Around the Town: Visit to Restoration Homestead

20140805_151651By Loretta Humble/Around the Town

Some members of a very lovely family came to visit Cedar Lake Nursing Home a couple of weeks ago. They invited us to visit them at their home. Last week my friend John and I did just that. We loved what we saw. I wanted to tell you about them, and since they have an excellent website, I went to it to make sure I got my details right. When I read their “About Us” section, I found it so beautiful, I decided to let them tell you about themselves. They are the Muriko family, Bill and Robin, their three grown sons, barely-teenage daughter, one daughter-in-law, two grandsons. I believe one mother-in-law will be joining them soon. We fell in love with them all. You will probably be reading more about them here as time goes by.

Here is their story, in their own words: Continue reading “Around the Town: Visit to Restoration Homestead”

Malakoff ISD to Discuss, Vote On Tax Rate

Malakoff logoBy Michael V. Hannigan

Monday night, the Malakoff ISD school board is expected to approve the district’s budget and tax rate for next year.

The MISD tax rate will remain the same – $1.18 per $100 valuation. That breaks down to .99 cents for Maintenance and Operations and .19 cents for Interest and Sinking (debt).

There will be a public hearing on the budget 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18. The regular board meeting will follow at 7 p.m., which is when the board is expected to vote on the budget and tax rate.

Malakoff ISD Unveils New Website

fScreenshot 2014-08-14 at 11By Michael V. Hannigan

Malakoff ISD has a new look online. The school district rolled out a new website last week.

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“We just felt like it needed to be updated with a fresh look,” said Superintendent Randy Perry. Continue reading “Malakoff ISD Unveils New Website”

Malakoff ISD Campuses Score Academic Distinctions

Malakoff logoBy Michael V. Hannigan

The Texas Education Agency released the 2014 Accountability Ratings for school districts last week and I posted the summaries for area districts.

Malakoff ISD Met Standard as a district, but also earned several academic distinctions at the campus level.

“I am obviously very please with our district and campus ratings,” said Superintendent Randy Perry.

Ratings for each campus of the district include: Continue reading “Malakoff ISD Campuses Score Academic Distinctions”