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GBC City Council Final Results
Place 5
* Linda Rankin – 193
Steven Schiff – 87
Marty Goss – 57
* There were a total of 337 votes cast in this race. Linda Rankin earned more than 50 percent of the vote, so won the Place 5 seat.
Rob Rea (Place 1) and Carol Calkins (Place 3) were elected without opposition.
The Gun Barrel City Rainbow Girls held a car wash fundraiser at Brookshire’s in Athens on Saturday, May 2. The girls are raising money to attend their annual conference June 25-28 in Waco. They will be participating in competitions, workshops, and fun events as well as being recognized for their accomplishments at a special awards luncheon. You can learn about how to automotive detailing to to do it the right way. Rainbow Girls participate in a wide array of activities, including leadership training, service projects, competitions, and annual retreats. Along the way, they gather invaluable life skills that help them become the best daughter, sister, student, and friend they can be. Contact Mrs. Tonya Currey at 903-920-5608 or Mrs. Donna Dean at 903-879-4305 or visit www.txiorg.org for information on joining the greatest organization for girls ages 11 through 20. Their younger group, the Pledges, have activities for girls ages 7 to 10. Gun Barrel City Rainbow Girls and Pledges are proudly sponsored by the Cedar Creek Lake Masonic Lodge and the Gun Barrel City Chapter of Eastern Star in Gun Barrel City.
By Michael V. Hannigan
There was a city council candidate forum in Gun Barrel City Tuesday night and I was lucky enough to be on a panel of reporters who contributed, along with Kathi Nailling of the Athens Daily Review and David Webb of The Monitor and Cedarcreeklake.com.
Over the years, I have attended countless events like this and I never looked forward to trying to write a story afterward. It is so hard to condense one to two hours of politically-charged commentary into a few hundred words and be fair to everyone. On the other hand it is very easy to draw criticism from candidates and voters alike based on which handful of quotes are chosen to report, so I hope you don’t mind if I don’t do that this time. Continue reading “Gun Barrel City Candidates Speak at Forum”
Press release
Gun Barrel City residents will be given an opportunity to ask City Council candidates questions during a “Meet the Candidates Forum” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14 in the Gun Barrel City Council Chamber.
The candidate forum will be hosted by The Athens Daily Review, The Monitor, Henderson County Now and CedarCreekLake.com. The panel will consist of Kathi Nailling representing The Athens Review, David Webb from The Monitor and Cedar Creek Lake.com and Michael Hannigan of Henderson County Now. Continue reading “GBC Candidates Forum Scheduled”
Press release
On Tuesday, February 10, at approximately 11:50 pm, Officer Zachary Kennedy of the Gun Barrel City Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 1700 block of West Main Street for a traffic violation. The vehicle was operated by Charles Mezzell, 51, of Gun Barrel City. The passengers were identified as Melony Mezzell, 45, of Halton City and Bob Stripling, 58, of Trinidad.
During the traffic stop Kennedy developed probable cause through numerous clues that led him to believe that there was contraband located in the vehicle. A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed a bag in the vehicle that contained a substance that later field tested positive for methamphetamine, along with scales, baggies and other items consistent with the distribution of methamphetamine. Stripling admitted ownership to the bag and its contents and was placed under arrest for possession of a controlled substance pg-1