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New changes to start the New Year at SISD

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The Springtown Independent School District (SISD) is seeing some new changes in the New Year.

Among those are staff changes, with some new faces and roles as well as some who are leaving the district.

SISD Chief Financial Officer Gary Shaw, who has been employed with the district for 24 years, retired at the end of December.

NFL Network captures Sean Payton’s story in Springtown

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New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton’s daughter, Meghan, along with NFL Network, visited the old Springtown football stadium on Saturday, Dec. 28.

There they began filming a segment for a story about Sean Payton, specifically when he brought his son’s Little League football team to Springtown.

In 2012, Payton took time off from coaching his NFL team to coach his son Conner’s sixth grade Liberty Christian School team, the Warriors, out of Argyle.

Year in Review

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JULY

Goshen Creek Elementary School has a new principal, and she’ll be bringing a new Porcupine with her. Kelly Jones, formerly the principal at Williams Elementary School in the Magnolia School District northwest of Houston, has accepted the position at Goshen Creek and will be moving with her family to the area in coming weeks.

A big storm thwarted the initial start, but things are happening now. On FM 51 South between Springtown and Weatherford, major road construction project started – one that will take an estimated year to complete.

Project Manager urges replacement of aging infrastructure in Reno

At the Reno city council meeting on Dec. 16, Senior Project Manager with Cobb, Fendley, & Associates, Aaron Fricke, gave a presentation during a public hearing on a Capital Improvement Plan and Land Use Assumption.

Fricke spoke about projections going forward into calculations for impact fees for whenever a developer adds infrastructure to the city. The impact fees would cover land, water, sewage, and roads. Fricke presented the needs and costs considering impending growth.

Results are in Museum contest raises $900 for veteran

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Winners of the Legends Museum Christmas doors contest have been released.

Nine doors were decorated by museum volunteers. First place went to the Peanuts/Snoopy door; The Grinch door received second place; and third place went to the Truck door.

The contest was a fundraiser for a local Parker County veteran in need. Folks from the community voted for their favorite door(s) by putting a monetary donation in a jar designated for each door.

Voting ended on Dec. 21, and $900 was raised for the veteran.

New City Employees

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The City of Springtown hired three new employees last fall who were introduced to the community at the city council meeting on Thursday evening, Dec. 19. They are (l-r) Development Clerk Bobbie Jo Smith; Court Clerk Brittany Rowe; and Code Enforcement Officer John Lewallen.

 

Single Vehicle Rollover crash

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Multiple agencies respond to a single vehicle rollover accident at Northwest Parkway and Sandra Bob Ln. in Reno on Thursday, Dec. 19 at 9:41 p.m. One victim with unknown injuries was taken by ambulance. There was no additional information as the Epigraph went to press. 

Chamber Children’s Angel Tree gifts delivered

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Parents and grandparents picked up Angel Tree gifts from the Chamber Children’s Angel Tree at Hilltop Family Church on Friday morning, Dec. 20. Volunteer Cindy Conway (left) hands a scooter to Betty Odom.

29 students make Region 5 ATSSB Region Band

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Thirty-eight seventh and eighth grade students auditioned on Saturaday, Nov. 16 at Alvarado Junior High School to earn a spot in the Region 5 ATSSB Region Band. Twenty-nine students made the All-Region Band, with three getting first chair placements, including Katelyn Mitchell, french horn ; Colton Nation, baritone saxophone; and Brynlei Taylor, euphonium.

 

LOCAL ARRESTS

The following individuals were arrested from Dec. 14-18 by various law enforcement agencies for driving while intoxicated or felony offenses and list addresses in Springtown.

Randy Lee Nix, 53, was arrested for theft of services in an amount between $2,500 and $30,000, a state jail felony.

Corey Brooks Kirkland, 29, was arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, a third degree felony.