Baade sworn in as GBC mayor; Positions open in city

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Dennis Baade sworn in as new Gun Barrel City Mayor. (Via Gun Barrel City Economic Development Facebook page)

Congratulations to Dennis Baade on becoming Gun Barrel City’s new mayor. Baade replaces former Mayor Jim Brawell, who resigned earlier this month for family reasons.

Councilman Rob Rae is now the mayor pro-tem.

The moves leave a vacancy on the City Council for Place 4 – West District. Those eligible and interested in filling the spot can pick up an application at City Hall. Continue reading “Baade sworn in as GBC mayor; Positions open in city”

GBC Police Chief Arrests Man on Drug Charge

Police BeatSunday, June 14, about 12:45 p.m., Gun Barrel City Police Chief Damon Boswell was called to a disturbance at 2500 East Main Street. There he found a 43-year-old man acting erratically, identified as Lewis Knox Naquin of Kemp.

A search by Chief Boswell revealed a glass pipe and quantity of methamphetamine on Naquin’s person. Naquin was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and transported to Gun Barrel City Jail.

Gun Barrel City Woman Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident

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On June 14, at about 9:30 a.m., Gun Barrel City Police Officers Patrick Johnson and Melanie Bird responded to call about a pedestrian being hit by a car at 128 Pollyanna Drive. Continue reading “Gun Barrel City Woman Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident”

Masonic Youth Participate in Eastern Star Officer Installation

Pictured, from left, Samantha Ramos, Kayla Rife, Dixie Rife, Mrs. Tonya Currey (Mother Advisor), Michelle Sanderford (Worthy Advisor), Carrie Currey (Grand Representative to Montana), Emily Currey, and Tara Trimmins. (Courtesy photo)
Pictured, from left, Samantha Ramos, Kayla Rife, Dixie Rife, Mrs. Tonya Currey (Mother Advisor), Michelle Sanderford (Worthy Advisor), Carrie Currey (Grand Representative to Montana), Emily Currey, and Tara Trimmins. (Courtesy photo)

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The Gun Barrel City Assembly 369 Masonic Youth Rainbow Girls participated in the installation of officers for the Corsicana Eastern Star Chapter 118 at the Corsicana Masonic Lodge on Saturday, June 6. In opening the ceremony, Kayla Rife carried the Bible to the altar escorted by Coy Spicer, a member of the Black Gold DeMolay Chapter in Corsicana, who was carrying the Square and Compasses. Michelle Sanderford, Worthy Advisor of the Gun Barrel City Rainbow Girls, was honored to perform the Gavel Ceremony in presenting the Worthy Matron with her gavel. Donna Dean, member of the Gun Barrel City Assembly’s Advisory Board and a Grand Deputy for the Grand Assembly of Texas, as well as a Past Matron of Denton Eastern Star Chapter 259, served as Installing Organist.

Joyce Hagens was installed as Worthy Matron. Mrs. Hagens is a majority Rainbow Girl and has centered her term this year on the Masonic Youth. “Faith, Hope, & Charity” (lessons of the Rainbow Girls) is her theme. Black and Gold (colors of the local DeMolay) are her colors. Colby Spicer was installed as the Worthy Patron. Continue reading “Masonic Youth Participate in Eastern Star Officer Installation”

Gun Barrel Joins CVS For Drug Collection Unit

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The Gun Barrel City Police Department announced this week that it has been awarded a grant from CVS/pharmacy to install a Drug Collection Unit. The new unit will be located at 198 Municipal Drive and will provide residents with a safe and environmentally responsible way to dispose of unwanted, unused or expired medication, including controlled substances. CVS is one of the main health services that help with the distribution of pharmaceuticals, from suppliers who find using a cvs vendor portal as a good way to get their products out to the public.

The new unit is intended to reduce the amount of unneeded medicine in residents’ homes and decrease prescription drug abuse, which has soared in recent years, especially among teenagers. More than 70 percent of teenagers say it is easy to get prescription drugs from their parents’ medicine cabinets, according to a 2014 Partnership for Drug-Free Kids study and addiction treatment. Continue reading “Gun Barrel Joins CVS For Drug Collection Unit”