Henderson County Commissioners’ Court extended the current burn ban another two weeks Tuesday morning. The county’s drought index is higher now than it was at the beginning of the month.
According to Fire Marshal Shane Renberg, the Keetch-Byram Drought Index average score is 646.
A burn ban is recommended when the KBDI score is above 575.
“We are still having grass fires but not as many as before the burn ban, so it is helping,” said Renberg.
Ignoring the burn ban is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine up to $500.
Classical Conversations is a new homeschool community for all ages that offers guidance and accountability.
The group will meet in Athens on Monday starting in the fall, and will use classical methods to train students in the art of learning. Group members will support and encourage each other on the homeschooling journey.
The Henderson County Black Rodeo Association Kings and Queens of Rodeo pose before before last month’s HCBRA rodeo in Athens. Tyler Miles (far right) was recently injured in a swimming accident.
On July 14, Henderson County Black Rodeo Association Rodeo King Tyler Myles was injured while swimming with family and friends when he dove into a lake and his head hit a brick. Tyler is currently paralyzed from the neck down. He was recently moved to a rehabilitation center.
There will be a benefit trail ride in his hometown of Nacogdoches Saturday, Aug. 10. The event will start at noon and will cost $10 per person over the age of 5. There will be food and fun for the entire family.
The HCBRA will leave Athens at 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 10 if anyone would like to attend the benefit ride.
The HCBRA is helping to sponsor this event and is raising funds to help with Tyler’s recovery. Donations may be sent to the Doches Credit Union, Account No. 54465, under his mother’s name (Rhonda Choate, 936-462-0181).
HCBRA CFO Toni Johnson said, “Tyler is a remarkable young man and was willing to help wherever and whenever needed let us do the same for him.”
For directions, please contact 936-462-0181 or 214-394-0224.
County Attorney Clint Davis presents an iPad to the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Nick Webb.
County Attorney’s Office press release
The Henderson County Attorney’s Office purchased and presented to Henderson County Sheriff’s Sex Crimes Investigator, Nick Webb, a new iPad. The iPad will be dedicated and used in the investigation of crimes against children in the county.
With the increased popularity of social networking and use of the Internet, law enforcement investigators timely access to social media content has become paramount in solving and prosecuting cases. According to statewide statistics, 84 percent of rural Texas investigations involve some sort of online investigations. Investigator’s use social networking sites to gather corroborating evidence, locate or monitor a person of interests whereabouts, view statements made by suspects or by victims, review associates affiliated with persons of interests, use the information found to anticipate and prevent future crimes, and also use information obtained from social media as probable cause to obtain search warrants. Statistics also show that when challenged, warrants based upon social media are generally upheld. Texas courts have generally held that a person has no expectation or right to privacy over things that are transmitted over the internet and therefore, what can be obtained by law enforcement is generally admissible as evidence in criminal proceedings.
With respect to the County Attorney’s Office, investigators often gather and use evidence in misdemeanor crimes such as sexual assaults committed by juveniles, as well misdemeanor crimes which are committed by both adults and juveniles such as: stalking, harassment, threats, and the electronic transmission Continue reading “County Attorney purchases iPad for Sheriff’s Office”
Henderson County Healthy County Coordinator Amiee Bilberry shows off her pedometer. (MICHAEL V. HANNIGAN)
By Michael V. Hannigan
16,612,388 … Now that’s a number that will make you take notice. Particularly when you hear it while sitting in a Commissioners’ Court meeting.
And especially when it is coupled with the word “steps.”
More than 16.6 million steps — that’s how far Henderson County employees walked during this year’s Healthy County challenge, according to local Healthy County Coordinator Amiee Bilberry.
Healthy County is a program sponsored by the Texas Association of Counties (TAC). Methylsulfonylmethane, otherwise known as MSM, is a naturally occurring organic sulfur compound that is found in plants and animals. When most people think of sulfur, they think of matches and volcanoes. But it is essential to living a healthy life. Although it is relatively unknown, MSM is a supplement with a long list of benefits and few side effects. There is a reason that supplementation with MSM powder is so important. Sulfur exists in every single one of our cells and is needed for proper function. But we are not getting enough of it for two main reasons. First, many people have a poor diet and eat mostly processed foods that lack nutrition. The average western diet is high in things like meats and fast foods, but lack enough vegetables to sustain a healthy life. Secondly, improper farming has depleted the soil. In a article published in the journal Science, they said that use of things like fertilizer since the Industrial Revolution has removed most of the nutrients.(2) That is why a we must get our sulfur from MSM supplements. You can read more for The Health Benefits of MSM: Is Sulfur The Fountain of Youth.
“They offer us incentives to be healthier,” said Bilberry.
The incentives take the shape of points that can be used toward merchandise, such as the $280 Beats headphones Bilberry earned.
