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DeLeonians compete in County Livestock Show

The Comanche County Junior Livestock Show kicked off Saturday with 177 exhibitors and 336 entries ranging from market swine to sheep and goats, heifers and steers, and horses.

Many remarked that the unusually pleasant weather was something of a novelty for stock show weekend.

A large number of DeLeon students participated successfully in the show, with Shawn Skaggs winning Reserve Grand Champion Breeding Beef Heifer, and Taylon Jobe winning Reserve Grand Champion Yearling Gelding.

Waggoner Spurlen won Senior Showmanship for Breeding Beef Heifers, Mattie McMeens won Junior Showmanship for Breeding Beef Heifers, and Britini Brown won Senior Showmanship for Market Swine.

The management of the show had a DeLeon flair of its own with Jack Casey serving as president of the Comanche County Livestock Association, David Lindsey serving as the show’s market goats superintendent, and Dale Spurlen serving as the show’s market swine superintendent.

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Council hires police chief

By JON AWBREY, Publisher

DeLeon has a new police chief following a marathon, five-hour-long city council meeting Thursday night.

Jeff Green, currently employed by the Morgan’s Point Resort Police Department near Belton, was hired as police chief following a series of interviews Thursday. Other candidates interviewed included Billy Myrick of Wiley and Leonard Cox of Flatonia. Green will begin his tenure in DeLeon on Feb. 1.

Green brings 16 years of wide law enforcement experience to DeLeon, having served as a police chief for five years at Holland, Texas. Green also served as an officer and SWAT instructor in Pecos, Texas, and as an investigator at the Stephenville Police Department.

In addition, Green spent many years active duty as an infantry sergeant in the U.S. Army. He is a native of the Farmer community in Crosby County, Texas.

“I think he’ll do good,” said DeLeon City Administrator Karen Wilkerson. “He’s from a small town, and is familiar with the small town atmosphere. I think he’ll fit in just fine.”

NEW POLICE OFFICER. Officer Robert Jolley was sworn into the DeLeon Police Department Friday afternoon.

Joining Green as a new hire to the DeLeon police force is former Comanche County Sheriff”s Deputy Robert Jolly of Hasse. Jolly, a native of Longview, is also an Army veteran and a law enforcement officer with seven years of experience. Jolly was sworn in as a DeLeon police officer on Friday afternoon.

The council did, however, table a motion to hire David Jenkins, a sheriff’s deputy from San Saba County, as a DeLeon Police Officer. As the council had only hired a chief moments before, it was felt that the new chief should have input in the hiring decision.

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Nabors assumes reins as
DeLeon Parks Coordinator

By LAURA KESTNER, Editor

Crystal Nabors is very enthusiastic about the future of DeLeon’s Community Park, and as the city’s new “parks coordinator” she can’t wait to get started on several big projects.

“Not every town has something like this,” Crystal said. “People might think it’s just an arena out there, but it’s really not. There are towns that have just an arena -- like a little play day arena -- but that’s not what this is. It’s a big-time major deal that the city has out there.”

Crystal currently lives in Desdemona with her husband Benji Nabors, but prior to moving to this area two years ago she worked at the Young County Arena in Graham.

“That’s a huge place,” Crystal said. “It has a covered indoor arena, and an outdoor arena. I took care of all the stalls and RVs over there, I was the barn manager.”

Crystal said that she and only one other person “handled everything” at the arena.

“If anything needed to be done, it was up to us,” she said. “I worked there for about a year. In all honesty, if my husband hadn’t found me, I’d probably still be there, that was my ideal job. I had planned to be there as long as I could.”

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Early voting set for Feb.

candidates file for seats

As of the Jan. 4 filing deadline, Comanche County primary election candidates have notified the county of their intention to run for office and partake in the great American pastime: electioneering.

Six candidates, including those running for both county and district judge, are running unopposed.

Four races, including County Commissioner races in Precincts Two and Four and the District Clerk race, will be contested, with as many as four candidates vying for the Commissioner Precinct Two office.

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Hospital ends profitable year

By JON AWBREY, Publisher

For the first time ever, the Comanche County Medical Center finished the year with a profit.

Despite billing problems that have clouded the facility’s finances for many months, it was reported Tuesday, Jan. 12, during a Parrish, Moody, and Fikes annual audit report to the CCMC board of Directors, that CCMC earned a profit of $137,752 for the year ending June 30, 2009.

The profit is an increase of $569,831 over the previous year, which reported a net loss of $432,079.

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Court indicts fifteen for drugs, burglary, DWI

The Comanche County Grand Jury delivered fifteen indictments last week.

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Coming Events

Call 254-893-6868 if you have an event to list

DeLeon Chamber of Commerce Banquet

DeLeon City Hall Auditorium, Sat., Jan. 23, 6 p.m., catered by Cook’s Fish Barn, tickets available at Chamber office, $15. (254) 893-2083.

Lions Club Pancake Supper

The Lions Club Pancake Supper -- with pancakes, sausage, bacon, juice, milk and coffee -- is scheduled for Tuesday, January 26, 2009 at Perkins Middle School, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

DeLeon Alumni Softball Game

A DeLeon alumni softball game is scheduled for Saturday, February 13, at 2 p.m. at the field on Ballpark Loop.

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