Category: Malakoff

Around the Town: Fixing up the Bartlett House

Eric Villanueva works on fence at the Bartlett House.
Eric Villanueva works on fence at the Bartlett House.

By Loretta Humble/Around the Town

Joy unspeakable! The Malakoff Garden Club, thanks to Georgia O’Keefe and Connie McKinnerney Clancy (mostly Connie), have done the things at the Bartlett House I promised would get done a year and a half ago!

We have a beautiful veranda, reaching around from the back to the side of the place. The inside is still a ruin, but that porch is very substantial and wonderful, capable of supporting a function. I think we may be sitting there sipping a little tea or something soon. You might want to join us.

The other thing we have achieved is completing the fence on the west side of the place, which should slow the vandals down a little bit. You would normally get a Fence Company to handle this, but we did it ourselves this time. It seems the more we cleared the bushes and trash away from the place (with help from a service similar to the Junk removal Melbourne options out there), the more attractive we made it to vandals.

When we got it, you couldn’t see it from the road, but it had glass in most of its windows. Now all the glass is gone. Lots of graffiti on the inside walls. We hope completing the fence will prevent their doing that to our new porch. We are considering several types of aluminum fences at the moment. Continue reading “Around the Town: Fixing up the Bartlett House”

Malakoff City Council accepts police chief’s resignation

Billy Mitchell
Billy Mitchell

The Malakoff City Council this week accepted the resignation of the police chief, Billy Mitchell.

Mitchell had been with the city since 2006. Before that, he was with the Ennis Police Department. In total, he was a police officer for more than 30 years.

Mitchell said he decided to leave the profession because of the issues facing police officers across the country. Continue reading “Malakoff City Council accepts police chief’s resignation”

Interview with Coach Driskell: Malakoff set to take on Mildred

Coach Jamie Driskell huddles with his players. (File Photo)
Coach Jamie Driskell huddles with his players. (File Photo)

Listen to Michael V. Hannigan interview Coach Driskell.

Matchup

Mildred (0-0) v. Malakoff (0-0)

Location

Tigers Stadium in Malakoff, kickoff at 7:30 p.m.

Breakdown

— Head football coach Jamie Driskell is starting his seventh season at Malakoff. The Tigers have made the playoffs in each of Driskell’s previous six years.

— First game on the new turf. — “We love it. The kids love it. It ‘s got a soft, spongy feel to it. It looks good. The biggest thing for me is I want the kids, and the community, and the school district, and just anybody involved with our program to take pride in our facilities. And this is truly something we can be proud of.”

— The operative word for the week is new. It is the first game of the season with a lot of new players, a new emphasis for the offense, and a brand new turf to play on for the first time. — “We have some question marks that are going to be answered throughout this season. Probably more than we’ve had in the past few years. That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bad thing, but it is just some question marks that some kids are going to have to step up and play and you got to be ready to go.”

— Coach runs down some of the players fans can expect to see make a big impact on Friday night.

— Mildred is better than last year. — “They’re going to do everything the right way most of the time. They are going to play extremely hard.”

Extra Points

– Michael Hannigan will be in Malakoff Friday night, tweeting live @hctxnow and posting on Facebook.com/hendersoncounty now.

Around the Town: Birdhouse update

Don's first birdhouse.
Don’s first birdhouse.

By Loretta Humble/Around the Town

Updates from last week: Our parolee friend Don has put the tools we got him to work and has now built several birdhouses. His friend and landlord Glen has gotten involved and is now helping him with them. They do the sawing and sanding out in the backyard, but they have converted the dining table into a work table, so that they do the construction inside where it’s cool. They found a useful reference not long ago, which served them well in knowing where to start with the cleaning. When Carl and I visited them last week, Don had completed two, which I brought home with me to show you. I’d actually like to keep them, but I’ll wait a little while on mine. Maybe some of you will be interested in ordering one or two. Call me. Are you looking for high-quality awnings Melbourne customers love? Well folding arm awnings Melbourne services recommend to visit eurotecwindowshutters.com.au, provide the best outdoor protection for domestic and commercial properties.

Also, please call me if you know where we can get him some more old weathered wood. Old stockade fence is great. The way he is going after this, he is going to need lots of building material. We will happily come pick up and take it to him. Continue reading “Around the Town: Birdhouse update”