Wednesday, February 22, 2012

ROGERS WRECK LEAVES 1 DEAD

(ROGERS) Department of Public Safety on Tuesday identified a man who died in a Monday night accident in Rogers.

DPS troopers say Fred Flores Livas, 39 of Ft. Worth, died at the scene of the accident on US190 in Rogers, near Five Wells Road. Investigators say Livas was driving a pickup westbound on US190 about 6PM, when he suddenly veered into the eastbound lanes, striking an 18-wheeler head-on. The big rig driver was not seriously hurt.

Investigators believe alcohol may be a factor. Troopers said they found beer cans inside the truck, though it was unclear if the driver had been drinking.

ELDERLY MAN STRUCK BY CAR, DIES

(TEMPLE) Temple Police have identified a pedestrian killed Monday night after being hit by a vehicle.

Police say 91-year-old Karl Theobald of Temple was crossing the street about 5:15PM Monday in the 4600 block of S. 31st, when he was struck by a 2006 Chevy HHR. Theobald was taken to Scott & White Hospital, where he died about 8PM. The driver of the Chevy was not hurt.

The Temple police accident reconstruction team is investigating the accident.

DISTRICT COURT

(CAMERON) Seven cases were disposed of in Judge John Youngblood`s 20th District Court last week, including another Nocturnal Fest case. Denise Michelle Hitchcock, 18 of Plano, was given 5-years deferred adjudication with standards probation conditions and must complete her GED after an open plea to the Court for 1st Degree Felony, Possession of a Controlled Substance 4-400 Grams with Intent to Deliver.

In other Felony Court Cases:

SHUNTERIA LAGUAN BRYANT, 21 of Cameron was sentenced by District Judge John Youngblood to two (2) years confinement in state jail probated for four (4) years with standard conditions of probation and ISF after he found true that she violated conditions of her probation for a state jail felony offense, Theft of Service $1,500-$20,000.

DALE JAMES MILLER, 27 of Rockdale was placed on six (6) years deferred adjudication probation with standard conditions of probation, including completion of parenting classes and was ordered to have no contact with children under the age of 18 years of age after he pled guilty to a third degree felony offense, Injury to a Child. 

MELISSA MAE MILLER, 30 of Buckholts was placed on five (5) years deferred adjudication probation with standard conditions of probation and was ordered to pay $100.00 restitution after pleading guilty to a second degree felony offense, Burglary of Habitation.

IVERY JOE WILLIAMS, 61 of Rockdale was sentenced to ten (10) years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and was ordered to pay $140.00 restitution after pleading guilty to a first degree felony offense, Possession of a Controlled Substance 4-200 Grams with Intent to Deliver; and also received a sentence of sixteen months in state jail and ordered to pay a total of $420.00 restitution after pleading guilty to three counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance Less Than One Gram, a state jail felony offense.  All sentences will run concurrent.

DARION RAMIREZ-CAVAZOS, 18 of Rockdale was placed on five (5) years deferred adjudication probation with standard conditions of probation and was ordered to have no contact with his co-defendants after pleading guilty to a state jail felony offense, Burglary of Building.

SYDNEE BROOKE TOWERY, 18 of Rockdale was placed on three (3) years deferred adjudication probation with standard conditions of probation, including substance abuse evaluation and any recommended treatment and was ordered pay $140.00 restitution and to have no contact Roman Ramos after pleading guilty to a state jail felony offense, Possession of a Controlled Substance Less Than One Gram.

CAMERON CITY COUNCIL MEET

(CAMERON) Cameron City Council adopted a resolution Tuesday that would suspend an energy rate increase for consumers.

During their meeting, the City approved a resolution that would suspend the effective date of an Atmos Energy rate increase by 90-days. Thousands of natural gas customers in Central Texas might see a bump in rates as national provider Atmos Energy pursues a $49 million system-wide increase that would cause residential customers` bills to jump almost 14 percent. Cities across Central Texas are taking steps to suspend the increase and extend negotiations with Atmos. Under the proposed increase, fixed customer charges — the rate that applies no matter how much gas a customer uses — would increase, while charges based on consumption would drop. Residential and commercial customers would see bills increase, while industrial customers` bills would drop.

In other business, the Council approved expenditures and heard the January financial report. The City also heard comments from the public regarding the quality of the water in town. Mr. Smith and Mrs. Williams each spoke about the water being discolored.

STATE-WIDE WARRANT ROUND-UP

(CAMERON) The Cameron Police Department, in conjunction with over 250 other law enforcement agencies across the State of Texas, will be conducting and participating in a Statewide Warrant Round-Up which will begin on February 24th.  If an individual has an active warrant, no matter how old the warrant may be, he or she will be tracked down and arrested.  Law enforcement officers from Cameron and from Milam County will be coming to individuals` homes, work, and other locations serving warrants that have been issued by the courts of Milam County.  The City of Cameron currently holds some 2,600 warrants.  Individuals who are arrested will be booked into the Milam County Jail for something that could have been avoided by a mere phone call. 

There is still time to avoid being arrested.  If any individuals knows or believes they have warrants out for their arrest from old traffic citations or complaint filed against them, they can come to the City of Cameron’s Court Clerk’s Office, located in City Hall and pay their citations or make arrangements regarding the warrant. 

The roundup is designed to target thousands of defendants with traffic, parking, city ordinance, penal code and higher charge warrants from participating jurisdictions. It is believed to be the largest joint operation of its kind with arrests expected to continue for several days.

The Cameron PD urges citizens to call the City of Cameron Court Clerk at City Hall by dialing 697-6646 if they think or believe they have a warrant.

COAL TAR WORKSHOP SET

(ROCKDALE)  There will be a workshop on coal tar pitch exposure for former and current Alcoa employees 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 at the Lucy Patterson Center in Rockdale.

The free information session is in response to a letter sent by Alcoa last year that urged certain Alcoa employees who worked around coal tar pitch for a year or more to get regular screenings. According to the letter, Alcoa would pay for the screenings. However, Alcoa says it is not responsible for anything beyond screenings. If the test is positive, the employee would have to call upon their own resources.

Cappolino Dodd Krebs LLP in Cameron is hosting the workshop.

CAMERON YOE FFA BOOSTER CLUB SPRING FUNDRAISER

(CAMERON) The Cameron Yoe FFA Booster Club Spring Fundraiser is underway. The club is selling Little Caesar Pizza Kits, bread sticks, and a variety of other items from today through February 24. If anyone is interested in placing an order please contact any FFA Booster Club member. You may also contact Rhonda Gelner (254)482-1144, Franci Denio (254)482-1602, Michelle Hubnik (254)482-0849, or call the Ag Building at (254)697-2352. Delivery will be on March 6th.

YOE BASEBALL DROPS OPENER

(CAMERON) The Cameron Yoe Baseball team opened their state title defense Monday at Airport Park, dropping their contest to 3A rival Rockdale.

The Yoemen jumped out to an early lead, but Rockdale came back with a 3-run 7th inning to hand Cameron a 9-7 loss. Despite the loss, several key players came up huge. Michael Evan hit his 1st homer of the year, and Tyler Sapp and Adam Charanza each had 2 hits.

Cameron will play this Thursday and Friday at home in the Bell Rivals Classic, games start at 5:15 and 7:30 on both days.

PLAY-OFF BASKETBALL

(CENTRAL TEXAS) In area playoff basketball, the Rockdale Tigers opened their playoff run Tuesday, with Salado and Holland also playing.

In 3A action, Rockdale fell to Sealy in their opening round game, 81-75. The Salado Eagles escaped upset minded Wimberly in overtime last night, 64-61. The win means Salado will face Hondo in the area round.

In class 1A, Holland bounced past Flatonia in bi-district, 55-52. The Hornets are expected to face Dallardsville Big Sandy in the area round Friday in Bryan Rudder.

Class A #6 Milano had a first round bye, as did Class 2A #3 Jarrell.

In girls playoff basketball, the Salado Lady Eagles dropped their contest last night to 7th ranked Liberty Hill 54-35.

In 2A action, Bruceville-Eddy has advanced to the state tournament with a Region 2 quarterfinal win over Jewett Leon, 49-40. The Lady Eagles now take on #6 Alvord in the semifinals, Friday at 6PM at Tarleton State. The Jarrell Lady Cougars lost their quarterfinal matchup though, falling to Schulenburg, 47-34.

POLICE REPORT

(CAMERON) The Cameron Police Department reported 2 EMS runs and no other activity.

(ROCKDALE) The Rockdale Police Department reported 4 EMS calls and no other activity.

(CAMERON)  The Milam County Sheriff`s Department reported 1 booked in:
--Elizabeth Kelly Payne, 34 of Houston for Tampering or Fabricating Physical Evidence

There were no accidents reported in the rural parts of Milam County.

There are 78 prisoners in the Milam County Jail, including 2 being housed for Cameron Police.
 

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