
Karen Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
1,637 ac, 7/4 log
home, 225X100
s h o p / o f f i c e s ,
fenced, x-fenced,
7 water meters, 3
homes, pens, ponds
& more. Milam
Co. $5,550,000.
Karen Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
31 ac near Gause
2/3 open Tifton
pasture, balance
wooded, power +
new well. $3,595/ac..
Karen Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
75 ac Milam Co.,
Charming cottage
metal barn w/rest-
room, all utilities,
well and water meter,
pond $289,900.
Karen Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
3 ac, Gause, 3/2 brick
nice home, great
location, $229,900.
Karen Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
101 Anderson Street-
great commercial
location on Hwy 6.
Karen Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
10 Ac, FM 979-
Cleared, pond,
water & power
avai l abl e- Camer-
on ISD-$65,000.
Karen Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
2 commercial loca-
t i o n s - f r o n t a g e
on Hwy 6 & Hwy
79-good visibility &
high traffc counts.
Karen Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
54.71 Ac. CR 278
Milam Co. Mostly
open, ponds, imp.
grasses, good fenc-
ing $2,995 / Ac.
Karen Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
1203 S. Magnolia St.
- Large 2 story, 4/2
home, big yard, car-
port & more. $69,900.
Karen Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
307 Ac - improved
hayfeld, 3 ponds,
water meter, Co. Rd.
frontage on three
sides & more. Milam
Co. CR 268 & CR
269 $3,495 / Ac.
Karen Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
133 Ac., improved
& native pasture,
barn, pens, ponds,
water meter Milam
Co. CR 249 & CR
270. $3,495 / Ac.
Karen Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
210 ac, Cazey Lp -
FISD, creek, pond,
power, waer, wildlife
& more. $3,500 ac.
Karen Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
10 ac., FM 2159,
Bremond ISD, 97
DW 4/2, 2,128 sq.
ft. running creek,
woods, $79,900.
Karen Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
658 AC., - Hwy. 6 N.
Calvert Imp. Pasture,
wooded with lots of
native wildlife, run-
ning creek, 2/2 home
& more. $2,500,000.
Karen Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
517 Main St. Calvert,
Historic, Cobbs
Market $78,000.00.
Karen Gray, Broker,
979-777-3960
CALVERT - Offce
Building: Great loca-
tion at the center of
downtown Calvert.
Low Maintenance
with brick exteri-
or and metal roof.
Central heat and
air. Great storage.
Carla Barker, Broker,
979-224-0632
CALVERT - 11 + Acres
with 3 Br/2 Ba home.
Many out buildings,
fenced & crossed
fenced, animal
pens, Needs TLC.
979-224-0632
CALVERT - NEW
LISTING: 3BR/1BA
traditional home
in Calvert. Kitchen
with dining area.
979-224-0632
CALVERT -
REDUCED! 3 Br/2
Ba. Large Rooms,
very livable. Indoor
Bonus room and
Laundry. Must See!
979-224-0632
CALVERT - Only 1
block from Virginia
Field Park, afford-
able Calvert home.
Older home with big
rooms, over 2,300
sq. ft. 3BR/2BA.
Needs repairs, but a
great buy at $29,000.
979-224-0632
CALVERT - 2BR/1BA,
large living area, lots
of kitchen cabinets,
fenced yard, stor-
age rooms, carport.
979-224-0632
FRANKLIN - 2 quiet
acs. in Franklin
ISD. 3br/2ba newly
remodeled w/stain-
less steel appliances,
elec. plumbing, cen-
tral H/AC. Cabnetry,
tile counters, great
country living. Carla
Barker, Broker,
979-224-0632
REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE
Find it.
Sell it.
Buy it.
Rent it.
Call to place an
item in the
Classifieds today:
979-279-3411
Robertson
County
News
120 West Third Hearne
robconews. com
Get rid of the old rattletrap
while it still runs
Its cleaning timeclean
up in more ways than one
through the Classifieds
House-hunting couldnt be easier
with the Classifieds
Find the apartment of your dreams
in the pages of the Classifieds
The Victorian Tea Gala is an annual event in Calvert.
THE BACK PAGE
cause I married the person
that I did, the only time I get
to watch good movies like
that is at night, when every-
one else is asleep - but not
over the holidays when the
kids are awake. Hell, when
they are in the room I cant
even watch re-runs of Two
and a Half Men. Have you
ever tried to watch a good
action movie with all the
blood and guts and cussing
taken out? It sucks. Some-
one with a bazooka blowing
things up should never utter
the phrase, Ah, shucks!
But all that is over now.
My wife is back to work,
my kids are back in school,
and its just me and the dog
here in charge of the remote.
And now, if you will excuse
me, I believe Pulp Fiction is
on the tube.
SCASTA
and they introduced their
guests. Mary Foyle Alston;
Carla Barker introduced her
guests Susan Shaw along
with her husband Simon
Shaw; Cyndi Bird intro-
duced her husband, Don
Howell and Calvert City
Council member, James
Evans and his wife Edvana
Evans; Vonnie Burnitt in-
troduced her sister-in-law,
Jennifer Caudle, Jennifers
husband Mike Caudle and
their daughter, Sherilyn
Caudle, and Alberto Man-
terola; Alice Griffn intro-
duced her husband, Kelley
Griffn; Ella Lee Hart; Don-
na McBee introduced her
husband, Joe McBee; Mary
Alice Woods introduced
her husband J. C. Woods;
and Yvonne Gallagher in-
troduced her daughter-in-
law, Diana Werner, and her
son Ronny Werner. Unable
to attend were members
Dr. Dorothy (Chi-Chi) Al-
len, Clara Mae Miller, and
Jeanne Williams.
Carla Barker presented
an update on the current ac-
tivities and projects of Cal-
vert Womans Club includ-
ing open house dates for
tourism at the Katy Ham-
man Stricker Library and
Heritage Center, the annual
scholarship fundraiser, and
ongoing community service
projects.
Vonnie Burnitt intro-
duced speaker, Pastor Bob
Johnson, who offered bless-
ing of the food after com-
pleting his presentation.
CLUB
Jan-
uary 4, Carnegie Library
spruces up with a new sign.
January 18, St. Joseph ex-
pands emergency and trauma
services in Robertson County.
February 1, Mustangs
crown Marissa Flores Home-
coming Queen.
February 1, Boys
and Girls Club receives
$40,000.00 Meadows grant.
February 15, Calvert
breaks ground on new Fire/
EMS station.
March 7, Calvert works
with Texas National Guard
and RCCC to rid itself of infa-
mous crack houses.
March 7, Trojans players
and staff celebrate state vic-
tory.
March 21,
Hannah Browning of Bre-
mond FFA was elected queen
of Robertson County Fair.
March 28, Stephen Com-
mander, of Franklin, wins
$14,982.00 for his winning
steer at Youth Auction.
April 11, Blue Ribbons
are placed on Court House
oaks for Child Abuse Aware-
ness month.
April 18, Brazos Valley
Groundwater Conservation
District GM Ralph Crum re-
signs amidst scandal.
May 2, Beatrice Cephas
graciously accepts the Jeffer-
son Award.
May 16, Hearne School
Board re-appoints Jonathan
Wells as Principle for Jr. High
and High School.
June 13, Melissa Free-
man unveils her new book,
Hearne, Images of America
at local retail outlets.
June 20, Derek Scott
Auto Park target of thieves -
156 high-end wheels stolen
from the lot.
June 27, Bremonds an-
nual Pickle Run and Polish
Days festival largest ever.
July 4, Hearne student re-
turn from a trip to prestigious
eastern seabord Colleges and
Universities.
July 4, UP reveals plans
to open a large classifcation
yard in the Mumford area.
July 25, Landowners in
Mumford meet to discuss pos-
sible affects of new UP clas-
sifcation yard.
August 8, Robertson
County turns out in style for
the annual Boys and Girls
club The Event.
August 15, Smalley
Foundation bring much de-
sired training to local First
Responders.
September 5, Quick
thinking and response time
by local frst reponders saves
Mumford Family from a
swarm of Af-
rican-
i zed
Bees.
September 12, New
Manager, Alan Day, of the
BVGCD delivers new energy
to district and educates local
farmers about water rights and
laws.
September 26, RCCC
along with the DEA confs-
cated a record 20,000 pills in
their one-day event.
October 3, Victorian Tea
and Gala draws great crowds
despite wet weather.
October 10, National
Night Out events in Franklin
and Hearne bring communi-
ties together.
October 27, Former
POW returns to Camp Hearne
to discuss his experiences be-
fore, during and after WWII.
October 24, ConocoPhil-
lips raises money for Down
Syndrome and enjoys some
hot stuff at their annual Chili
Cook Off in Franklin
November 6, W. Coty
Siegert elected District/Coun-
ty attorney for Robertson
County.
November 7, Boys and
Girls Club award their Golden
Hands awards to local helpers.
November 7, CPS Board
raises money and awareness at
annual Tips for Tots program.
November 14, Coach
Coylin Grimes enters into a
plea agreement with Feds.
December 1, Calvert Cel-
ebrates Christmas with annual
tree lighting.
December 8, Bremond
Historical Museum celebrates
Christmas from around the
world with creative nativity
display.
Year in Review
Kids enjoy sack races durign National Night Out at the Hearne Police Department.
Keith Pettit and his wife Amanda enjoy The Event to beneft
the Robertson County Boys & Girls Club.

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